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The article reports on the political, logistical and administrative obstacles face by U.S. migrants who are ready to work. It informs the rise in the number of work authorizations given to people seeking or granted asylum, refugees and those covered by temporary protected status and humanitarian parole from 2022 to 2023. It shows the difficulty experienced by migrants in completing the process of work permit applications or visa renewal.

The article focuses on the diversity and positive contributions of immigrants in Queens, contrasting it with Donald Trump's anti-immigration stance, which includes inflammatory language and proposed drastic policies that could lead to an economic disaster and are described as fascist-adjacent.

The article discusses the need by the U.S. for more low-skilled immigrants as the baby boom generation ages out of the labor force. Topics covered include the occupations expected to experience the fastest growth between 2014 and 2024, such as personal care and home health aides, the threat of President Donald Trump to get rid of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. and the proposition that immigrant laborers take the jobs and depress the wages of Americans competing with them in the work force.

The article reports on the predicament of New York dairy farmer Jeff True who fears that his employees could not report after he received letters ordering him to dismiss 12 of his 14 workers as they are immigrants who submitted false work documents. It states dairy farmers cannot hire immigrants through the existing agricultural workers program as it is only meant for seasonal workers. It adds that True is lobbying for the government to expand the program to ensure a reliable labor supply.

This article discusses demonstrations supporting the legalization and citizenship of illegal aliens in the U.S. and their effects on the U.S.'s workforce. Thousands of workers were fired from their jobs for not showing up to work to attend these demonstrations. Companies are worried about maintaining their operations without these workers, but also want to appear sensitive to the politics of the situation. Some workers filed formal complaints after losing their jobs.

Observes that the housing boom in the U.S. has attracted undocumented laborers across the country. How longtime residents are being forced to confront the issue of illegal immigration as never before; Rise in the unauthorized migrant population; Focus of the work force on home construction, repair and landscaping; Role of Sister Margaret Rose Smyth, a Roman Catholic nun who helps immigrant workers on Long Island, New York; How the debate has surfaced in Freehold, New Jersey; Points of contention; Arguments of proponents of immigration control.

The growing immigrant population on Long Island has made a disproportionately large contribution to the region's economy, with immigrants employed across the spectrum of occupations and more than half of the immigrant labor force holding white-collar jobs, according to a study released on Wednesday. But contrary to a widespread perception on Long Island, the study said, the expansion of the immigrant work force -- both legal and illegal -- has crowded out few American-born workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ST. LOUIS -- After a career as a corporate executive with her name in brass on the office door, Amparo Kollman-Moore, an immigrant from Colombia, likes to drive a Jaguar and shop at Saks. ''It was a good life,'' she said, ''a really good ride.'' As a member of this city's economic elite, Ms. Kollman-Moore is not unusual among immigrants who live in St. Louis. According to a new analysis of census data, more than half of the working immigrants in this metropolitan area hold higher-paying white-collar jobs -- as professionals, technicians or administrators -- rather than lower-paying blue-collar and service jobs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Foreign Workers Heading Home [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

For a long time, Germany has been good to Katarzyna, a 28-year-old Polish woman who works in a pharmacy in Frankfurt during the day and cleans houses in the evenings. In six years, she has earned enough money to buy a sporty Audi and an apartment in Poland, while still having enough cash to travel widely in Europe. Millions of other Poles made similar moves from their home country, especially in the four years since Poland joined the European Union. But now a strong economy in Poland, and an increasingly acute labor shortage, are beckoning migrants like Katarzyna back. She is moving to Warsaw in July. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that Mexican immigrants are the backbone of the tourism industry labor force in Santa Catalina Island in California. The transformation of the island into a resort town has been aided by many Mexicans who were hired to help build several projects on the island. According to Mexican immigrant Celia Barriga, many jobs on the island that are not required by the Americans are filled by Mexican immigrants.

The article focuses on the effect of immigration on the economy of the U.S. Center for Immigration Studies, a group for reduction in immigration, has released a study which attributes the decline in employment opportunities for the U.S. citizens to the sharp increase in immigration. Several American workers believe that their livelihood is being undermined by illegal immigrants.

The article focuses on a labor market study released on September 21, 2006 in the U.S. The study depicts that 56 percent of the increase in employed workers in the United States in the five years after 2000 is through new illegal immigrants. It depicts that a sharp decline in employment of teenage and young adult Americans is the result of competition from these immigrants. For young African American men without high school diplomas the employment rates have decreased.

In February 2000, leaders of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (A.F.L.C.I.O.), a labor organization formed by merger in 1955, agreed on a major shift in immigration strategy. After decades of mistrust of immigration, its executive council was now calling for an amnesty for the millions of illegal immigrants living and working in the United States. In the four years since the union resolution, the labor market has lost about 1.2 million jobs. Moreover, data suggest that immigrants seem to have fared better than natives.

Examines President George W. Bush's proposal to grant temporary visas to illegal immigrants in the United States. Protest held by California Latinos of the repeal of a law that would have allowed illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses; Impact on the community; National debate about illegal immigration; Comments from critics and supporters of Bush's plan; Estimated unauthorized labor force in the U.S.; Impact of immigrant labor on the U.S. economy; States most effected by illegal immigration.

Discusses the role of immigrants in Japan. Concerns about prejudice and discrimination against children; Example of Vietnamese immigrants; Economists and demographers who believe that Japan's success or failure in addressing the concerns of immigrants will go a long way toward determining whether Japan remains an economic powerhouse; Populations in Japan that are aging; Fertility that is dwindling; Decline in the size of the workforce.

Focuses on immigrants to the United States. How they provided a vital source of labor during labor shortages in the 1990s caused by the Internet-fueled economy; Finding that the wave of immigrants in the 1990s was less educated relative to natives than were previous immigrants, meaning that many of them competed for the lowest-paying jobs.

Discusses the importance of immigration to Europe to support labor shortages. Thought that as the European Union (EU) encroaches on national sovereignty, a nationalist reaction has set in; Suggestion of the European Commission that the EU should shift its policy to the selective encouragement of economic migration; Sentiments of Europeans to immigrants.

Discusses the effects of an increase in immigrants to the United States as of September, 2000. Statistics from the Bureau of Labor which states the number of immigrants in the workforce; Proposed effects of lowered wages on unskilled workers; Pressure on the United States Congress by companies wishing for more immigrant labor.

States that women and immigrants are filling the void caused by the labor pool shortage in the United States (US). Types of workers that are depleting in number; Response of the US Federal Reserve Board to a shrinking labor pool; Information on the workers of Malden Mills, a textile maker in Lawrence, Massachusetts.