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whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Facts About Immigrant Workers (PDF) (4/07)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) 2000 Census: Foreign-Born Population Data  (requires Excel) (5/02)

  RESOURCES FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN NILC
(NOTE: Some links will take you out of NILC's website.)

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Close to Slavery: Guestworker Programs in the United States.  "Unlike U.S. citizens, guestworkers do not enjoy the most fundamental protection of a competitive labor market -- the ability to change jobs if they are mistreated.  Instead, they are bound to the employers who 'import' them.  If guestworkers complain about abuses, they face deportation, blacklisting or other retaliation."  A report by the Southern Poverty Law Center.  (Report released 3/07)

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On the Corner: Day Labor in the United States.  This first-ever national study of day laborers details how they are subjected to abuse and often suffer injuries that make them unable to work for months at a time.  Authors: Abel Valenzuela, Jr., Nik Theodore, Edwin Meléndez, and Ana Luz Gonzalez.  (1/06)

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"New Immigrants in the Labor Force and the Number of Employed New Immigrants in the U.S. from 2000 through 2003: Continued Growth Amidst Declining Employment Among Native Born Population."  Andrew Sum, Ishwar Khatiwada, Paul Harrington, and Sheila Palma.  Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University. (PDF) (12/03)

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"A Profile of the Low-Wage Immigrant Work Force."  Randolph Capps, Michael E. Fix, Jeffrey S. Passel, Jason Ost, and Dan Perez-Lopez.  Immigrant Families and Workers: Facts and Perspectives Brief No. 4, Urban Institute.  (HTML) (10/27/03)

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"Mexican Immigrant Workers and the U.S. Economy: An Increasingly Vital Role." American Immigration Law Foundation.  Immigration Policy Focus, 1:2(HTML) (9/02)

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"The Acquisition and Labor Market Value of Four English Skills: New Evidence from NALS."  Arturo Gonzalez.  Contemporary Economic Policy, 18:3.  (Abstract, HTML) (7/00)

   

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