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Entrepreneur October 2005 Joshua Kurlantzick	In or Out? The immigration issue is as hot as ever, but it's no longer just a partisan debate.
Knowledge@Wharton	Debate over Scarcity -- and Skills -- of IT Workers According to the Information Technology Association of America's May study, U.S. companies will be short nearly 600,000 qualified IT professionals over the next 12 months.
Global Services November 29, 2007	The Future of Temporary Immigration The debate on skilled immigrants will peak as 2008 U.S. Presidential elections approach, and then ebb. Even if current regulations don't get stricter through amendments, their enforcement certainly will.
Job Journal October 29, 2006 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: Few Happy with High-Tech Visas US companies complain of long delays to import needed skills.
InternetNews June 28, 2007 Roy Mark	H1-B Visa Increase Nixed With Immigration Bill Unable to muster 60 votes to cut off debate, Senate Democrats today tabled their efforts to enact a comprehensive immigration reform bill.
CFO March 15, 2006 Don Durfee	Help Wanted Why business should worry about the battle over immigration reform and its impact on the US economy.
HBS Working Knowledge December 2, 2009	Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers? Recent studies suggest that both legal and illegal immigration of low-skilled workers to the U.S. has positive effects that have been overlooked, says HBS professor Jim Heskett.
Job Journal September 3, 2006 Rich Heintz	A Labor Day Look at Causes for Concern It's no surprise that the rising cost of healthcare is hitting the pocketbooks of American workers hard.
InternetNews April 11, 2007 Roy Mark	Bills Would Expand H1-B Visa Quotas Lawmakers seek to expand the number of foreign U.S. graduates for technology work pool.
IndustryWeek June 20, 2012	Manufacturing's Muddled Message on the Skilled Worker Shortage We've struggled for years to close the skills gap. Could it be that we don't fully understand the problem?
Entrepreneur October 2007 Joshua Kurlantzick	Borderline Issues All is quiet on the immigration front - for now. But can small-business owners pull together to help bring about desperately needed changes?
Job Journal August 29, 2004 James Challenger	Career Pros: Rising Demand for Older Workers In a remarkable reversal of long-held employer attitudes, jobseekers 55 and older - who have historically had the toughest time getting hired - are now enjoying the most robust employment growth among all age groups.
HBS Working Knowledge January 25, 2012 Michael Blanding	A Few Firms Have Outsized Influence in D.C. New research suggests the number of companies affecting government policy through lobbying may be smaller -- but more powerful -- than previously thought.
Job Journal June 12, 2005 James E. Challenger	Maturing Workforce Favors Aging Boomers As baby boomers age and the labor force begins to shrink, businesses must reconsider their attitude toward hiring older workers. Smart companies will capitalize on this vast pool of talent and experience.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Spencer E. Ante	Keeping Out the Wrong People Tightened visa rules are slowing the vital flow of professionals into the U.S.
Reason May 2008 Kerry Howley	Data: Arrivals Down, Panic Up A new report from the Immigration Policy Center reminds us that immigrant arrivals have been down since well before the current eruption of nativist sentiment.
Chemistry World October 19, 2010 Akshat Rathi	Immigration cap could spell disaster for UK science In June the government announced a temporary cap on the number of skilled workers from non-EU states that can enter Britain.
BusinessWeek December 10, 2009 Moira Herbst	Still Wanted: Foreign Talent -- and Visas With the U.S. jobless rate at 10%, continued hiring of workers from abroad may stoke controversy.
InternetNews May 15, 2007 Roy Mark	H1-B Visa Reform Gains More Support The legislative agenda for H1-B visa reform in Congress grew more crowded today with another proposal to increase the number of skilled foreign workers available to the U.S. workforce.
Reason September 2006	Immigration Now, Immigration Tomorrow, Immigration Forever Bush's Border Bravado... Worse Than a Wall... A Legacy of the Unforeseen... Open the Borders... Exploitation or Expulsion... etc.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006 Jennifer Popovec	Finding the Middle Ground A construction industry already struggling with rising materials costs could lose as much as 11% of its workforce under immigration legislation currently being debated in the nation's capital.
CFO July 15, 2008 Kate Plourd	Coming to America To plug the talent gap, finance departments are hiring foreign nationals - if they can obtain visas, that is.
InternetNews June 5, 2006 Roy Mark	Poof! H1-B Visas Gone Four months before the 2007 U.S. fiscal years even begins, visas for highly skilled tech workers are already consigned.
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 Sherri Alms	Strategy, Passion & Policy Make Change The Maytree Foundation used relentless incrementalism to reform immigration policy in Canada, winning the Council's 2005 Paul Ylvisaker Award for Public Policy Engagement.
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 Brian Bremner	Japan: A Downside Of Downsizing After sharply downsizing the workforce, Japan finds it doesn't have enough workers.
BusinessWeek October 1, 2009 Hamm & Herbst	America's High-Tech Sweatshops U.S. companies may be contributing unwittingly to the exploitation of workers imported from India and elsewhere by tech-services outfits.
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2006 Petsod et al.	What is Philanthropy's Role in the Immigration Debate? How are foundations and corporate giving programs addressing the issues facing immigrants from around the world as they seek footholds in 21st-century America?
BusinessWeek April 16, 2007 Eamon Javers	The Divided States Of America States and municipalities are responding in wildly different ways to undocumented workers.
IndustryWeek June 1, 2006 Michael K. Evans	Evans On The Economy -- More Immigrants The economic arguments are compelling for the United States to welcome immigrants, provided they become citizens.
Inc. December 2005 Stephanie Clifford	Cracks in the Melting Pot Visa restrictions are keeping entrepreneurial immigrants away, and they're finding new opportunities overseas.
HBS Working Knowledge November 5, 2007 Sarah Jane Gilbert	The Changing Face of American Innovation Chinese and Indian scientists and engineers have made a large contribution to U.S. technology over the last 30 years, according to research by Harvard professor William R. Kerr. But that trend may be ebbing, with potentially harmful effects on American innovation.
Reason February 2006 Ronald Bailey	Good Migrations A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research questions the American conventional wisdom that competition from immigrants invariably hurts native workers.
CFO February 15, 2006 Melissa Hennessy	The Retirement Age Baby boomers will soon be leaving the workforce in droves. The loss will hit some companies harder than others. Are you ready to replace them?
IndustryWeek March 1, 2009 David Blanchard	IndustryWeek's 2009 Salary Survey Comments on Manufacturing's Biggest Challenge: The Economy As part of the IndustryWeek 2009 Salary Survey, we asked the open-ended question: What is the biggest challenge facing the manufacturing industry today?
Finance & Development September 1, 2006 Jeffrey G. Williamson	Global Migration Two centuries of mass migration offers insights into the future economic impact of the global movements of people.
Global Services July 23, 2007 Juhi Bhambal	Temp. Visas: Outsourcing's Thorny Issue As two Senators charge tech companies of bringing cheap foreign workers to the U.S., costing Americans their jobs, the thorny issue of supposed visa abuse once again mars an otherwise rosy outsourcing story. We trace the events of the last two months.
Salon.com September 20, 2000 David Moberg	Everything you know about the new economy is wrong In California, birthplace of the high-tech boom, the wage gap is growing, setting yet another national trend...
BusinessWeek April 21, 2011 Drake Bennett	The Flight of Japan's Immigrant Workers The post-earthquake loss of up to 70 percent of Japan's temporary immigrant workers may prompt more immigrant-friendly policies.
HBS Working Knowledge January 22, 2007 Michael Roberts	The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China Professor William Kerr discusses the phenomena of technology transfer and implications for U.S.-based businesses and policymakers.
CFO March 1, 2008 Janet Kersnar	View from Europe: Labor Lackings Europe has a skills shortage that's not easily solved.
Entrepreneur October 2006 Carol Tice	On the Fence Entrepreneurs weigh in on the immigration debate.
Entrepreneur November 2006 Chris Penttila	No Deal An immigrant exodus could hurt your bottom line.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2008 David Blanchard	The Biggest Challenges Facing Manufacturers -- IndustryWeek's 2008 Salary Survey Responses Offshore competition. Finding and retaining skilled labor. Rising costs. Government regulations. Sound familiar? Manufacturing managers share many of the same headaches and confront common challenges.
BusinessWeek June 4, 2007 Michael Mandel	Globalization vs. Immigration Reform Can we have free flow of goods and capital without free flow of labor?
InternetNews March 7, 2007 Roy Mark	Gates: Swing Open The Talent Door Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates told a Senate panel today U.S. immigration policies are slamming the door in the faces of the best and brightest talent at a time when America needs them the most.
Reason January 2008 Kerry Howley	Guests in the Machine If larger economies were to introduce guest worker programs like Singapore's, the impact on migrant welfare would be enormous. Guest worker programs may be the best hope many of the world's poorest people have for improving their lives.
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004 Bernstein, et al.	This Plan May Not Get A Green Card Bush's immigration proposal would help immigrants and employers, but Congress will weigh in
BusinessWeek January 17, 2008 Jay Greene	Case Study: Microsoft's Canadian Solution Microsoft opened an office in Richmond, B.C., where it hopes to place hundreds of workers unable to obtain visas a few miles south in the U.S.
Job Journal March 21, 2004 Julia Hollister	Fewer Immigrants Are Choosing California Researchers believe the downsized influx of foreigners is here to stay.