America 's High Tech Sweatshops

In 2008 and 2009 American worker productivity increased 1.1% and in 2007 increased 3.5% from 2008 and 2009. Labor costs decreased by 1.8% in 2007 and 3.2% in 2008 and 2009. After reviewing these statistics the past 10 years, it shows that although American labor has increased but they were being paid less. The labor force was impacted by the Department of Homeland Security (HS) by a few regulations. Immigration regulations we imposed by HS and offered a temporary working program, although it has not been approved by Congress yet. The program allows employers to hire workers temporarily, mainly to fill spot where American workers would not be interested in. The number of deportations on illegal aliens has steadily increased the last 7 years to about 400,000. Although there are many deportations, there are estimated to be about 12 million illegal aliens in the country.

are the effects of globalization and immigration on the nation’s economy. Globalization is speeding up and the discussion on whether movements like outsourcing will wear down U.S. competitiveness or provide long-term improvement continues to carry on. Many are misconstruing the positive impact immigrants are having on this country because there is this looming misunderstanding that immigrants are stealing American jobs. But there are countless numbers of skilled immigrants who are in our country legally and are actually creating jobs rather than stealing them. The goal of the data provided in this document is to prove the economic and intellectual contributions of skilled immigrants at a nationwide level. Saxenian provides numerous evidence of the economic impact skilled immigrants are having through data provided by a sample of all engineering and technology companies founded in the last ten

In a hot, dark warehouse, hundreds of women sit, hours on end, working at rickety old sewing machines. No one talks, the only noise that can be heard is the buzz of the machinery. Occasionally, there will be a cry of pain followed by a sharp “get back to work”. Sitting at one machine is a single mother working to send her kids to school. Her hands bleed and her back aches, but the fear of the alternative is worse than that of her reality. She has been at the machine for 8 hours now without a break so that she can meet the strict quotas that determine her pay. The smell of formaldehyde plagues the air, clinging to her clothes making her short of breath. This is where she will be stuck for years, decades even, working to pay off her debt and

In recent headlines, the H-1B visa has come become a debatable topic. The number of visas distributed to skilled workers (H-1B) and who receives them, and whether the United States should increase or decrease the amount. Currently, the H-1B visa system is structure to administer 65,000 H-1B visas (Services, H-1B Fiscal Years (FY) 2014 Cap Season). According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration, 124,000 petitions were received during the 2013 fiscal year. (Services, H-1B Fiscal Years (FY) 2014 Cap Season). Some are suggesting that we need more skilled immigrant labor within our country for innovative and entrepreneurial exploration, while others are opposed to such a change and would prefer a decrease in the number of

“BUY AMERICAN, HIRE AMERICAN” Romney Scanlan ALASKA CAREER COLLEGE OSD140 Thesis and Introduction The "Buy American, Hire American" order ordered federal agencies to reform the H-1B visa program, which is to bring high-skilled workers to the United States. According to the White House, 80 percent of approved H-1B visa applications were for "the two lowest wage levels allowed. " White House officials said that meant replacing American workers with lower-paid foreign workers. My thoughts is as followed through in my research for the recruiting process.

In the United States of America there are an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants currently residing in the U.S. Many industries depend heavily on immigrant labor , legal and illegal, to achieve productivity. The construction industry, nationally , employ at a fast rate about 1,000,000 illegal immigrants; almost one in five illegal immigrants work major industries. (Passel,2006). Immigrant reform will undoubtedly reduce the supply of illegal immigrant by encouraging enforcement of current laws by creating new legislation with harsher penalties for illegal immigration. The enforcement of the new laws will allow for industries to allow employers to recruit and hire foreign born workers only with signs of identification. However for the industries

This is in reaction to a piece of legislation which has been introduced in the U.S. Congress in 2005 to ease the flow of skilled workers and immigrants into the United States in a more relaxed and welcoming manner for high- skilled foreign students.

Generally all this enormous numbers of immigrant workers show and clarify one point that immigration alone does not explain starkly different outcomes for U.S.-born workers. If the country is continuing to deny and debate immigration policy, measures of economic impact won’t anyway resolve the argument one way or another. (“Does Immigration Hurt U.S. Workers?”)

The question of whether there is a shortage of skilled labor supply cannot be accurately determined given the current visa system and the agendas of firms. Since applications of the visas are not accepted once the cap is reached, there is no exact information on the demand. Furthermore, firms could be incentivized to hire skilled immigrants to minimize costs rather than the claimed performance benefits, biasing any data collected. Whether aggregate benefits outweigh the potential losses from the crowding out of native workers and their lower wages depend on the methodologies

Despite statements by political officials claiming that immigrants coming to the United States hurts the economy, immigration actually benefits the economy by increasing the size of the labor force’s low-skilled occupational groups, thereby increasing the output of goods, which helps maintain a balanced and productive Circular Flow in the economy. Immigration was prominent in the United States during the Gilded Age and Industrial Revolution. Many immigrants came to the United States to escape economic hardships in their homelands, such as Ireland or China, yet they brought unique urban skills to help America’s low-skilled occupations flourish, especially tailoring and industrial worker groups, which contributed to the prosperity and mechanical innovations of the Gilded Age in the United States. Currently, President Donald J. Trump threatens to cut immigration and reduce the proportion of low-skilled immigrants in the

Immigration is important for the growth of the economy because it’s a major contributions towards the economy. The United States has often been referred to as a global melting pot due to its assimilation of diverse cultures, nationalities, and ethnicities. Today, this metaphor may be an understatement. Edstam and Carlson an immigration activists reports that, without the extra work and consumption provided by immigrants, the economy of the United States would collapse. They include in the article saying that, despite the common notion that immigrants steal jobs from Americans, the 2005 Economic Report shows that The Federal Reserve in fact recently raised its benchmark interest rate because it observed a strengthening U.S. economy with reduced unemployment, rising wages and some labor shortages Immigrants continue to strengthen local economies through their higher productivity and increased consumption (Edstam and Carlson). An article by Savajlenka added, Studies show that competition with American workers among immigrants is very minimal and limited to the unskilled labor. Therefore, Savajlenka immigration analyst states that, “Numerous studies have documented that immigrants are needed to replace the large number of retiring Baby Boomers and that the future growth of the U.S. workforce will come from immigrants and their children” (Savajlenka). This is an additional like a shot in occupations that presently use several older employees, like janitorial and truck driving

vital for the survival of our economy. They feed upon the myth that the U.S.

The United States’ quota based immigration system weakens the country’s ability to sustain its position in the increasingly competitive global economy. Although the United States has a substantial flexible labor market, huge international corporations and some of the best universities in the world, it faces great competition in the global labor market. With the increasing economic opportunities available in industrialized countries and the continually expanding economies of India and China the US needs to update its immigration policies to remain strong globally.

Immigration is one hot topic in today’s conversation and society. Many think that immigrants coming to America are taking many jobs away from who need them. Some also think that there are jobs being taken away are not ones that Americans would not perform due to the horrible working conditions, low pay, and lack of important medical coverage. The immigration issue has come to a point where the United States must make a decision to spend a lot of money to curtail the amount of immigrants coming here.

The author’s article I have reviewed was Julia Preston. Ms. Preston is a former Mexican Correspondent who has also covered the federal courts. Ms. Preston currently works as the National Immigration Correspondent at the New York Times. In her article she goes into detail about immigrants and whether or not they are taking jobs from Americans and lowering wages by working for less. In addition, she provides a few words spoken by both the Republic nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Trump promises to cut back legal immigration with new controls by saying he would” boost wages and ensure open jobs are offered to American workers first.” Mrs. Clinton however believes that immigrants contribute