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July

31
2012

10:00 am EDT - 11:30 am EDT

Past Event

The Immigrant Workforce and the Future of U.S. Immigration Policy

  • Tuesday, July 31, 2012

    10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Brookings Institution
Falk Auditorium

1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC
20036

U.S. firms in the technology, life sciences, healthcare and agriculture sectors often struggle with recruitment and retention of high- and low-skilled workers, making it difficult for employers to meet their workforce needs and business goals. Do current immigration laws pose substantial obstacles for various sectors of our economy? With the nation focused on economic revival and growth, what does the future hold for U.S. immigration policy, and what are the best policy actions to tackle these pressing workforce challenges?

On July 31, in collaboration with the Partnership for a New American Economy, Governance Studies and the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings hosted a forum examining how immigrant workers fit into the U.S. labor market and what gaps they fill. A panel of experts evaluated the role immigrant workers currently play in the U.S. labor force, where they are projected to be needed in the near-term, and what should be done to meet U.S. business and workers’ needs. After the program, speakers took audience questions.

You can follow the conversation on this event on Twitter at hashtag #BIWorker.

The Immigrant Workforce and the Future of U.S. Immigration Policy

Agenda

  • July 31
    • The Immigrant Workforce and the Future of U.S. Immigration Policy

      10:00 am - 11:30 am

      U.S. firms in the technology, life sciences, healthcare and agriculture sectors often struggle with recruitment and retention of high- and low-skilled workers, making it difficult for employers to meet their workforce needs and business goals.

      On July 31, the Partnership for a New American Economy, Governance Studies and the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings hosted a forum examining the role immigrant workers currently play in the U.S. labor force, where they are projected to be needed in the near-term, and what should be done to meet U.S. business and workers’ needs.

      hart
      David M. Hart Former Nonresident Senior Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program
      SC
      Scott Corley Executive Director - Compete America
      BLL
      B. Lindsay Lowell Director, Policy Studies, Institute for the Study of International Migration - Georgetown University
      AS
      Audrey Singer
      JW
      John Wilhelm President - UNITE HERE
      hart
      David M. Hart Former Nonresident Senior Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program
      JW
      John Wilhelm President - UNITE HERE
      SC
      Scott Corley Executive Director - Compete America
      BLL
      B. Lindsay Lowell Director, Policy Studies, Institute for the Study of International Migration - Georgetown University