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Skilled immigrant and native workers in the United States

by Batalova, Jeanne,
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Series: The new Americans Published by : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, (New York :) Physical details: vii, 180 p. : ill., maps.
Subject(s): Immigrants -- United States. | Skilled labor -- United States. | Women immigrants -- United States. | Professional employees. | United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects. | Electronic books.
Year: 2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-174) and index.

"Brain gain" what's in the name? Opportunities and challenges of highly skilled immigration -- The historical treatment of skilled immigrants in US : immigration legislation -- Definitions and demographics : highly skilled workers in the United States -- The tipping point of the brain gain : job context and earnings competition with natives -- Looking through the nativity-gender lenses : earnings of immigrant and native women in highly skilled jobs -- "End restriction! recruit!" or "End recruitment! Restrict!" : further thoughts on highly skilled immigration in the 21st century United States.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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