Uneven Progress: The Employment Pathways of Skilled Immigrants in the United States
Date of Publication:
October, 2008
Source Organization:
Migration Policy Institute
More than 1.3 million college-educated immigrants in the United States are unemployed or working in unskilled jobs because they are unable to make full use of their academic and professional credentials, MPI reports in the first assessment yet of the scope of the "brain waste" problem.
This report analyzes and offers possible solutions for the credentialing and language-barrier hurdles that deprive the US economy of a rich source of human capital at a time of increasing competition globally for skilled talent.
Citation:
Batalova, J. and Fix, M. (2008). Uneven Progress: The Employment Pathways of Skilled Immigrants in the United States. With Peter A. Creticos. Washington, D.C.: Migration Policy Institute.
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