According to Rahman (2005), poverty is seen as a motivating factor for labor migration in many developing countries. Conventionally, international temporary labor migration contributes to reducing poverty because remittances sent by migrant workers supposedly improve the economic conditions of their families back home. However, recent trends suggested that “the age of the great honey pot” is over, especially for Asian unskilled migrant workers (Rahman, 2005). In many cases, the economic costs of migration outweigh the benefits. Today’s migrant workers and their families are more concerned about the economic outcome of labor migration than before. Existing migration literatures do not adequately document this specific trend.
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Cohen (2011) argued that in some cases, instead of securing American jobs, persecuting illegal immigrants affects the fragile economic status of some states, as seen in Alabama after the passage of the Alabama Immigration Bill. However, it is still widely believed that Americans would benefit from a dramatic cut in undocumented immigration, particularly high school dropouts. Most economists agree that the wages of high school dropouts and low-skilled individuals are suppressed between 3-8% because of competition with legal or illegal immigrants. These economists forecasted that if competition from immigrants was removed, the average high school dropout would see an increase in income of approximately $25 per week. That means illegal immigration has little to no impact on unemployment rates (Hanson, 2007). Still, others argue illegal workers take jobs that would otherwise go to legal workers who may fight for higher wages (Johnson, 2006). At the same time, illegal workers help the economy by purchasing goods and services locally, such as food, cars, landscaping tools and materials, and cell phones (Davidson, 2006). In reality, there is virtually no net impact on the unemployment rate due to illegal workers (Davidson, …show more content…
using the Current Population Survey Supplement on Contingent Work (1999, 2001). Logistic regression models controlling for socio-demographic and work characteristics showed that nonmetropolitan workers experience higher amounts of nonstandard employment than central cities or suburban workers. Variations in industrial and occupational structures in non-metro and metro areas did not explain residential differences in nonstandard work. McLaughlin and Coleman-Jensen also estimated the odds of employment in each of the three components of nonstandard work: contingent work, part-time, and varied hour work. Nonmetropolitan workers were more likely than central city and suburban workers to be employed in contingent or varied hour work. The benefits and wages of nonstandard work were lower than for standard work across the areas. The results highlight the importance of understanding nonstandard work and the components of nonstandard work, particularly when considering the nature of work across industries, occupations, and areas (McLaughlin and Coleman-Jensen,
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Cohen (2011) argued that in some cases, instead of securing American jobs, persecuting illegal immigrants affects the fragile economic status of some states, as seen in Alabama after the passage of the Alabama Immigration Bill. However, it is still widely believed that Americans would benefit from a dramatic cut in undocumented immigration, particularly high school dropouts. Most economists agree that the wages of high school dropouts and low-skilled individuals are suppressed between 3-8% because of competition with legal or illegal immigrants. These economists forecasted that if competition from immigrants was removed, the average high school dropout would see an increase in income of approximately $25 per week. That means illegal immigration has little to no impact on unemployment rates (Hanson, 2007). Still, others argue illegal workers take jobs that would otherwise go to legal workers who may fight for higher wages (Johnson, 2006). At the same time, illegal workers help the economy by purchasing goods and services locally, such as food, cars, landscaping tools and materials, and cell phones (Davidson, 2006). In reality, there is virtually no net impact on the unemployment rate due to illegal workers (Davidson, …show more content…
using the Current Population Survey Supplement on Contingent Work (1999, 2001). Logistic regression models controlling for socio-demographic and work characteristics showed that nonmetropolitan workers experience higher amounts of nonstandard employment than central cities or suburban workers. Variations in industrial and occupational structures in non-metro and metro areas did not explain residential differences in nonstandard work. McLaughlin and Coleman-Jensen also estimated the odds of employment in each of the three components of nonstandard work: contingent work, part-time, and varied hour work. Nonmetropolitan workers were more likely than central city and suburban workers to be employed in contingent or varied hour work. The benefits and wages of nonstandard work were lower than for standard work across the areas. The results highlight the importance of understanding nonstandard work and the components of nonstandard work, particularly when considering the nature of work across industries, occupations, and areas (McLaughlin and Coleman-Jensen,