Migration and the environment

Tearing down walls: Meeting the challenges of Latinas in education and the labor force: Derribando muros: Enfrentando los desafíos de las latinas en la educación y la Fuerza Laboral.

“…Undocumented workers are also the subject of ongoing debate as to whether they are “taking” jobs from native workers. Prevailing perceptions generally concede that immigrants take unwanted jobs (Esipova, Ray, Pugliese, & Tsabutashvili, 2015). Examinations of the U.S. labor market finds that immigrants from Latin America are more likely to end up in unskilled jobs, even after controlling for age, experience, and education level (Mattoo, Neagu, & Özden, 2006).…”

“…Examinations of the U.S. labor market finds that immigrants from Latin America are more likely to end up in unskilled jobs, even after controlling for age, experience, and education level (Mattoo, Neagu, & Özden, 2006). Yet despite the lack of perceived competition for jobs, there remains a desire to see immigration levels decrease, particularly among those who are unemployed or who believe the labor market is poor (Esipova et al, 2015). These two perspectives create a complex double bind.…”