This paper examines ethnicity among highly skilled immigrants to the United States. The paper focuses on five classic … residence in the United States in 2003 in the three main employment categories (EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3), using data collected in …) Highly skilled immigrants are mostly male; they are not immune from lapsing into illegality; they have a shorter visa process …

This paper examines ethnicity among highly skilled immigrants to the United States. The paper focuses on five classic … residence in the United States in 2003 in the three main employment categories (EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3), using data collected in …) Highly skilled immigrants are mostly male; they are not immune from lapsing into illegality; they have a shorter visa process …

continuum of tasks in each sector and we augment it to include immigrants with heterogeneous productivity in tasks. We use this …-savings" effect they may leave unaffected, or even increase, total native employment of less skilled workers. Our model also predicts … positive net effect on native employment while offshoring has no effect on it. We also find some evidence that offshoring has …

This paper investigates the dynamics of immigrants' employment assimilation in comparison with the standard static … assimilation model. When the effect of past employment experience on current employment possibilities differs between immigrants … employment probabilities of immigrants. Using a high-quality panel dataset collected in Sweden and a state-of-the-art non …

-skilled immigrants have little trouble finding paid employment and that the wages they earn are commensurate with their skills. Overall … inequality, and (2) growth in both the size and the diversity of immigration flows. Because a large share of new immigrants … determinants of success in the U.S. labor market, an obvious concern is that such immigrants are a poor fit for the restructured …

, and the impact of immigration on the earnings and employment opportunities of native workers. We show that immigrants have … inequality, and (2) growth in both the size and the diversity of immigration flows. Because a large share of new immigrants … determinants of success in the US labor market, an obvious concern is that such immigrants are a poor fit for the restructured …

effect of concentrations on the immigrant?s language skills, as well as the effects on immigrant earnings of destination … adult male immigrants from non-English speaking countries. Linguistic concentrations reduce the immigrant?s own English … language skills. Moreover, immigrant?s earnings are lower the lower their English-language proficiency and the greater the …

immigrants to be favorably selected, although this is less intense under the later criteria. The overall favorable selectivity of … immigrants, therefore, depends on the favorable selectivity of the supply of immigrants and the criteria used to ration …

destination language skills, and Economic incentives for acquiring this proficiency, (3) the consequences for immigrants of …