Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 (S. 2611) : Potential Labor Market Effects of the Guest Worker Program.

Examines potential labor market effects of the H-2C guest worker program proposed in S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, to allow a limited number of lower-skilled foreign workers to enter the U.S. on a temporary basis. Provides program description, analyzes characteristics of...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Aliens. Emigration and immigration. Labor. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines potential labor market effects of the H-2C guest worker program proposed in S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, to allow a limited number of lower-skilled foreign workers to enter the U.S. on a temporary basis. Provides program description, analyzes characteristics of competing lower-skilled U.S. workers, and examines possible effects of a provision in S. 2611 to prohibit the hiring of H-2C workers in areas with high unemployment rates among unskilled workers.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.