Former Secretary of Labor and founder of the Center for the Study of Human Resources Dr. Ray Marshall has authored a new book titled Value-Added Immigration: Lessons for the United States From Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) will hold a book release and signing event along with a panel discussion on Oct. 31 at EPI’s offices in Washington D.C. Event details and registration information are provided below.
About the Book: Employment-based immigration has become increasingly important for advanced liberal democracies like Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. All four countries are “immigration nations,” increasingly dependent on migration for their economic and social welfare, but the United States has immigration policies that are almost universally regarded as dysfunctional. In his new book, Value-Added Immigration: Lessons for the United States From Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, former Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall analyzes and comparatively assesses the immigration systems of Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom – which are generally regarded as having some of the world’s best-managed migration systems. Drawing upon the best of what those systems have to offer, Marshall then proposes some general principles for effective immigration reform in the United States. (Book summary provided by Economic Policy Institute)
Event Details and Registration:
Book Release and Panel Discussion with:
Ray Marshall, Author of Value-Added Immigration, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, and Professor Emeritus, University of Texas at Austin
And respondents:
Phillip Martin , Professor, University of California, Davis, and Chair, U.C. Comparative Immigration & Integration Program
Ron Hira , Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, and EPI Research Associate
Michael Teitelbaum , Senior Advisor, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and Wertheim Fellow at the Labor Worklife Program at Harvard Law School
Monday, October 31, 2011
11:00 to 12:30 PM
Book signing immediately to follow.
Light lunch and refreshments will be served.
Economic Policy Institute
1333 H Street NW
Suite 300, East Tower
Washington, DC 20005
The event is free to attend but registration is reguired. Register online at this link.
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