H-1B Dynamic: Public Perception and Economic Realities

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unemployment prejudice immigrant stigma immigrant experience visas
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Economics History-Social Science
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H-1B Dynamic: Public Perception and Economic Realities

Immigrants bring vitality to an economy and replenish a workforce. During times of economic recession, however, American workers can come to see foreign workers as competition for scarce job opportunities. In this clip from Homeland: Immigration in America, an immigration attorney explains this dynamic, and she also talks about the necessity of higher immigrants who bring unique skills that might be hard to find in the existing American workforce.

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