Politics Oct 20 How the Trump administration's crackdown on international students could affect the economy By Maria Ramirez Uribe
Economy Sep 04 Trump says skilled foreign workers take jobs away from Americans. It's not that simple, experts say Economists have studied the impacts H-1B employees have within individual companies and at the local labor market level and reached similar conclusions about foreign workers' impacts on American jobs. By Hannah Grabenstein
Politics Aug 31 Catholic diocese sues federal agencies over green card backlog for foreign-born priests For more than a year, religious organizations have lobbied Congress and the Biden administration to fix a sudden procedural change in how the government processes green cards for religious workers, which threatens the ability of thousands of them to continue to… By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press
Politics Aug 03 Trump fires Tennessee Valley Authority chair, cites hiring of foreign workers President Donald Trump has fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, criticizing the federal-owned corporation for hiring foreign workers. By Zeke Miller, Associated Press
Politics Aug 03 WATCH: Trump meets with tech workers and signs executive order on 'hiring American' Since March, the president has made changes to immigrant and nonimmigrant visa processes seeking to create more job opportunities for Americans. By Candice Norwood
Jul 27 Watch 8:53 Why your summer getaway is staffed by foreign workers By PBS News Hour At the tip of Cape Cod, the iconic summer getaway Provincetown has a small year-round population that swells when the weather gets nice, welcoming an estimated 4 to 5 million tourists every year. Businesses there depend on foreign workers willing… Continue watching
May 17 Watch High-tech Companies Seek to Hire More Foreign Workers Citing the lack of qualified domestic candidates, many U.S. technology companies are hiring foreign workers to stay competitive in a global marketplace. The NewsHour reports on the fight to allow more foreign workers into the United States. Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Worker Shortages Post-Katrina Send Businesses out of Mississippi Facing a housing shortage along the Gulf Coast, many companies are finding it difficult to find employees and as a result, are being forced to relocate. The NewsHour reports on how Mississippi businesses are grappling with the economic aftermath of… Continue watching
Aug 02 Insurgent Violence Targets Christians, Foreign Workers Insurgents looking to undermine the Iraqi interim government and force the U.S.-led coalition out of Iraq continued to target ethnic minorities and foreign workers in the war-torn nation during a bloody weekend of attacks that continued Monday. Continue reading