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Vera Stark obituary
by Eugene McElroy 02 Dec '09

02 Dec '09

Vera Stark, an original member of the the Institute of Management and Labor Relations (IMLR) in 1947, passed away during the Thanskgiving break. Vera was also the wife of another IMLR original, the late Harry Stark. :-((((( ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Vera Stark obituary From: "Steven Director" <steven.director(a)rutgers.edu> Date: Wed, December 2, 2009 5:50 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERA K. STARK AGE: 87 HIGHLAND PARK Vera K. Stark, 87, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at her residence, Parker at Stonegate in Highland Park. A full obituary is available at www.Crabiel.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Unitarian Society, 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick 08816 -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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[IWS] THE ECONOMICS & POLICY of ILLEGAL IMMIGRATON IN THE UNITED STATES [2 December 2009]]
by Eugene McElroy 02 Dec '09

02 Dec '09

Migration Policy Institute The Economics and Policy of Illegal Immigration in the United States [2 December 2009] Gordon H. Hanson, University of California-San Diego and National Bureau of Economic Research December 2009 www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Hanson -Dec09.pdf<http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Hanson%20-Dec09.pdf> [full-text, 19 pages] Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................1 I. Introduction................................................................................................................................3 II. The Economics and Policy of Illegal Immigration ............................................................4 1. Unauthorized Immigrants Are a Large Part of the Low-Skilled US Labor Force.............................5 2. Illegal Immigration Responds to Market Conditions in Ways that Legal Immigration Presently Cannot..............7 3. The Overall Impact of Illegal Immigration on the US Economy Is Small .........8 4. Enforcement against Illegal Immigration Is Expensive (Relative to the Potential Gains from Eliminating Illegal Entry) ..........11 III. Final Remarks ........................................................................................................................12 Works Cited.....................................................................................................................................14 About the Author............................................................................................................................16 Press Release, December 2, 2009 Contact: Michelle Mittelstadt 202-266-1910 mmittelstadt(a)migrationpolicy.org Report Finds Illegal Immigration Has Negligible Impact on U.S. Economy Despite Benefit to Employers, Unauthorized Workers http://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/2009_12_2.php WASHINGTON -- Illegal immigration's overall impact on the U.S. economy is negligible, despite clear benefits for employers and unauthorized immigrants and slightly depressed wages for low-skilled native workers, according to a report by a University of California, San Diego economist released today by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI). The report, The Economics and Policy of Illegal Immigration in the United States, authored by UC-San Diego Professor of Economics Gordon Hanson, examines the effect of illegal immigration on the economy. The paper was commissioned to inform the work of MPI's Labor Markets Initiative, which is conducting a comprehensive, policy-focused review of the role of legal and illegal immigration in the labor market. In the report, Hanson argues that the largest economic gains from illegal immigration flow to unauthorized workers, who see very substantial income gains after migrating. (A young urban male in Mexico who has completed nine years of education can earn 2.5 times as much annually in the United States, even after controlling for cost-of-living differences.) U.S. employers also gain from lower labor costs and the ability to use their land, capital and technology more productively. Small losses are felt, however, by native-born low-skilled workers who compete with unauthorized immigrants. "Illegal immigration produces a tiny net gain to the U.S. economy after subtracting U.S.-born workers' losses from U.S. employers' gains," said Hanson, who is Director of the Center on Pacific Economies at UC-San Diego. "And if we account for the small fiscal burden that unauthorized immigrants impose, the overall economic benefit is close enough to zero to be essentially a wash." But policy can help to convert illegal to legal flows, increasing the positive contribution that low-skilled workers could make to the U.S. economy. Employers would be more likely to favor authorized workers, the report argues, if the legal low-skilled immigration system responded more effectively to their needs. Illegal immigration, which broadly tracks economic performance, provides a flexible mechanism for responding to labor market conditions in ways the current legal immigration system cannot. Legal flows for low-skilled workers are both very small and relatively unresponsive to economic conditions, with green cards almost entirely unavailable to low-skilled workers and the two main low-skilled temporary visa programs (H-2A and H-2B) varying little over the economic cycle. Only roughly 150,000 workers are in the United States legally at any one time on temporary low-skilled visas -- a fraction compared to the 8.3 million unauthorized immigrants working in the United States. Unauthorized immigrants provide a ready source of manpower in low-end sectors at a time when the share of low-skilled native-born individuals in the U.S. labor force has fallen dramatically. Over the last 50 years, the United States has raised the education level of its adult population dramatically, with half of U.S.-born working-age adults in 1960 lacking a high school diploma compared to just 8 percent now, the report notes. A more constructive immigration policy, Hanson suggests, would aim to generate maximum productivity gains to the U.S. economy while limiting the fiscal cost and keeping enforcement spending contained. He recommends a policy redesign that provides sufficient legal channels, fluctuating with economic needs, for entry of low-skilled workers while maintaining reasonable immigration enforcement. "The report offers an interesting reminder that notwithstanding all of the public focus and controversy surrounding illegal immigration, the fate of the U.S. economy is not riding on the country's policy toward unauthorized workers," said MPI Senior Vice President Michael Fix. "However, as policymakers contemplate immigration reform, they should be mindful of creating a system that provides the workers necessary for the U.S. economy in a legal fashion that flexibly tracks labor market needs." The report is available at www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Hanson -Dec09.pdf<http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Hanson%20-Dec09.pdf> For more on the Labor Markets Initiative, visit www.migrationpolicy.org/lmi<http://www.migrationpolicy.org/lmi> **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu<mailto:smb6@cornell.edu> **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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NYTimes.com: A Whistle-Blower Says His Concerns About Safety Were Met With Scorn
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 02 Dec '09

02 Dec '09

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. NEW YORK REGION | December 01, 2009 A Whistle-Blower Says His Concerns About Safety Were Met With Scorn By CHARLES V. BAGLI Marshal Greenberg, an elevator operator at the former Deutsche Bank building, routinely reported unsafe conditions. Now he cannot find work. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/nyregion/01operator.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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Hotels inundated by job applicants
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 02 Dec '09

02 Dec '09

This story was sent to you by: eugene -------------------- Hotels inundated by job applicants -------------------- Thousands of people seeking work in the service sector compete for positions at new and renovated hotels. By Hugo Martin December 2 2009 As hotels and restaurants continue to bleed jobs, thousands of people are applying for newly opened positions, overwhelming hiring staff and pointing up how hard the recession has hit service-sector workers. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-jobs2-2009dec02,0,3762929.story Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com

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NYTimes.com: Woman Stole From Union, Charges Say
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 02 Dec '09

02 Dec '09

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. NEW YORK REGION | December 02, 2009 Woman Stole From Union, Charges Say By RUSS BUETTNER Prosecutors said Melissa G. King of Irvington, N.Y., embezzled tens of millions of dollars from the Sandhogs union, whose members dig tunnels. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/nyregion/02embezzle.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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Audio Clip of Mary Gatta's interview on women and the recession]
by Eugene McElroy 01 Dec '09

01 Dec '09

forwarding to SMLRNET this email of interest from Mary Gatta..... ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Audio Clip of my interview on women and the recession From: "Mary Gatta" <gatta(a)rci.rutgers.edu> Date: Tue, December 1, 2009 10:59 am To: "'Mary Gatta'" <gatta(a)rci.rutgers.edu> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi All- Here is an audio clip that ran yesterday on 107.1FM 'The Breeze" on my interview on women and the economic recession. If you click on "part 1" you will be able to hear it! http://breezeradio.com/Breeze-Special-Report/4223670 Mary -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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NYTimes.com: In Job Hunt, College Degree Can't Close Racial Gap
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 01 Dec '09

01 Dec '09

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. US | December 01, 2009 In Job Hunt, College Degree Can't Close Racial Gap By MICHAEL LUO Race remains a major obstacle for African-American job seekers, even those with degrees from respected colleges. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/us/01race.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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