High-Skilled Immigration

Extracted Attributes

• Definition

  Any worker who has special skill, training, or knowledge which they can then apply to their work

• Economic Outcomes

  Better economic outcomes, creates jobs, raises wages for Americans, key to economic growth, boosts innovation

• Impact on Innovation

  Lead a large share of scientific and technological research and development, file patents at high rates, boost innovation among peers

• Top Host Country (2010)

  United States (11.4 million skilled migrants, 41% of OECD total)

• Challenges in U.S. System

  Outdated, creates significant barriers to retaining talent, difficult for international talent to remain after graduation

• Skills Acquisition Methods

  Work experience, on-the-job training, an apprenticeship program, or formal education

• Contribution to STEM Fields

  Fill critical labor gaps, contribute specialized skills, increase number of professionals in STEM

• Historical Evolution of Definition

  Shifted throughout the 20th century from manufacturing-based to advanced technical and service-based roles due to industrial changes and globalization

• Examples of Formally Educated Skilled Workers

  Engineers, scientists, doctors, teachers

• Examples of Less Formally Educated Skilled Workers

  Crane operators, CDL truck drivers, machinists, drafters, plumbers, craftsmen, cooks, bookkeepers

Timeline

• The definition of a skilled worker evolved due to industrial impact, including the Great Depression and World War II. (Source: wikipedia)

  20th Century

• The definition of a skilled worker shifted in Western countries from manufacturing to advanced technical and service-based roles due to globalization. (Source: wikipedia)

  Post-20th Century

• A pronounced trend of rising high-skilled immigration has been observed. (Source: web_search_results)

  Since 1990s

• Former President Donald Trump proposed automatically granting Green Cards to foreign students graduating from U.S. colleges to support high-skilled immigration. (Source: related_documents)

  Recent

Skilled worker

A skilled worker is any worker who has special skill, training, or knowledge which they can then apply to their work. A skilled worker may have learned their skills through work experience, on-the-job training, an apprenticeship program or formal education. These skills often lead to better outcomes economically. The definition of a skilled worker has seen change throughout the 20th century, largely due to the industrial impact of the Great Depression and World War II. Further changes in globalisation have seen this definition shift further in Western countries, with many jobs moving from manufacturing based sectors to more advanced technical and service based roles. Examples of formally educated skilled labor include engineers, scientists, doctors and teachers, while examples of less formally educated workers include crane operators, CDL truck drivers, machinists, drafters, plumbers, craftsmen, cooks and bookkeepers.

Web Search Results

• High Skilled Immigration - 5 Things to Know

  #### 1| High-skilled immigration creates jobs and raises wages for Americans Highly skilled immigrants are an essential part of the United States’ workforce, filling critical labor gaps and contributing specialized skills, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields where demand for knowledgeable workers is consistently high. [...] In the 21st century, technological innovation is key to economic growth. Skilled immigrants lead a large share of scientific and technological research and development, especially in fields like advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence, which are critical to maintaining our global competitiveness and national security. High-skilled immigrants are also highly innovative, filing patents at high rates and boosting innovation among their peers. [...] High-skilled immigration is good for America — it creates jobs, raises wages, and keeps America globally competitive — particularly as the U.S. economy struggles to recover from the coronavirus crisis. But the existing high-skilled immigration system is outdated, and thousands of highly skilled workers, many of them educated in the United States, are left with few options other than to take their skills elsewhere. To retain this invaluable competitive advantage, Congress must expand

• Unlocking Potential of High Skilled Immigrants to Support ...

  High-skilled immigrants could have a central role in advancing efforts to support innovative research by increasing the number of professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields that are in dire need of talent. Based on classifications created by the Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee, STEM workers include computer and mathematical occupations, engineers and engineering technicians, life scientists, physical scientists, social scientists, [...] While Congress remains in a two-decade standoff over comprehensive immigration reform, the majority of American voters recognize the importance of high-skilled immigration. However, the current system’s inadequacies have made it difficult for international talent to come to and remain in the U.S., particularly high-skilled foreign students after graduation, limiting the growth of America’s skilled labor supply. [...] hile high-skilled legal immigrants can be essential to a competitive and robust economy, the outdated U.S. immigration system creates significant barriers to retaining them, often discouraging qualified individuals who were educated and trained in the U.S. from working here permanently. A recent BPC-Morning Consult poll showed that many Americans support efforts to retain high-skilled immigrants, and believe they have a positive impact on the U.S. economy. Research has shown that skilled

• Benefits of Immigration Outweigh the Costs

  Watch the ceremony, featuring remarks by President George W. Bush In addition, the rise in high-skilled immigration, a pronounced trend since the 1990s, has been linked to innovation, specifically to higher patenting rates among immigrants. Interestingly, greater innovation among immigrants appears to boost it among natives, too. Immigrants innovate more than natives because they are concentrated in STEM occupations where there is lots of R&D and entrepreneurial activity

• Brain Circulation: How High-Skill Immigration Makes ...

  In some parts of the world, the old dynamic of “brain drain” is giving way to one I call “brain circulation.” Most people instinctively assume that the movement of skill and talent must benefit one country at the expense of another. But thanks to brain circulation, high-skilled immigration increasingly benefits both sides. Economically speaking, it is blessed to give and to receive. “New” Immigrant Entrepreneurs [...] Analysts and policymakers must recognize this new reality. In the recent U.S. debate over making more H1-B visas available for highly skilled immigrants, discussion began—and ended—with the extent to which immigrants displace native workers. But these high-tech immigrants affect more than labor supply and wages. They also create new jobs here and new ties abroad. Some of their economic contributions, such as enhanced trade and investment flows, are difficult to quantify, but they must figure [...] Silicon Valley’s Taiwanese engineers, for example, have built a vibrant two-way bridge connecting them with Taiwan’s technology community. Their Indian counterparts have become key middlemen linking U.S. businesses to low-cost software expertise in India. These cross-Pacific networks give skilled immigrants a big edge over mainstream competitors who often lack the language skills, cultural know-how, and contacts to build business relationships in Asia. The long-distance networks are

• Where do the world's talents immigrate to? - World Bank Blogs

  education by young people. These factors, the researchers argued, also suggest that “high-skilled immigration is often controversial.” They added that for sending countries, the loss of high-skilled workers raises concerns, but the positive side of it is that those migrants “can create badly needed connections to global sources of knowledge, capital, and goods –and some will eventually return home with higher social and human capital levels.” The research found that many origin countries [...] high‐skilled migrants worldwide. In 2010, the United States hosted 11.4 million skilled migrants, 41% of the OECD total. The researchers explained that the forces behind the exceptional rise in the number of high-skilled migrants to OECD countries include the increased efforts to attract talent by policymakers who invest in human capital, the positive spillovers generated by skill agglomeration, the declines in transportation and communication costs, and the rising pursuit of foreign [...] universities, high‐tech firms and research centers. The study concluded that skilled migration will continue to march forwarded. But while overall patterns remain similar, different forms of high skilled migration are likely to emerge and evolve.