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Temporary Migrant Workers or Immigrants? The Question for U.S. Labor Migration

Daniel Costa
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences November 2020, 6 (3) 18-44; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2020.6.3.02
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Temporary Migrant Workers or Immigrants? The Question for U.S. Labor Migration
Daniel Costa
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Nov 2020, 6 (3) 18-44; DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2020.6.3.02
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    • Abstract
    • MIGRANT PATHWAYS INTO THE UNITED STATES
    • CHANGES BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990
    • WORK VISAS OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES
    • Nonimmigrant Migrant Workers and Permanent Immigrants
    • CONCLUSION
    • Appendices
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Keywords

  • immigration
  • labor migration
  • visas
  • work visas
  • lawful permanent residents
  • employment-based
  • family-based
  • green cards
  • IMMACT90
  • immigration reform
  • guestworkers
  • temporary migrant workers
  • temporary labor migration

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