Contrary to the belief that an immigration crackdown would lead to more jobs for US-born workers, ICE enforcement hasn’t produced economic gains for Americans.
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For a more nuanced view, dig beneath the numbers that make the news.
Usually when jobs and wages are rising, it’s a good thing, but right now they may signal higher odds of a nasty recession – and Americans aren’t ready for it.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Jim Chalmers on the ‘spiky’ parts of Australia’s inflation problem
Michelle Grattan speaks with the New Treasurer Jim Chalmers as he intends to deliver a "pretty blunt, pretty frank" assessment of Australia's challenges to parliament soon after it returns
The job market continued to improve in December, but a stagnating labor pool will pose more challenges for employers in 2022.
The difficulty governments have had in meeting the needs of Canadian workers impacted by the coronavirus crisis has exposed holes in our social safety net and the inadequacy of existing labour laws.
Our inability to foresee the jobs of the future should be tempered by the realization that that jobs have always appeared in the past, regardless of technological advances.
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