2022 - Business Education - September - Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

Business Education
Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

Talent pool running dry? Wondering how you can curb effects of a nationwide labor shortage?
 
Immigration might be the surprising answer.
 
Immigration has a direct impact on U.S. labor supply and productivity. Amidst the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as policy shifts at the government-level between 2019 and 2021, immigration to the U.S. slowed, leaving even more jobs unfilled. One estimate suggests that the U.S. is missing up to 2 million workers because of staggering immigration numbers. The good news? Immigration is still a driving force in expanding our country’s productive capacity and fostering rich cultural diversity, and our government’s response to these impacts of the pandemic included efforts to make it easier than usual for U.S. employers to recruit and employ immigrant workers.
 
In this presentation, we’ll aim to shed some light on employment-based immigration and what it means and how to become a “sponsor,” as well as how all employers can be sure that they are in compliance with federal immigration laws even if they are not engaging in targeted recruitment.
 
Presentation by Whitney Leifheit, a McLean County-native and Associate Attorney with the Law Firm of Costigan & Wollrab, P.C. in Bloomington. Whitney's practice covers many areas of law, including immigration.