For decades, the United States, the European Union, and Canada have filled demographic gaps and bolstered innovation and economic prosperity through welcoming immigrants from an abundant stream of global talent. However, these three governing bodies now confront the potential demographic and economic consequences of this stream dwindling as competing nations develop and retain talent, either domestically or internationally. To combat this, the U.S., the EU, and Canada can continue to modernize and enhance their employment-based immigration systems to steward domestic growth and development through attracting, welcoming, and integrating global talent. Of the three, the U.S. appears to be the most stringent, although not by a lot. The U.S. could adopt immigration practices based off of the already existing immigration systems in the EU and Canada. Both Canada and the EU have taken important steps to modernize their immigration systems, but additional improvements could be made to promote greater global mobility. These improvements can be examined through the immigration journey of foreign talent, which can be divided into three categories: (1) immigrating for higher education, (2) seeking temporary work authorization, (3) pursuing permanent residence. To remain competitive globally, all three governing bodies can continue to adopt flexibility within their employment immigration policies. For three markets in need of talent domestically and even internationally, attracting a healthy global talent stream to fill economic and demographic gaps should be a top priority.

For decades, the United States, the European Union, and Canada have filled demographic gaps and bolstered innovation and economic prosperity through welcoming immigrants from an abundant stream of global talent. However, these three governing bodies now confront the potential demographic and economic consequences of this stream dwindling as competing nations develop and retain talent, either domestically or internationally. To combat this, the U.S., the EU, and Canada can continue to modernize and enhance their employment-based immigration systems to steward domestic growth and development through attracting, welcoming, and integrating global talent. Of the three, the U.S. appears to be the most stringent, although not by a lot. The U.S. could adopt immigration practices based off of the already existing immigration systems in the EU and Canada. Both Canada and the EU have taken important steps to modernize their immigration systems, but additional improvements could be made to promote greater global mobility. These improvements can be examined through the immigration journey of foreign talent, which can be divided into three categories: (1) immigrating for higher education, (2) seeking temporary work authorization, (3) pursuing permanent residence. To remain competitive globally, all three governing bodies can continue to adopt flexibility within their employment immigration policies. For three markets in need of talent domestically and even internationally, attracting a healthy global talent stream to fill economic and demographic gaps should be a top priority.

Immigration Pathways for Global Professionals: A Comparative Analysis of Employment-Based Immigration Policies in the United States, European Union, and Canada

LUCIER, AMY LAVON
2022/2023

Abstract

For decades, the United States, the European Union, and Canada have filled demographic gaps and bolstered innovation and economic prosperity through welcoming immigrants from an abundant stream of global talent. However, these three governing bodies now confront the potential demographic and economic consequences of this stream dwindling as competing nations develop and retain talent, either domestically or internationally. To combat this, the U.S., the EU, and Canada can continue to modernize and enhance their employment-based immigration systems to steward domestic growth and development through attracting, welcoming, and integrating global talent. Of the three, the U.S. appears to be the most stringent, although not by a lot. The U.S. could adopt immigration practices based off of the already existing immigration systems in the EU and Canada. Both Canada and the EU have taken important steps to modernize their immigration systems, but additional improvements could be made to promote greater global mobility. These improvements can be examined through the immigration journey of foreign talent, which can be divided into three categories: (1) immigrating for higher education, (2) seeking temporary work authorization, (3) pursuing permanent residence. To remain competitive globally, all three governing bodies can continue to adopt flexibility within their employment immigration policies. For three markets in need of talent domestically and even internationally, attracting a healthy global talent stream to fill economic and demographic gaps should be a top priority.
2022
Immigration Pathways for Global Professionals: A Comparative Analysis of Employment-Based Immigration Policies in the United States, European Union, and Canada
For decades, the United States, the European Union, and Canada have filled demographic gaps and bolstered innovation and economic prosperity through welcoming immigrants from an abundant stream of global talent. However, these three governing bodies now confront the potential demographic and economic consequences of this stream dwindling as competing nations develop and retain talent, either domestically or internationally. To combat this, the U.S., the EU, and Canada can continue to modernize and enhance their employment-based immigration systems to steward domestic growth and development through attracting, welcoming, and integrating global talent. Of the three, the U.S. appears to be the most stringent, although not by a lot. The U.S. could adopt immigration practices based off of the already existing immigration systems in the EU and Canada. Both Canada and the EU have taken important steps to modernize their immigration systems, but additional improvements could be made to promote greater global mobility. These improvements can be examined through the immigration journey of foreign talent, which can be divided into three categories: (1) immigrating for higher education, (2) seeking temporary work authorization, (3) pursuing permanent residence. To remain competitive globally, all three governing bodies can continue to adopt flexibility within their employment immigration policies. For three markets in need of talent domestically and even internationally, attracting a healthy global talent stream to fill economic and demographic gaps should be a top priority.
Global professionals
Foreign students
Permanent residence
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