Citizenship and Immigration committee  In terms of the benefits and the protections, that's my primary concern when it comes to the new types of jobs that are emerging. We're seeing a lot of growth in temporary work and in contract or freelance work. The reality is that the way in which many of our employee systems w

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think that it goes to show the importance of investing in English as a second language training, both within schools and also for adults. I think that one example that we can draw on from the U.S. is the way in which cities and states are able to share some of their expertise,

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In terms of softer skills, we understand that beyond the educational credentials that we usually think about when we're assessing immigrants, there are a number of different skill sets that are becoming more and more important for employers. These are things like creative skills

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chairman and members of the standing committee, my name's Kate Hooper and I'm an associate policy analyst with the Migration Policy Institute. We are an independent, non-partisan think tank with offices in Washington, D.C., and Brussels. MPI analyzes international migration