Daniel Costa
Director of Immigration Law and Policy Research
Publications by Daniel Costa
Blog
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May 13, 2013 | Senate immigration bill’s key innovations for high-skilled workers are in jeopardy
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April 2, 2013 | New hope for workers in immigration deal between AFL-CIO and Chamber of Commerce
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March 15, 2013 | CEOs explain how H-1B visa hurts U.S. competitiveness
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Feb. 4, 2013 | Immigration reform should invest in labor standards enforcement and electronic employment verification—not more border security
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Feb. 1, 2013 | Immigration system should meet labor market needs and reform guest worker programs
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Jan. 23, 2013 | Huge disparity in funding for immigration enforcement vs. labor standards
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Dec. 24, 2012 | Litigation reveals extensive abuse of guest workers in the U.S.
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Dec. 18, 2012 | On International Migrants Day, remember that guest worker programs aren’t the solution for immigration reform
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Dec. 17, 2012 | American Immigration Council is wrong about H-1B fraud rules
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Oct. 26, 2012 | Outcome of presidential election will impact judicial review of vital federal regulations
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Aug. 14, 2012 | The State Department just created about 4,000 jobs in Alaska
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Aug. 9, 2012 | DHS initiative for young unauthorized immigrants is cost-effective and benefits American workers
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July 26, 2012 | Investigations reveal forced labor of immigrants but Congress won’t allow the Labor Department to combat it
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April 5, 2012 | Business groups lobby to relax rules on much-abused guest worker program
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March 19, 2012 | State Department right to ban Alaskan fish processing jobs from J-1 visa Summer Work Travel program
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Dec. 8, 2011 | Vast majority of public supports a legalization program for unauthorized immigrants
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Dec. 5, 2011 | The J-1 and H-2B guest worker programs hurt young people’s employment prospects
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Nov. 9, 2011 | Arizona’s message
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Nov. 7, 2011 | The link between joblessness and social unrest
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Oct. 6, 2011 | The H-2B guestworker program puts downward pressure on American wages
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Sept. 23, 2011 | State Department’s review of J-1 program sponsors leaves much to be desired
Report
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Nov. 19, 2012 | STEM labor shortages?: Microsoft report distorts reality about computing occupations
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July 14, 2011 | Guestworker diplomacy: J visas receive minimal oversight despite significant implications for the U.S. labor market
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Aug. 13, 2010 | Abuses in the L-Visa Program: Undermining the U.S. Labor Market
Economic snapshot
Testimony
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Sept. 7, 2012 | EPI public comments on Labor Department’s proposed revisions to H-1B Labor Condition Application
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July 10, 2012 | EPI public comments on State Department’s changes to J-1 visa Summer Work Travel program
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July 14, 2011 | Guestworker diplomacy: J visas receive minimal oversight despite significant implications for the U.S. labor market
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May 17, 2011 | EPI experts submit public comments supporting the Department of Labor’s sweeping changes to H-2B guestworker program
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Nov. 15, 2010 | EPI experts submit public comments on proposed changes to H-2B guest worker program
Commentary
June 1, 2012 | Alabama law becomes even more anti-immigrant while doing nothing to create jobs
May 16, 2012 | A bold step forward: Assessing the State Department’s new J-1 Summer Work Travel regulations
March 26, 2012 | EPI open letter to USCIS Director Mayorkas on L-1B ‘specialized knowledge’
March 6, 2012 | Employer criticisms of new immigration rules are not credible
Feb. 10, 2012 | EPI applauds new Labor Department immigration rules that protect U.S. and foreign workers
Jan. 20, 2012 | UK debate sheds light on the impact of immigration on the economy
Oct. 6, 2011 | H-2B employers and their congressional allies are fighting hard to keep wages low for immigrant and American workers
Sept. 9, 2011 | Delegation of legal experts finds credible accounts of J-1 abuses at Hershey
Aug. 17, 2011 | Hershey Co. strike highlights abuses in the J-1 program
Oct. 1, 2010 | Another step towards immigration reform