Introduction
Migration has always been an interesting phenomenon for researchers. The occurrence of globalization has made it easier for more people to leave their countries for various reasons (Bratsberg et al., 2014). People easily migrate from distant nations due to the ease of transport and telecommunication. The most common reason for migration has been searching for employment, a situation expected to make life better, greener pastures (Bauer, Flake, & Sinning, 2013). Many countries around the world, especially the developed nations, are always receiving immigrants who come in and make an important part of the country’s labor force (Moreno & Tritah, 2016). However, the trend has not been without major effects on the receiving country. According to Abowd & Freeman (2007), there are hundreds of millions migrant workers, where almost 3% of the population in the world lives in the country they were not born in. In essence, it is not possible for such a number to enter a foreign country without serious effects. A controversy exists on whether the immigrants have negative or positive effects on the people and the general economy of the receiving country (Jones, 2005; Almosova, 2013). The supporters of immigration suggest that labor immigration has the benefit of adding to the labor force of the receiving country, among other benefits. On the other hand, the opponents argue that immigration has the negative effect of denying the natives employment opportunities as they settle for lower wages, among other negative effects.
Establishing whether the impacts are positive or negative is an interesting area of research in labor studies. The results from such a study will be important in policy development as countries seek to either control or become more receptive to immigrants entering the country for labor purposes. The results will allow countries to open their borders or close them to the labor immigrants.
Hypothesis
This study’s main hypothesis will be that immigration in search for employment has more positive than negative effects on the receiving nation. The hypothesis will be tested through collection and analysis of the secondary data.
Data Sources
The research will be a secondary one, which means that data will be collected from secondary sources and the published information. Thus, data will be accessed from various databases available online. The main sources of the data will be the published journals, reports, periodicals, books and other published materials available online. The topic of the research and the effects of labor immigrants in the receiving country will be used to get the main keywords that will be used to search for information from the databases. As such, some keywords that will help locate information include immigration, migration, labor immigration, immigrants, and effects of immigration.
The Main Themes
The main themes in this research will include labor immigrants, immigration, and the effects on receiving countries.
Structure of the Paper
The research paper will have some sections. The first segment will be the introduction to the study. The next division of the paper will be in data collection and analysis. The results and findings will be the third section of the paper. Conclusion and recommendations will be the final part of the research paper. In essence, the written paper will also contain a section on the resources used to and any appendix used in the process.
References
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Almosova, A. (2013). Labor market institutions and the effect of immigration on national employment. Business & Economic Horizons, 9(4), 53-74
Bauer, T. K., Flake, R., & Sinning, M. G. (2013). Labor Market Effects of Immigration: Evidence from Neighborhood Data. Review Of International Economics, 21(2), 370-385.
Bratsberg, B., Raaum, O., Røed, M., & Schøne, P. (2014). Immigration Wage Effects by Origin. Scandinavian Journal Of Economics, 116(2), 356-393.
Jones, R. W. (2005). Immigration vs. outsourcing: effects on labor markets. International Review of Economics & Finance, 14(2), 105-114.
Moreno-Galbis, E., & Tritah, A. (2016). The effects of immigration in frictional labor markets: Theory and empirical evidence from EU countries. European Economic Review, 8476-98.