Immigration and the recession: Why immigrants stay when jobs go
The history of the United States is filled with stories of immigrants, many illegal, who have come to the U.S. in search of work. So when the U.S. economy enters a recession and unemployment rises, do these same workers head home? According to Demetrios Papademetriou, President of the Migration Policy Institute, the answer is no. He has recently published a report that says illegal immigrants are likely to stay put in the current economic crisis. He joins us now to explain his findings.
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