Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
9-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Program
Liberal Studies
Advisor
Monica W. Varsanyi
Subject Categories
Immigration Law | Law and Society | Legal Theory
Keywords
Immigration, Sociolegal perspective, STEM, Skilled worker, Discrimination
Abstract
Intense demand for cheap labor in the United States has resulted in a widespread effect of employing high skilled immigrants in STEM fields. Examining how companies use high-skilled visa categories to create a flexible cheaper immigrant workforce, this paper demonstrates that skilled immigrants from Asia are being exploited through neutral skills-based criteria that are de facto racially biased. The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness of how, from the perspective of law and society, skills-based immigration works primarily to benefit the technological industry rather than skilled immigrants.
Recommended Citation
Ishikawa, Seiko, "The Racialization and Exploitation of Foreign Workers by the Law" (2017). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/2318