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Title: Investing in the Future: Higher Ed Should Give Greater Focus to Growing Immigrant-Origin Student Population
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Publication Year: 2023
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Abstract: Education and skills have always been crucial for improving individuals’ economic opportunities, and the fact that U.S. college enrollment has not fully rebounded after the COVID-19 pandemic is troubling to many. As with other advanced economies, the United States is heading towards a demographic cliff caused by low birth rates and an aging, barely growing population—all of which do not bode well for a robust labor force. Without the luxury of an expanding labor pipeline, current and incoming workers must be more productive to help sustain U.S. global competitiveness. This means that U.S. adults need to possess skills and credentials that allow them to respond to a work environment rapidly evolving due to the increased use of automation and artificial intelligence. In the face of these challenges, policymakers and practitioners in postsecondary education and workforce development must think harder about how they will deliver a skilled and productive workforce in the years ahead.
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Authors: Batalova, Jeanne; Feldblum, Miriam
Publisher: Migration Policy Institute
Data Collections: IPUMS CPS
Topics: Education, Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure
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