IMMIGRATION - Where Do Low-Skilled Workers Fit?

"How Do Low-Skilled Workers Fit Into Equation of Immigration Reform?" PBS Newshour 5/27/2013

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RAY SUAREZ (Newshour):  The U.S. has used unskilled immigrants throughout its history.  They worked in factories, on farms, in hotels and restaurants.  And over time, those workers could see their opportunities change and their families' life chances improve.

For two different views on immigration and the low-skilled labor force in history and moving forward, we turn to Mae Ngai, a history and Asian-American studies professor at Columbia University, and Carol Swain, professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University.