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04-12-2008, 12:07 PM #1
Demographer concerned by Texas' immigration trend
Posted on Sat, Apr. 12, 2008
Demographer concerned by Texas' immigration trend
By PATRICK McGEEStar-Telegram staff writer
DALLAS -- Texas' immigration trend could spell long-term difficulty because it's so dominated by low-skilled workers.
That was the concern expressed by Karl Eschbach, Texas' interim state demographer and associate professor of demography at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
"In principle, you would prefer the mix," said Eschbach, who addressed the Dallas Friday Group, which brings in public figures to speak on business and public affairs.
The deadline for visa applications for high-skilled workers was April 7, with the number of applications far outstripping the 85,000 available visas. The federal government said it will issue the H-1B visas by lottery.
Eschbach offered no specifics about what the immigration trend will mean to Texas' economy but said it would be felt from socio-economic costs to strains on the job market.
"You are shooting yourself in the foot," he said.
Eschbach said today's trend of immigrants coming mostly from Mexico is different from a hundred years ago, when they came primarily from Europe. Because Mexico is closer, assimilation can be slowed by immigrants having easier and quicker connections to their home country.
"So I don't know that the lessons of history are directly applicable," he said. "That is why I don't take a rosy [view] of it will all work out."
Eschbach noted, however, that low-skilled immigrants offer some benefits like an affordable home market.
Vance Miller, a board member of Pilgrim's Pride, said the Pittsburg, Texas-based chicken processing company desperately needs more low-skilled workers.
"It's a real challenge to find the workers," Miller said.
Dallas lawyer Steve Ladik, a member of the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce's International Business Council, said high-skilled workers are also badly needed.
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Dallas lawyer Steve Ladik, a member of the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce's International Business Council, said high-skilled workers are also badly needed.
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