The COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities for Immigrant Career Development

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Author(s): Lizette Solis-Cortes (Riveredge Hospital, USA)and Falu Rami (Independent Researcher, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 25
Source title: Examining the Career Development Practices and Experiences of Immigrants
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jared Keengwe (University of North Dakota, USA)and Kenneth Kungu (Clayton State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5811-9.ch008

Keywords: Business and Organizational Research / Business Science Reference / Immigration & Migration / Knowledge Management and Library Science

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This chapter focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's disproportionate impact on immigrants' careers and employment opportunities, and the dire need to address inequitable career development opportunities. COVID-19 has also highlighted the anti-immigrant sentiment and structural barriers that impact immigrant career experiences and outcomes. A second interrelated obstacle to immigrant career development paths are recent executive orders signed by Donald Trump in the United States against immigrants and refugees as well as global anti-immigrant and refugee policies such as Brexit and the Citizenship Amendment Act. Immigrant workers require advocacy, protection, and avenues to receive continued support during and post-pandemic. Resources for immigrant employers and employees including international resources, avenues for advocacy, and recommendations to service providers are discussed.

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