@article{ref1,
title="Do immigrants work in riskier jobs?",
journal="Demography",
year="2009",
author="Orrenius, Pia M. and Zavodny, Madeline",
volume="46",
number="3",
pages="535-551",
abstract="Recent media and government reports suggest that immigrants are more likely to hold jobs with poor working conditions than U.S.-born workers, perhaps because immigrants work in jobs that &quot;natives don't want.&quot; Despite this widespread view, earlier studies have not found immigrants to be in riskier jobs than natives. This study combines individual-level data from the 2003-2005 American Community Survey with Bureau of Labor Statistics data on work-related injuries and fatalities to take afresh look at whether foreign-born workers are employed in more dangerous jobs. The results indicate that immigrants are in fact more likely to work in risky jobs than U.S.-born workers, partly due to differences in average characteristics, such as immigrants' lower English-language ability and educational attainment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0070-3370",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}