The Criminalization of Immigration Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/issue/33-1/ The best minds on the most important topics. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:47:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://issues.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-issues-favicon-32x32.png The Criminalization of Immigration Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/issue/33-1/ 32 32 Chirality https://issues.org/chirality/ https://issues.org/chirality/#respond Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:57:51 +0000 http://issues.org/?p=16687 Matthew Shlian is an artist and designer working in paper. He uses the traditions of origami, kirigami, and paper engineering to transform flat materials into 3D sculptures and he applies his experience… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/chirality/feed/ 0 The Importance of Middle-Skill Jobs https://issues.org/the-importance-of-middle-skill-jobs/ https://issues.org/the-importance-of-middle-skill-jobs/#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:32:39 +0000 http://issues.org/?p=14603 Globalization and advances in science and technology are transforming nearly every aspect of modern life, including how we communicate with each other, how we shop, how we make things, and how and… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/the-importance-of-middle-skill-jobs/feed/ 0 Defining Skilled Technical Work https://issues.org/defining-skilled-technical-work/ https://issues.org/defining-skilled-technical-work/#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:30:46 +0000 http://issues.org/?p=14605 The nation needs to better understand and more effectively develop this essential component of the US workforce.
Humans were generally poor until the industrial revolution unleashed a flurry of innovative activity. Many… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/defining-skilled-technical-work/feed/ 0 Pathways to Middle-Skill Allied Health Care Occupations https://issues.org/pathways-to-middle-skill-allied-health-care-occupations/ https://issues.org/pathways-to-middle-skill-allied-health-care-occupations/#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:27:30 +0000 http://issues.org/?p=14607 Better information about the skills required in health occupations and the paths to career advancement could provide opportunities for workers as well as improved health care.
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]]> https://issues.org/pathways-to-middle-skill-allied-health-care-occupations/feed/ 0 Better Jobs Information Benefits Everyone https://issues.org/better-jobs-information-benefits-everyone/ https://issues.org/better-jobs-information-benefits-everyone/#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:24:57 +0000 http://issues.org/?p=14609 Economic growth and full employment require well-functioning labor markets—ones that enable workers to acquire skills that are in demand and employers to hire workers with necessary skills. Accurate and detailed information is… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/better-jobs-information-benefits-everyone/feed/ 0 Not ’Til the Fat Lady Sings: TSCA’s Next Act https://issues.org/not-til-the-fat-lady-sings-tscas-next-act/ https://issues.org/not-til-the-fat-lady-sings-tscas-next-act/#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:18:43 +0000 http://issues.org/?p=14613 The newly enacted revision to the failed chemical safety law marks a rare recent example of bipartisanship, but whether it will lead to improved environmental protection remains to be seen.
When President… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/not-til-the-fat-lady-sings-tscas-next-act/feed/ 0 A Second Act for Risk-Based Chemicals Regulation https://issues.org/a-second-act-for-risk-based-chemicals-regulation/ https://issues.org/a-second-act-for-risk-based-chemicals-regulation/#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:59:44 +0000 http://issues.org/?p=14615 The Toxic Substances Control Act amendments put risk assessment at center stage. How will it perform?
At a time when partisan squabbles and election-year politics dominate the headlines, Congress did something remarkable… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/a-second-act-for-risk-based-chemicals-regulation/feed/ 0 Biosecurity Governance for the Real World https://issues.org/biosecurity-governance-for-the-real-world/ https://issues.org/biosecurity-governance-for-the-real-world/#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:57:20 +0000 http://issues.org/?p=14617 In 2011, controversy erupted over the publication of two peer-reviewed papers that discussed how to convert a deadly strain of influenza in birds (H5N1) to one that could be spread among mammals.… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/biosecurity-governance-for-the-real-world/feed/ 0 Middle Class Muddle https://issues.org/middle-class-muddle/ https://issues.org/middle-class-muddle/#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:53:00 +0000 http://issues.org/?p=14601 The fate of the US middle class has taken center stage in political and economic discussions. Donald Trump promises to bring back the well-paying jobs that he says were lost to foreign… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/middle-class-muddle/feed/ 0 The Benefits of Technocracy in China https://issues.org/perspective-the-benefits-of-technocracy-in-china/ https://issues.org/perspective-the-benefits-of-technocracy-in-china/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:49:02 +0000 http://issues.org/?p=14595 Since the Reform and Opening initiated by Deng Xiaoping in 1978, any casual observer of China’s leaders might note how many of them were educated as engineers. Indeed, at the highest level,… Read More

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