❗Help close the gap: We still need to raise $40,000 by the end of March. Donate now

Brazil looks to attract foreign engineers, doctors to boost economy

Jeremy Hobson Apr 5, 2013
HTML EMBED:
COPY

Brazil looks to attract foreign engineers, doctors to boost economy

Jeremy Hobson Apr 5, 2013
HTML EMBED:
COPY

Congress could release its plans for an immigration overhaul as soon as next week. The bill would reportedly tighten border security and offer a pathway to citizenship for the million of people in the U.S. illegally. Meanwhile, in Brazil, lawmakers are trying to overhaul their immigration system as well – but in a very different way.

Stephen Keppel, economic editor at Univision News, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to explain how Brazil is working to attract foreign skilled workers from around the world.

There’s a lot happening in the world.  Through it all, Marketplace is here for you. 

You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible. 

Your donation today powers the independent journalism that you rely on. For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to you.