Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Martin Ruhns and Bridget Anderson -- Migrant wo rkers: who needs them? A framework for the analysis of staff shortages , immigration, and public policy / Bridget Anderson and Martin Ruhs -- Changing shares of migrant labour in different sectors and occupa tions in the UK economy: an overview / Vanna Aldin, Dan James, and J onathan Wadsworth -- Achieving a self-sufficient workforce? The util ization of migrant labour in healthcare / Stephen Bach -- Competi ng with myths: migrant labour in social care / Jo Moriarty -- Use of migrant labour in the hospitality sector: current and future implic ations / Rosemary Lucas and Steve Mansfield -- UK food businesses ' reliance on low-wage migrant labour: a case of choice or constraint? / Andrew Geddes and Sam Scott -- Dynamics of migrant employment i n construction: can supply of skilled labour ever match demand? / Pa ul Chan, Linda Clarke, and Andrew Dainty -- Immigration and the UK l abour market in financial services: a case of conflicting policy challe nges? / Andrew Jones -- Need for migrant labour? UK-US Comparison s / Philip Martin.