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Immigration Policy Should Strive For The “City On The Hill,” Not The “Deserted Town”
Open Market October 25, 2012 Opponents of human movement, also known as “immigration,” argue that if the U.S. government stops forcibly preventing foreign-born people from relocating to the United States, the wages of American workers will suffer dramatically. By appealing to economic terms — prices, wages, supply and demand… Read More
Pentagon Advised To Overhaul Science And Tech Hiring
Nextgov October 25, 2012 The Defense Department must overhaul its recruiting and hiring practices and reassess its requirements for security clearances if it expects to effectively compete for critical workers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, according to a report released Thursday by the National Academy of Engineering… Read More
America Is Innovation
Forbes October 24, 2012 Our nation is better because we create better. We innovate. We try new things. We risk failure. But when we fail, we pick ourselves up and we try again. We create new business models and they succeed. And then newer models come along and destroy… Read More
Immigration, Science and Technology
Huffington Post October 24, 2012 Immigration has been key to America’s preeminence in science and technology, and yet we’re losing our competitive advantage. The loss of highly skilled immigrants is a serious threat to our global economic leadership — and the jobs that flow from it — and eliminating… Read More
More Than $775 Billion Generated by Immigrant-Owned Business Activity
Digital Journal October 25, 2012 A recent report from the Partnership for a New American Economy, a bipartisan group of mayors and business leaders that promotes the economic benefits of sensible immigration reform, details the extensive benefits that the U.S. economy gains from businesses owned by immigrants. New York… Read More
Blame Politics for the U.S. Engineer Shortage
Bloomberg October 23, 2012 For “a nation of immigrants,” the U.S. is denying entry to a lot of foreigners who want to come here and would do a lot to grow our economy. Just last month, Congress blocked a plan to offer more permanent-residency visas (green cards) to foreign… Read More
Enact Rational Immigration Policies
Omaha.com October 23, 2012 Few issues come as politically charged as immigration, but on the ground here in the Cornhusker State, we must consider immigrants through a different lens. Restaurants and food service are a $1.9 billion industry in Nebraska, one that depends on all 67,000 of its employees. Read More
Immigration Reform is Good for Business
The Boston Globe October 21, 2012 For hardliners who refuse to consider a guest worker program for illegal immigrants, a moment of truth may be approaching. If undocumented workers are truly taking jobs that would otherwise go to Americans, then unskilled workers should be flocking to the fields of… Read More
Ravenstahl Supports National Immigration Reform
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 19, 2012 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today signed a compact pledging his support for national immigration reform, saying it would help to make Pittsburgh a more diverse and successful city. Mr. Ravenstahl signed the Partnership for a New American Economy, an effort led by New York Mayor… Read More
Ravenstahl Joins Other Mayors in Call for Immigration Reform
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review October 19, 2012 Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl joined mayors and business leaders from across the country in pledging to reform U.S. immigration laws, saying foreign-born talent is critical for the city’s economy. In signing the Partnership for a New American Economy on Friday, Ravenstahl committed Pittsburgh to… Read More
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