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Economic Decline in U.S. Seen Without More Immigration
Bloomberg August 31, 2012 The U.S.’s best 250 years are behind it, Northwestern University professor Robert Gordon writes in a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, saying economic growth may gradually “sputter out.” Gordon outlines how there was virtually no expansion before 1750 — before the… Read More
Editorial: Unleashing The Potential of Immigrants
Washington Post September 2, 2012 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS are entitled to a free public education through high school. Thanks to President Obama’s executive order this spring, more than 1 million of them are now eligible for temporary work permits. But even as America slouches toward recognition that undocumented youngsters are… Read More
Entrepreneurial Spirit Knows No Borders
The Seattle Times August 30, 2012 In the 1920s, architects designed the 23-story art deco Exchange Building in downtown Seattle to house a stock exchange. But those plans ended when the U.S. stock market crashed in 1929. More than 80 years later, this Second Avenue building will finally host… Read More
A Common Cause for Both Parties
Forbes August 29, 2012 National conventions are a time for the two political parties to present their opposing visions of the next four years. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t continue to seek common ground on critical problems facing the country. This week at the Republican National Convention, where… Read More
Over One in Four New Businesses in 2011 Started by Immigrants
Examiner.com August 29, 2012 According to the new report by the nonpartisan Partnership for a New American Economy, “Open for Business: How Immigrants are Driving Business Creation in the United States,” immigrants were responsible for an astonishing 28 percent of all new business started in this country last year. Read More
New Report on Immigration and US Economic Competitiveness
Examiner.com August 29, 2012 “Immigration reform cannot wait any longer.” That was the consensus of the group of executives from various ethnicities and professions — ranging from lawyers and journalists to corporate VPs and CEOs – who attended today the preliminary presentation of a new immigration report in the… Read More
Immigrants Twice as Likely to Start Small Businesses as Native-Born
AllGov August 28, 2012 The U.S. should be welcoming, and not demonizing, immigrants if it seeks job and economic growth, based on a new study about entrepreneurialism. A report from the Partnership for a New American Economy says immigrants are more than twice as likely as native-born Americans to… Read More
Twin Cities one of top metro areas hiring highly skilled foreign workers
Minnesota Public Radio August 28, 2012 The Twin Cities is one of the top U.S. metropolitan areas for highly skilled workers with the H-1B visa, according to a recent Brookings Institute Report. This is a visa allowing foreign workers who have at least a bachelors or graduate degree and… Read More
Immigrant Integration: How Foreign-Born Workers Compare To U.S. Citizens (INFOGRAPHIC)
Huffington Post August 28, 2012 With a growing population, integration of immigrants is becoming increasingly important. According to an Immigration Policy Center report, which drew from Census data, one in eight people in the U.S. is an immigrant. If that doesn’t put things in perspective, think about this: in… Read More
The Track-Star Economy
The New Yorker August 27, 2012 If one of the big stories of this year’s Olympics was Team U.S.A.’s return to the top of the medal charts, London also showcased another impressive American feat: we trained many of the best athletes who competed against us. Nearly four hundred Olympians… Read More
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