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Liberalising immigration would double the world’s income overnight
New Statesman August 21, 2012 The Washington Post’s Dylan Matthews reports on a new paper from the (US) National Bureau of Economic Research (£), which examines what would happen if all immigration restrictions were dropped. Matthews summarises: [University of Wisconsin’s John Keenan] builds a model that assumes that in… Read More
Immigrant entrepreneur sees great opportunity in St. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch August 20, 2012 Arnoldo Müller-Molina was planning to build his business in his native Costa Rica until he read about a St. Louis group that was giving away money. Seven months later, he has a downtown St. Louis office to call his own, and he’s about… Read More
Diaspora and development: Immigrants are economically invigorating
Minn Post August 20, 2012 Living in Minnesota, especially the Twin Cities, you might have heard and wondered what the term “diaspora” refers to. It’s defined as “the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland.” Globally, 3 percent of the population (about… Read More
Shift Sought on Immigration
Des Moines Register August 20, 2012 A coalition of Midwestern leaders hopes to “give Washington a kick” and jump-start progress on stalled immigration reform, something it calls the key to economic growth. The task force, co-chaired by former Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and organized by the Chicago Council on… Read More
Can Baltimore Woo Immigrants?
Can Baltimore Woo Immigrants August 20, 2012 …too many cities, too many states are basically putting up a do-not-enter sign.” Regarding the city’s particular outreach to Latinos, and their impact on economic growth, she offered: “We’ve actively recruited Latino immigrants to Baltimore, and when they come here, they’re thriving. Read More
Immigration reform key to economic revival
Boston.com August 19, 2012 Michael Bloomberg, the independent mayor of New York City, is no one’s idea of a hardline Republican conservative. Media titan Rupert Murdoch, whose empire includes Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, is no one’s idea of a squishy Republican moderate. And Boston Mayor Thomas… Read More
Bloomberg to Candidates: Get Serious on Immigration Reform
Fox News Latino August 15, 2012 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants the presidential candidates to get serious about immigration reform. Taking his immigration reform push on tour, Bloomberg stopped in Chicago and Boston this week, where he made high-profile appearances with News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch and… Read More
Immigrants Own One In Three Florida Businesses, According To Study
Huffpost Miami August 15, 2012 It’s easy to find a cup of cafe con leche in Miami, but the small drink is more than a caffeinated jump start: it’s a symbol of the headway immigrants are making in the business world. A new report from the Partnership for a… Read More
Report: More immigrant-owned businesses being founded
New Mexico Business Weekly August 15, 2012 Companies owned by immigrants employ one of every 10 people working in private companies, according to a report from the Partnership for a New American Economy. Immigrants were responsible for 28 percent of new businesses in the U.S. in 2011, the report… Read More
Immigrants founded 28% of new businesses in 2011
Charlotte Business Journal August 16, 2012 Immigrants started 28 percent of all new businesses in the U.S. in 2011, Washington Bureau Chief Kent Hoover reports, pointing to a report by the Partnership for a New America Economy. The report, which is based on three sets of data from the… Read More
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