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Bloomberg Wants Election Debate on Immigration
ABC News August 14, 2012 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg sought Tuesday to ignite debate over immigration among the presidential contenders, saying there was no faster or cheaper way to fix the nation’s economic problems than by abandoning “self-defeating” immigration policies. In an editorial published Tuesday and at appearances… Read More
An Immigrant Olympics
Daily News August 14, 2012 Mayor Bloomberg will be in Boston and Chicago today pressing for immigration reform to be a top national priority. And what better timing for the mayor’s push to open the doors that at the conclusion of an Olympics in which American success in so… Read More
Mayor Bloomberg rightly renews push for comprehensive immigration reform
Daily News August 14, 2012 A wholehearted good luck to Mayor Bloomberg as he embarks on a fresh push to put immigration-friendly reform on the national agenda. To thrive, the U.S. must welcome the smartest and hardest-working people from all corners of the globe — while enabling those on… Read More
Immigrants founded 28% of new businesses in 2011
Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal August 14, 2012 Immigrants started 28 percent of all new businesses in the U.S. in 2011, according to a report issued today by the Partnership for a New America Economy. The report, which is based on three sets of Census Bureau data, found that… Read More
Bloomberg comes to Chicago to spark immigration debate
WBEZ91.5 August 14, 2012 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to make immigration a bigger issue in the presidential race, and he’s making his case in the candidates’ hometowns. Bloomberg started on Tuesday at a forum in Chicago. The Partnership for a New American Economy hosted the forum and… Read More
Immigrants twice as likely to start businesses, report says
Silicon Valley, San Jose Business Journal August 14, 2012 Immigrants start more than one in four new businesses in the United States, and are more than twice as likely to start a company than people who are born here, according to a new report. The new “Open for Business”… Read More
Open For Business: How Immigrants Are Driving Small Business Creation In The United States
“Open For Business: How Immigrants Are Driving Small Business Creation In The United States” analyzes the increasing importance of foreign-born entrepreneurs on U.S. economic growth and job creation. Picking up and moving to another country is brave and risky, so perhaps it is not surprising that immigrants are venturing… Read More
Press Release: New Report Highlights the Significant and Growing Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs on New Business Generation and the Creation of American Jobs
Immigrants increasingly likely to start a business – responsible for 28 percent of new U.S. businesses in 2011 – while rate of new business generation among the native-born declines Immigrant businesses collectively generated more than $775 billion in revenue, $100 million in income, and employ… Read More
Press Release: New Report Highlights the Significant and Growing Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs on New Business Generation and the Creation of American Jobs
Immigrants increasingly likely to start a business – responsible for 28 percent of new U.S. businesses in 2011 – while rate of new business generation among the native-born declines Immigrant businesses collectively generated more than $775 billion in revenue, $100 million in income, and employ… Read More
Open For Business: How Immigrants Are Driving Small Business Creation In The United States
The report, “Open For Business: How Immigrants Are Driving Small Business Creation In The United States,” analyzes the increasing importance of foreign-born entrepreneurs on U.S. economic growth and job creation. Picking up and moving to another country is brave and risky, so perhaps it is not surprising that immigrants are… Read More
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