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Murdoch, Bloomberg Applaud Obama Immigration Order
Los Angeles Times June 15, 2012 President Obama’s decision to allow some young illegal immigrants to work legally in the United States drew applause from business leaders across the political spectrum. Business leaders have long argued that the United States’ current immigration policy makes the country less competitive. Rupert… Read More
We Need More Highly Skilled Workers
The Patriot Post June 15, 2012 Can the federal government adequately predict exactly how many mathematicians, engineers, biochemists, and inventors the United States will need twenty years in the future? I doubt many of us would answer yes. Yet, federal immigration policy does exactly that in allotting work visas… Read More
California Leads U.S. in Immigrant Entrepreneurship, Study Finds
Los Angeles Times June 15, 2012 When Gloria Suen opened a retail shop in Chinatown, she and her sister knew so little English they could barely decipher the rules and regulations that govern small businesses. But she asked advice from anyone who would listen and persevered. “In those days,… Read More
U.S. Must Tap ‘Best and Brightest’ Immigrants to Thrive in Today’s Global Economy
Juneau Empire June 15, 2012 The United States is a nation of immigrants bound together by the American ideals of individual freedom and responsibility and driven by the limitless opportunities of free enterprise. These powerful draws of freedom and opportunity have brought the world’s best and brightest to our… Read More
The Economy Needs More High Skilled Immigrants
Forbes June 15, 2012 Over at the Atlantic I have an articleco-written with economist Noah Smith arguing for more high skilled immigration. We discuss reasons why everyone should support this, and reasons why conservatives and liberals each should support it as well. We hope that it says something about… Read More
Immigrants Outpacing the General Population in Owning Small Businesses: Study
New York Daily News June 14, 2012 They’re coming to America – and starting businesses. Immigrant entrepreneurship is on the rise both in New York City and across the country, with immigrants owning a disproportionately large number of small businesses, according to a just released study from the Fiscal… Read More
Immigrant-Owned Small Businesses Add to CO Economy
Public News Service: Denver June 14, 2012 Immigrant-owned small businesses are an important part of the Colorado and national economy, according to a new report from the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute. Colorado has roughly 13,000 immigrant-owned small businesses – those with 100 employees or less – according to the… Read More
Boom in Immigrant Small Business Owners in NYC: Report
Wall Street Journal: Metropolis June 14, 2012 Foreign-born owners of small business in the New York metropolitan area grew by 66% between 1990 and 2010, according to a Fiscal Policy Institute report released Thursday. Lead author David Dyssegaard Kallick attributed the growth to increases in the overseas-born population during… Read More
Immigrant Entrepreneurship On The Rise In US: Study
The Huffington Post June 14, 2012 Immigrants are assuming a bigger role on Main Street, according to a new report from the Fiscal Policy Institute’s Immigration Research Initiative. Immigrants now make up 18 percent of small-business owners in the United States, a six percent increase from 20 years ago. Read More
Immigrants’ Role in the Small Business Economy Grows
Bloomberg Businessweek June 14, 2012 The share of U.S. small businesses owned by immigrants has expanded by 50 percent since 1990, with almost one-fifth of business owners born outside the country, according to a new report (PDF) by the Fiscal Policy Institute. The number of foreign-born business owners has… Read More
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