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New Bill Welcomes High-Tech Entrepreneurs to the U.S.
Mashable May 23, 2012 After the JOBS Act legalized crowdfunding-based investments in new businesses, the startup community set its sights on a new legislative goal: granting visas to foreigners who are pursuing a high-tech degree or building a business in the United States. The Startup Act 2.0, introduced to… Read More
Why Eduardo Saverin Has Company in Singapore
Bloomberg BusinessWeek May 24, 2012 It’s a cliché that the Pacific Ocean is displacing the Atlantic, that China will replace America at the top of the world’s hierarchy of power, and the East will surpass the West. The cliché is also wrong. The multipolar world we are entering will… Read More
Study: ‘Difficult’ Immigration System Hurts U.S.
Boise Weekly May 24, 2012 A new report indicates that the United States needs to compete for immigrants or suffer the economic consequences. The study, done by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Partnership for a New American Economy, said that America’s immigration system has caused “self-inflicted economic wounds,” allowing… Read More
Editorial: Keep top tech talent in the U.S.
Dallas News May 24, 2012 On at least one immigration matter, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney appear to agree: There are needless obstacles to putting the world’s best technology minds to work in America. Thousands of international students flock to U.S. universities, the president said in his… Read More
FAQ: The New Push in Congress to Increase STEM Visas
ComputerWorld May 25, 2012 There is a bipartisan push for legislation to automatically give green cards to foreign students who earn a master’s degree and above in science, technology, engineering and math, the so-called STEM degrees. In the past two weeks, three green card STEM bills were introduced in… Read More
America’s Immigration System Has Caused ‘Self-Inflicted Economic Wounds,’ New Report Says
Global Post May 23, 2012 America’s immigration system has caused “self-inflicted economic wounds,” allowing other countries to outpace the US by recruiting American-educated expatriates back to their native countries, according to a new report released on Tuesday. The study, done by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Partnership for a… Read More
Not Coming to America: Why the US is Falling Behind in the Global Race for Talent
“Not Coming to America: Why the US is Falling Behind in the Global Race for Talent” is a first-ever comparative study of the immigration reforms other countries employ to boost their economies and lure the high and low-skilled workers needed for continued economic growth. The report by the Partnership for… Read More
Press Release: Not Coming to America – New Report Shows How Other Countries Are Attracting the Immigrants That Drive Economic Growth
Partnership for a New American Economy and Partnership for New York City Release Study on Successful International Recruitment Strategies and Ways the U.S. Can Fix Its Broken Immigration System The Partnership for a New American Economy and Partnership for New York City today released the results of… Read More
Highly Skilled Immigrants
Highly skilled immigrants help drive the innovation economy, but the US’s lack of visa often shuts the door. In an increasingly globalized economy, an order from Seattle can be filled at a factory in Shenzhen by a company based in Sao Palo. Companies, revenue, and jobs are increasingly mobile, and… Read More
Tourism and Hospitality
International tourists, a potential economic boon, are being deterred from the US by American bureaucracy. And during peak season, businesses must be able to hire the immigrant staff they need. Visitors already know that the United States has it all: beaches, mountains, world-class cities and shopping. That’s why in 2011,… Read More
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