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Kenlee Hess: Immigrants improve American economy
For many years, immigration has played a huge part in the building of our country. The 1880 industrial boom brought the first big wave of immigrants to the United States. The wave continues today, with people seeking opportunity and the desire to have the “American Dream.” Work and schooling provide… Read More
Meaningful immigration reform key to continued innovation in tech and beyond
Technology industry leaders and entrepreneurs from across the globe flocked to Austin this week for the 2015 SXSW Interactive Festival. SXSW Interactive serves as an incubator of tech and digital creativity and innovation. Sharing new ideas is a cornerstone of the festival, but the idea that should demand the most… Read More
2015 Guide: Moving Forward on Immigration: How the U.S. Employment-Based Immigration System Works – and How It Can Work Better
The Council for Global Immigration (CFGI) and the Society for Human Resource Management have complied a comprehensive guide, “Moving Forward on Immigration: How the U.S. Employment-Based Immigration System Works – and How It Can Work Better” that lays out the elements of the current, outdated system and puts forward… Read More
Hatch, Flake promote 21st century workforce through I-Squared Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sens. Orrin Hatch and Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, issued statements Tuesday after underscoring the importance of passing the Immigration Innovation, or “I-Squared,” Act in a Senate judiciary committee hearing on high-skilled immigration. “In our global innovation marketplace, America cannot afford to continue to lose the talent we educate and… Read More
Famous People Who Will Be Celebrating Their Irish Heritage on St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day began as a religious feast for the patron saint of Ireland and has since grown into a global celebration of a vibrant country and its people. In the 2010 Census, 34.7 million United States residents claimed Irish ancestry — this is seven times… Read More
NAE Joins 18 Business Organizations in Calling for Meaningful High-Skilled Immigration Reform
CONTACT Ryan Williams, Partnership for a New American Economy, [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of tomorrow’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled Immigration Reforms Needed to Protect Skilled American Workers, the Partnership is proud to join 18 business organizations in calling for meaningful high-skilled immigration reform that creates American jobs and… Read More
Increase H-1B visas as part of the DHS appropriations bill
Although funding for the Department of Homeland Security has been settled (with Republicans once again learning the folly of taking a hopeless position) the need for bipartisan solutions to immigration reform remains. A good first step would be for the new Republican majorities in Congress to pass a bill expanding… Read More
Immigration Enforcement without Reform Hurts Farms
As the U.S. House of Representatives takes up immigration changes that could make farm labor harder to find, American Farm Bureau Federation is asking for reform first and urging citizens to learn the positive impact immigrants have in their state. On Thursday, AFBF tweeted a link to an interactive map by… Read More
NY Farm Bureau favors immigration reform
WASHINGTON – The “secure the border first” approach advocated by many congressional Republicans doesn’t work for the New York Farm Bureau. Farm Bureau President Dean Norton was in Washington Wednesday to reinforce his organization’s support for comprehensive immigration reform. Owners of New York dairies and other farms that rely on… Read More
Immigration divide could split Republican Establishment and grassroots
Republicans supportive of broad changes to immigration law are trying to build a political fence between their party’s presidential candidates and the anti-amnesty position popular with many in the conservative grassroots. Mitt Romney’s abysmal 27 percent performance with Hispanic voters in 2012, which many attribute to his hardline opposition to… Read More
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