How immigration could cripple the Republican nominee long before the 2016 election
Ask people what Mitt Romney’s worst moment was in the 2012 campaign, and most will tell you the “47 percent” video. Fair enough. But for me, the lowest moment for Romney — and one that signaled the broader problems facing the Republican party in that election and the… Read More
A lesson in demographics
The Wall Street Journal reports: Six years after the recession ended, the nation’s birthrate has begun to climb again. For every 1,000 women of childbearing age last year, there were 62.9 births, up from 62.5 births in 2013, according to data released Wednesday by… Read More
Don’t Repeat Mitt Romney’s Mistake on Immigration
As deputy campaign manager of Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential bid, I saw first-hand how the rhetoric on immigration during the GOP primary, from all of the candidates, painted our party in a negative light and came back to bite us in the general election. Sunday on “Meet the Press,” Gov. Read More
Mayor Kasim Reed Celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month by Launching Office of Immigrant Affairs and New Welcoming Atlanta Website
ATLANTA – Mayor Kasim Reed announced the new Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Welcoming Atlanta website (www.welcomingatlanta.com) today as the City of Atlanta celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month. The Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Welcoming Atlanta website are two of the twenty recommendations put forth by the Welcoming… Read More
House GOP members for immigration reform persevere
The small-but-determined cohort of House Republicans fighting for immigration reform is down but not out. Despite recent setbacks, Republicans who support a pathway to legal status say they’re “absolutely” lobbying their conservative colleagues and there’s more support for reform in their caucus than meets the eye. Though the House narrowly… Read More
Attracting Immigrants Grows Our Economy
We can all be glad that unemployment recently fell to 5.4 percent. But the reality is that consistent economic growth remains elusive. Fortunately, the country has an untapped source of economic growth potential, and that is the many creative, industrious and motivated immigrants in our country. The United States has… Read More
Polling and Focus Group Analysis Shows Cost of Opposing Immigration Reform in the 2016 Election
New York, NY —The New American Economy and Burning Glass Consulting today released new polling and focus group results analyzing the impact of candidate positions in support of or opposition to immigration reform in both the 2016 presidential primary and general elections. The poll and focus groups show that… Read More
Immigrants Held for Days in Freezing, Unsanitary Cells File Class-Action Lawsuit
Washington D.C. — Tucson Sector Border Patrol holds men, women, and children in freezing, overcrowded, and filthy cells for extended periods of time in violation of the U.S. Constitution, a group of legal organizations allege in a class-action lawsuit filed Monday. The class-action suit, which was filed on behalf of two people… Read More
North Carolina’s Immigrant Population Demonstrates Financial Power Amid Rapid Growth
North Carolina’s immigrant populace emphasizes the financial power of non-native residents via their vital contributions to the state’s economy, according to a report commissioned by the North Carolina Justice Center. The immigrant population of North Carolina quintupled from 1990 to 2013, and those numbers mimicked… Read More
Carl Sobocinski: Focus on immigration reform
Tourism is the backbone of South Carolina’s economy. Generating $18 billion in annual revenue during some of the worst economic times in American history, the Palmetto state is finally on pace to have a record 2015! Thanks in part to an economy that has stabilized and dropping fuel prices, we’ll… Read More
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