FWD.us and New American Economy Host #iCodeImmigration in NYC
Leading Entrepreneurs, Investors, Technologists, and Policy Experts Will Discuss the Critical Need for Immigration Reform New York, NY – FWD.us will join with New American Economy (NAE) to host #iCodeImmigration events in cities across the country premiering in New York City on Monday, April 21, 2014 at… Read More
An immigrant’s plea for reform
Moving from Denmark to Butler County in the early spring of 2006 was a difficult transition. My wife and I uprooted our two young children and left family and friends. However, we moved for an excellent opportunity. The Danish firm I work for, IceTech International, a world leader in manufacturing… Read More
#iCodeImmigration: Accelerating Immigration Reform
Some of America’s most innovative, fastest growing companies continue to face challenges because of our country’s broken immigration system. Whether it’s a foreign-born entrepreneur trying to launch his company in America or a CEO who can’t hire the talent she needs to grow her start-up, inaction on immigration reform is… Read More
My view: Immigration reform just makes sense, it’s time to get it done
While Utah may not be widely known as a manufacturing state, that industry is actually one of the backbones of our state’s economy. The manufacturing sector generates 13 percent of our annual gross domestic product at $14.5 billion. In a United States Chamber of Commerce study of the most enterprising… Read More
SW Ohio Business Leaders & Immigrant Entrepreneurs Meet with Congressman Steve Chabot to Discuss Immigration Reform
CINCINNATI, OHIO – A group of influential business executives from Southwest Ohio met with Congressman Steve Chabot, (OH-01) earlier today to discuss the issues they are facing when it comes to America’s dysfunctional immigration system. The leaders, who come from industries including aerospace engineering, high-performance manufacturing, and nursery & gardening,… Read More
Immigration reform: It’s time to get it done
While Utah may not be widely known as a manufacturing state, that industry is actually one of the backbones of our state’s economy. The manufacturing sector generates 13 percent of our annual gross domestic product at $14.5 billion. In a United States Chamber of Commerce study of the most enterprising… Read More
It’s All About Talent – Immigration Reform
As a venture capitalist, I spend my time thinking about talent. Who are the best people in the world to invest in? How do I help them attract the best people in the world to team with them to build their companies into massive successes from scratch? That is why… Read More
Statement on U.S. Government Exhausting Supply of H-1B Visas in Less Than A Week
Following the announcement by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that they had run out of their annual allotment of H-1B visas, New American Economy Chairman John Feinblatt issued the following statement: “It took less than a week to hit the existing cap on visas for high-skilled… Read More
Natorp: We need immigrant workers
Ken Natorp is chairman of W.A. Natorp Corp. In 1916, my grandfather, William A. Natorp, a German immigrant and horticulture student, placed an advertisement in a Cincinnati flower shop window for landscape services. In a short time, he realized he could not get the quality of plants he needed for… Read More
So many hotels, so few employees
As plans for more hotels continue to emerge on the Houston scene, some experts are asking how will we staff them, especially when you take into account current immigration laws that don’t provide visas for immigrants to work in the hospitality industry. While work visas are often available for certain… Read More
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