Congress needs to act with urgency to fix badly broken immigration system
Everyone in Congress agrees that we have an unsustainable immigration crisis. This crisis includes porous borders, poor visa expiration controls, and a labor quota system that does not respond to the labor and production needs of our economy and is, in fact, detrimental to our country in its current state. Read More
Call for Reform with Grover Norquist
In coordination with The Partnership for a New American Economy, Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, will moderate a series of calls with prominent conservative leaders from across the country talking about the need to fix our broken immigration system. ————— February 16, 2015 Prominent Republican donors Spencer Zwick, Mike Fernandez,… Read More
Understanding ICE’s Release of Immigrants with Criminal Convictions
Washington D.C. – Understanding the complexities of immigration law and its intersection with criminal law is not easy. Over the past month, a flood of reports about enforcement policies and deportation data have compounded the confusion. Some of these reports were clearly designed to derail genuine and productive… Read More
Tea Party Express Co-Founder Sal Russo Joins Grover Norquist to Address Need for Immigration Reform
New American Economy and Americans for Tax Reform launch monthly call series featuring conservative perspectives on immigration reform New American Economy, Americans for Tax Reform, and Tea Party Express Release Poll Showing Tea Party Voters Want Immigration Reform This Year WASHINGTON DC – Today, Tea… Read More
New Poll: Tea Party Voters Want Immigration Reform This Year
The Partnership for a New American Economy, Americans for Tax Reform, and the Tea Party Express today released a new national survey of 400 Republican Primary voters who identify with the Tea Party movement. The survey found that: Voters want Congress to act on immigration reform this year: 71 percent… Read More
Tea Party Express Co-Founder Backs Immigration Overhaul Efforts
The co-founder of and chief strategist for one of the biggest tea party organizations is coming out in support of overhauling the nation’s immigration laws, a bold statement that could energize advocates and alienate conservatives. Sal Russo of the Tea Party Express broke the news in an op-ed titled… Read More
Conservatives Need to to Fix the Broken U.S. Immigration System
Sal Russo is the co-founder of the Tea Party Express. The U.S. immigration system is flawed and broken. Conservatives should be at the forefront of reform so the law reflects the just interests of the United States, not misty-eyed ideals of some of the liberal do-gooder reformers. What is good… Read More
It’s Time for Immigration Reform
Simply stated, immigration reform is about economic growth. In Washington state alone, if undocumented immigrants followed a path to legal citizenship it would generate more than 12,700 jobs and more than $1.1 billion for the state, according to Regional Economic Models, Inc. Vital industries are facing substantial labor… Read More
The case for a more immigrant-friendly, diverse Cincinnati
This month, the Brandery, a nationally top-10 ranked accelerator located in Over-the-Rhine, hosted a fast-paced roundtable discussion on global talent attraction, immigration reform and the need for a more diverse Cincinnati. The event was part of a national series called #iCodeImmigration: Acceleration Immigration Reform brought together locally by… Read More
Guest Opinion: Reform necessary to encourage immigrant entrepreneurs
Meaningful immigration reform will have a significant impact on job growth and the economy. According to the Kauffman Foundation, immigrants are twice as likely to start a new business as native-born Americans. Unfortunately, our current immigration policies make it exceptionally difficult for foreign entrepreneurs to establish these new businesses. We… Read More
All gifts are matched dollar for dollar
No one should face the immigration system alone