How immigration reform might also spur young Americans to study math, science

How immigration reform might also spur young Americans to study math, science

Christian Science Monitor June 8, 2013 By David Grant Tucked into immigration reform legislation in both chambers of Congress are little-noticed measures that could pump hundreds of millions of dollars into cultivating a new generation of American students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (or STEM). Such a… Read More

Lawsuit Seeks to Learn How Government Responds to Complaints of Misconduct by Immigration Judges

Lawsuit Seeks to Learn How Government Responds to Complaints of Misconduct by Immigration Judges

Washington, DC – The public has a right to know whether the government adequately investigates and resolves complaints alleging misconduct by immigration judges, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) said in a lawsuit filed today in federal district court in Washington, D.C. The lawsuit, filed under the Freedom of Information… Read More

Why VCs and Foreign Founders Want the ‘Entrepreneur Visa’

Why VCs and Foreign Founders Want the ‘Entrepreneur Visa’

Wall Street Journal June 5, 2013 Immigration challenges plague foreign entrepreneurs who want to build startups in the U.S. Beyond worrying about individual visa status, a founder has to worry about tax laws in the U.S., and for example, predict how a requirement to repatriate proceeds may impact a company’s… Read More

Senate Floor Debate Must Maintain Spirit of Compromise

Senate Floor Debate Must Maintain Spirit of Compromise

Washington D.C. – Today, the long-awaited opportunity to reform the country’s dysfunctional immigration system moves one step closer to reality as the full Senate begins consideration of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act. The Senate Judiciary Committee set a high standard for civility and… Read More

Silicon Valley execs share personal immigration woes at virtual #iMarch

Silicon Valley execs share personal immigration woes at virtual #iMarch

Peninsula Press May 24, 2013 By Anna Li Silicon Valley is famous for drawing talented engineers and highly skilled workers to technology corporations and startups. A large number of these workers are foreigners who find well-paid jobs but face immigration barriers to staying in the United States. And, this week, those… Read More

A Visa That Creates U.S. Jobs?

A Visa That Creates U.S. Jobs?

EBN The biggest criticism of the US government’s H1-B visa program is that it takes high-tech jobs away from deserving US citizens. A new visa proposal could actually have the opposite effect: It may create jobs in the US. A so-called “entrepreneur’s visa” would allow foreign citizens who start new… Read More

These Three Facts Prove That America Needs More Immigrants

These Three Facts Prove That America Needs More Immigrants

Business Insider  May 22, 2013 By Somesh Dash   America finally has an opportunity to establish a sensible immigration policy in the coming months. The effects of the policy will have far reaching ramifications in terms of both economic and social implications for the country in years to come. Read More

Press Release: New Report By Partnership for a New American Economy and the Center for Global Development Shows that U.S. Agriculture Industry Deeply Depnds on Foreign Agriculture Workers who Fill Jobs that Americans Will Not

Press Release: New Report By Partnership for a New American Economy and the Center for Global Development Shows that U.S. Agriculture Industry Deeply Depnds on Foreign Agriculture Workers who Fill Jobs that Americans Will Not

Analysis of North Carolina Farm Industry Finds that Foreign Workers Annually Add Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to the Economy, Creating Jobs for Americans Across the State’s Economy Even During Highest Levels of Unemployment, Few Americans Would Take These Farm Jobs, Far Fewer Would Stay… Read More

Press Release: Partnership for a New American Economy, Organizing for Action and Republicans for Immigration Reform Kick off the Largest-Ever Virtual March on Washington

Press Release: Partnership for a New American Economy, Organizing for Action and Republicans for Immigration Reform Kick off the Largest-Ever Virtual March on Washington

Two-Day “March for Innovation” Brings Together Leaders from Politics, Business, Tech, Sports, Media and Entertainment to Push for Bipartisan Comprehensive Immigration Reform Supporters Include Michael Bloomberg, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cory Booker, Arianna Huffington, Condoleezza Rice, Steve Case, Russell Simmons, and Carlos Gutierrez www.MarchForInnovation.com The… Read More

Senate Judiciary Committee Votes to Pass Immigration Bill on to Full Senate

Senate Judiciary Committee Votes to Pass Immigration Bill on to Full Senate

Mark-Up Characterized by Transparency and Bipartisan Cooperation Washington D.C. – Today, on a bipartisan vote of 13 to 5, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, out of the committe and on to the Senate floor for… Read More

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