The Business Plan for American Revival
Wall Street Journal November 13, 2012 Four years ago, it was said that the incoming Obama administration aspired to the dynamic that existed in Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet, where former competitors and antagonists came together to help the country through the Civil War. If Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “Team of Rivals”… Read More
Council Commends Latest Ruling Allowing Immigration Judges to Consider Evidence of Hardship
Washington, D.C.—Last Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a unanimous ruling that will allow Immigration Judges to exercise discretion in cases involving lawful permanent residents (LPRs)… Read More
Immigration Reform Should Be Priority: HuffPost/YouGov Poll
Huff Post Politics November 12, 2012 More than two-thirds of Americans believe immigration reform should be a priority during President Barack Obama’s second term, according to a HuffPost/YouGov poll released Monday. The figures show growing momentum for immigration reform, which Democrats and Republicans alike have said they hope to… Read More
Towards an Intelligent Immigration Policy
National Review Online November 12, 2012 Over the past few years, some in the conservative movement have allowed a legitimate concern over border security to become conflated with anti-immigration politics. As the recent election shows, this confusion threatens to saddle the Republican party with a losing platform that will… Read More
Brain Drain: Why We’re Driving Immigrant Talent Overseas
Huffington Post November 9, 2012 Asaf Darash, an Israeli entrepreneur, was putting his 18-month-old son to bed when he received the news he had been dreading. He had applied to renew his temporary visa back in April. It was now the middle of September, a few weeks away from… Read More
Immigration Reform Gets a Boost
The Hill November 9, 2012 The results of Tuesday’s election did not change the structural environment in Washington – voters chose to reelect President Obama and return a Democratic majority to the Senate and a Republican majority to the House of Representatives. Most of the same players will return… Read More
Selling Massive High Skill Immigration with GOP Talking Points
Forbes November 10, 2012 Let me try, very very quickly to put the case for high-skilled immigration into current GOP rhetoric: high-skilled immigration is importing more makers. If you see the country as approximately divided this way, and believe that the greater proportion of takers we have the worse… Read More
Silicon Valley’s second-term wish list
The Washington Post November 8, 2012 Silicon Valley contributed more to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign than Wall Street and Hollywood, according to a Nov. 3 San Francisco Chronicle report. The Valley contributed $14.7 million compared to $14.5 million from New York City and $6.3 million from the Beverly… Read More
The Political Inevitability of Immigration Reform
Bloomberg Businessweek November 8, 2012 Having helped power President Barack Obama to victory over Mitt Romney, Hispanic voters are suddenly the “it” demographic in U.S. politics. Hispanics made up 10 percent of the total vote and gave Obama almost three votes for every one earned by Romney. Obama may… Read More
By Reelecting Barack Obama, the American People Have Demanded Comprehensive Immigration Reform
The Huffington Post November 8, 2012 American voters chose to renew their contract with a President whose vision of economic vitality involves three distinct pillars — innovation, education and rebuilding of America’s infrastructure. Nearly two years ago, during his 2011 State of the Union address, Mr. Obama, speaking eloquently… Read More
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