New Report Shows Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act
“The Economic Benefits of the DREAM Act,” a joint report by the Partnership for a New American Economy and the Center for American Progress, shows how passing the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act, will boost the U.S. economy and create jobs for American… Read More
Issue Brief: Immigration
CBS News October 1, 2012 THE ELECTORAL ISSUE: America’s immigration policy does not attract and retain high-skilled immigrants and it does not address the fate of the estimated 11.5 million undocumented immigrants living here. THE CHALLENGE: How to secure the border, manage undocumented immigrants and admit immigrant workers of… Read More
DREAM Act Supporters Discuss Study On Economic Impact
NY1 October 1, 2012 A national report by the Center for American Progress & the Partnership for a New American Economy shows the nation’s fiscal health would improve, if more than 2.1 million eligible undocumented youth or DREAMers are granted legal status by passing the Dream Act. Click… Read More
Report: Texas Should Let In All The Immigrants
Beaumont Enterprise October 1, 2012 ‘Cause it would be big fat giant money. Our humble leader, Rick Perry, is all about the Benjamins. And the passage of the DREAM ACT would be an immediate boon to our bottom line. According to a joint report by the progressive Center for… Read More
Report: Approving DREAM Act Would Boost Arizona’s Economy
Cronkite News October 1, 2012 WASHINGTON – Arizona could add more than 83,000 jobs and see an additional $18.4 billion in economic activity by 2030 if the DREAM Act was approved, a new report claims. The Arizona impact is just part of the $329 billion in economic activity that… Read More
Microsoft: ‘To Fill 6,000 jobs, We’ll Pay $10K Per Visa’
The Register September 28, 2012 Microsoft has entered the US immigration debate with a novel proposal for expanding the number of visas available for foreign techies: have companies pay the government a good chunk of change for an expanded number of them. Redmond’s general counsel Brad Smith, speaking on… Read More
DREAM Act Would Boost Economy, Think Tank Says
USA Today October 1, 2012 If illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children were given legal status, their improved access to college and better jobs would add $329 billion and 1.4 million jobs to the nation’s economy over two decades, according to a report set for release today. Read More
Dream Act Would Add $18.4B To Arizona Economy, Report Says
Phoenix Business Journal October 1, 2012 The Dream Act, a federal bill that would grant a pathway to legal status to about 90,000 undocumented youths in Arizona, would add $18.4 billion to the state’s economy and create 84,000 new jobs by 2030, according to a study released today by… Read More
Fifth Circuit Joins Other Courts in Holding That Immigrants Can Pursue Cases From Outside the United States
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected the government’s ongoing attempt to bar noncitizens from seeking reopening and reconsideration of their cases from outside the United States. Ruling in two companion cases, the court found that the “departure bar”—a regulation barring noncitizens from pursuing their… Read More
Crovitz: Washington’s New Twist on Human Sacrifice
Wall Street Journal September 30, 2012 In the 1990s, just before the handover of Hong Kong to China, there was a going-away lunch for the Canadian consul general. When I entered the venue, I thought it must be the wrong place. The hundreds of ethnic Chinese gathered for the… Read More
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