Foreign Inventors Dominate Patents Awarded to Top Research Universities
The Business Review June 27, 2012 More than 76 percent of the patents awarded to the nation’s top 10 research universities last year had a foreign-born scientist listed as an inventor. That’s according to the Partnership for a New American Economy, which analyzed 1,500 patents awarded in 2011 to… Read More
Increased Immigration Benefits our Job Market
Daily Wildcat June 26, 2012 Immigration continues to be a controversial topic of debate in this country. The Supreme Court upheld the most controversial part of Arizona’s immigrant enforcement law Monday, permitting both state and local police with probable cause to ask those they stop for proof of legal… Read More
Allow International Grads to Remain in U.S., Brodhead Says
Duke Today June 26, 2012 Duke President Richard Brodhead and the heads of more than 75 other leading American research universities called Tuesday on the White House and Congress to work together to provide top international graduates with a clear path to a green card, enabling them to stay… Read More
Foreign Inventors Help Lead U.S. University Patents: Study
The Huffington Post June 26, 2012 When President Obama announced a temporary halt to the deportation of young undocumented immigrants, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) slammed the move, arguing it would do further harm to an already weak job market. New research shows that may not be the case. More… Read More
Issues with Immigration at Universities
The Examiner June 26, 2012 Presidents of colleges from across the nation joined together in penning a letter to President Obama and leaders in Congress Tuesday calling for an easier way to obtained U.S. citizenship for foreign students. There were more than 100 signatures on the petition from university… Read More
The Romney-Obama Immigration Plan, in One Chart
The Washington Post June 26, 2012 President Obama and Mitt Romney have made much of their differences on illegal immigration. But their positions on legal immigration are much the same, particularly when it comes to high-skill immigrants. Both want to grant permanent residency to foreign students who receive degrees… Read More
US Turning Away Talent Needed for Innovation: Report
Smart Planet June 26, 2012 A new study reports that 76% of patents from America’s top 10 patent-generating universities in 2011 had a foreign-born inventor. However, many of the innovators are restricted from staying within the US to build new enterprises. That’s the gist of a new report, “Patent… Read More
U.S. Desperately Needs Immigrants And A Strategy To Get The Right Ones
Forbes June 26, 2012 President Obama’s recent “do it myself” immigration reform plan, predictably dissed by conservatives and nativists, reveals just how clueless the nation’s leaders are about demographics. Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on Arizona’s immigration crackdown also broke down along predictable lines, with both parties claiming ideological victories. Read More
Slutsky: Anti-Immigrant Laws Harm Economy
Newsday New York June 26, 2012 It’s far away from the steps of the Supreme Court, but in many ways it’s just as relevant to the debate over immigration, the economy and laws like Arizona’s SB 1070. When Alfred Peña teaches cha-cha, rumba and samba classes at Rhythmology, his… Read More
University Leaders Urge Washington to Move on Immigration Reform
“As leaders of universities educating the creators of tomorrow’s scientific breakthroughs, we call on you to address a critical threat to America’s preeminence as a global center of innovation and prosperity: our inability under current United States immigration policy to retain and benefit from many of the top minds educated… Read More
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