Patent Pending: How Immigrants are Reinventing the American Economy
“Patent Pending: How Immigrants Are Reinventing The American Economy” examines the contribution of foreign-born inventors to the American economy. From more efficient ways to purify seawater to metals that can be molded like plastic, the report highlights several immigrant inventors behind some of the most cutting-edge technologies. These foreign-born… Read More
Press Release: New Study Reveals Immigrants Are Behind More Than Three-Quarters of Patents From Top Ten Patent-Producing American Universities
90 Presidents of Leading U.S. Universities Call on the White House and Congress to Pass Legislation to Keep Top International Graduates in America to Create Jobs New Poll Shows Support Across the Political Spectrum for Providing Green Cards to International STEM Graduate Students of American… Read More
Obama, Romney: Immigration Reform Needed for Growth
Washington Post June 24, 2012 President Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney spoke a day apart at a conference for Latino elected officials last week, both framing immigration reform as an necessity to spur economic growth. For Romney, the speech before the National Association of Latino Elected and… Read More
Supreme Court Limits Arizona’s Overreach on Immigration, Leaves Door Open to Future Challenges
Washington D.C. – In a blow to the state anti-immigration movement, the Supreme Court ruled today that the authority to enforce immigration laws rests squarely with the federal government, limiting the role that states may play in crafting state-level answers to immigration enforcement. By a 5-3 margin, the Court struck… Read More
Opinion: Time is Ripe for Farmworker Visa Program
Los Angeles Times June 22, 2012 Every harvest season, U.S. produce growers have a narrow window in which the success of an entire year’s work is dependent on human labor. With some crops, this window is only a few days. But finding a secure, reliable workforce to bring in… Read More
North Star Cities are a Beacon of Leadership in Democracy
Minnesota 2020 June 21, 2012 Democratic principles and institutions, harnessing the energy, ambition and talent of immigrants, have always been one of the main drivers of the U.S. economy. At this time, when the U.S. is losing its position of preeminence, other nations are following our success formula while… Read More
In Speech, Romney Takes Softer Tone on Immigration
The New York Times June 21, 2012 Mitt Romney on Thursday offered what he called a strategy for “bipartisan and long-term immigration reform” in an address to a convention of Latino elected officials in Florida. In the speech, which also touched on the economy, Mr. Romney dropped the confrontational… Read More
Asian Arrival: How STEM Demand Led to a Massive Shift in Immigration
The Washington Post June 21, 2012 The Pew Research Center’s recent study concluding that the number of Asian immigrants moving to the United States now exceeds the number of Latinos hardly seems surprising to me or many of my fellow immigration attorneys. My law firm, Wildes & Weinberg P.C.,… Read More
Sen. Moran: Jobs can’t wait
The Emporia Gazette June 21, 2012 The Kansans I talk to every week back home want to know how Congress is going to address our country’s economic challenges and help create jobs for Americans. But in Washington, “conventional wisdom” says Congress does little during an election year. With 40… Read More
How America Can Get More Start-Up Talent
The Atlantic June 21, 2012 During the past month, a handful of Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate reached across the partisan divide to introduce the Startup Act 2.0, a bill to promote entrepreneurship and create jobs in the United States by easing restrictions on immigration. It’s… Read More
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