New Immigration Policy May Help Arizona Economy
The Examiner June 16, 2012 On June 15, CNN’s John King mentioned Arizona when discussing impacts of President Obama’s policy change, which stops deportation of immigrants younger than 30, who meet certain criteria. There are the usual controversies over Presidential authority and election year tactics; but what should be… Read More
H1-B Visa Quotas Greatly Restrain Small Business Expansion
Forbes June 17, 2012 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) announced this week that it had filled its annual H-1B visa quota for foreign high-skilled workers. The announcement comes about five months earlier than last year, signaling that U.S. businesses are expanding again. But many companies must now wait… Read More
Business Forum: How Immigration Can Create Jobs
Star Tribune June 17, 2012 Many of our state’s largest companies were founded by immigrants. So why aren’t we more welcoming? What has made this country great is its rich heritage of people coming together from all nations. Even though the country faces high unemployment, now is not the… Read More
Murdoch, Bloomberg Applaud Obama Immigration Order
Los Angeles Times June 15, 2012 President Obama’s decision to allow some young illegal immigrants to work legally in the United States drew applause from business leaders across the political spectrum. Business leaders have long argued that the United States’ current immigration policy makes the country less competitive. Rupert… Read More
We Need More Highly Skilled Workers
The Patriot Post June 15, 2012 Can the federal government adequately predict exactly how many mathematicians, engineers, biochemists, and inventors the United States will need twenty years in the future? I doubt many of us would answer yes. Yet, federal immigration policy does exactly that in allotting work visas… Read More
California Leads U.S. in Immigrant Entrepreneurship, Study Finds
Los Angeles Times June 15, 2012 When Gloria Suen opened a retail shop in Chinatown, she and her sister knew so little English they could barely decipher the rules and regulations that govern small businesses. But she asked advice from anyone who would listen and persevered. “In those days,… Read More
U.S. Must Tap ‘Best and Brightest’ Immigrants to Thrive in Today’s Global Economy
Juneau Empire June 15, 2012 The United States is a nation of immigrants bound together by the American ideals of individual freedom and responsibility and driven by the limitless opportunities of free enterprise. These powerful draws of freedom and opportunity have brought the world’s best and brightest to our… Read More
The Economy Needs More High Skilled Immigrants
Forbes June 15, 2012 Over at the Atlantic I have an articleco-written with economist Noah Smith arguing for more high skilled immigration. We discuss reasons why everyone should support this, and reasons why conservatives and liberals each should support it as well. We hope that it says something about… Read More
Dream Come True: Obama Administration Announces Relief for DREAMers
Washington. D.C. – The American Immigration Council applauds today’s announcement by the Obama administration that it will grant deferred action to undocumented youth who were brought to the United States as small children and who have been raised and educated in communities around the country. Today’s announcement builds on the… Read More
Immigrants Outpacing the General Population in Owning Small Businesses: Study
New York Daily News June 14, 2012 They’re coming to America – and starting businesses. Immigrant entrepreneurship is on the rise both in New York City and across the country, with immigrants owning a disproportionately large number of small businesses, according to a just released study from the Fiscal… Read More
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