Migrants Keep Small-Business Faith
Wall Street Journal June 13, 2012 Immigrants are more inclined to own small businesses than native-born Americans and are increasingly opening shop in areas beyond the major cities in which they have traditionally settled, a trend that is energizing local economies and reshaping communities. Immigrants accounted for 18% of… Read More
Minnesota Business and Labor Unite on Need for Immigration Reform
Twin Cities Daily Planet June 12, 2012 What can bring the SEIU, UFCW Local 1189, UNITE HERE Local 17 together with Ecolab, Cargill, Carlson Companies and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce? They’re all on the same page, signed on to a joint statement supporting immigration reform now. Also on… Read More
Minnesota Business Leaders say Immigration Leads to Economic Growth
Minnesota Public Radio June 12, 2012 Top executives of three of Minnesota’s biggest employers share their views on immigration reform and the future of the workplace at a panel discussion by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce on June 8, 2012. Panel members included Jeremy Robbins,Partnership for a New American… Read More
Immigration: Something Has Got To Change
Forbes June 12, 2012 It doesn’t matter where one is born. It’s about winning. And, the competition is for talent. We have written about the need for immigration reform before. We noted that immigration reform has been a pet peeve of former General Electric chief Jack Welch. This last… Read More
VIDEO: Global Lessons: The GPS Roadmap for Making Immigration Work
VIDEO: Global Lessons: The GPS Roadmap for Making Immigration Work CNN June 11, 2012 CNN’s Fareed Zakaria takes an in-depth look at Japan, Europe and Canada’s immigration and explores possible U.S. solutions by Partnership for a New American Economy Co-Chair New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Kansas Secretary… Read More
Citizenship for Sale: Foreign Investors Flock to U.S.
CNNMoney June 11, 2012 Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin drew public ire last month following the revelation that he had renounced his U.S. citizenship, a move widely seen as a tax dodge. But thousands of wealthy foreigners are lining up to replace him, making investments here and putting themselves on… Read More
Immigration Lessons for the U.S. from Around the World
CNN June 10, 2012 Immigrants founded America hundreds of years ago, coming to the promised land in search of freedom and opportunity, in pursuit of the American dream. Today, many Americans see immigrants as a danger to that dream. They worry that immigrants are taking their jobs, using government… Read More
Where Creators Are Welcome
The Economist June 9, 2012 MOST governments say they want to encourage entrepreneurs. Yet when foreigners with ideas come knocking, they slam doors in their faces. America, surprisingly, is one of the worst offenders. It has no specific visa for foreigners who wish to create new companies. It does… Read More
Let the Job-Creators In
The Economist June 9, 2012 BOTH political parties in America claim to love entrepreneurs. Barack Obama waxes lyrical about “a society that empowers the inventor and the innovator; where men and women can take a chance on a dream.” Mitt Romney, who once started a company himself, says much… Read More
New Bill Aims to Ease Immigration for Scientists, Engineers
Kansas City infoZine June 8, 2012 The ticket to a better economy and higher employment rate in the United States is to issue more visas to foreign experts in math and science, House lawmakers say. Washington, D.C. – infoZine – Scripps Howard Foundation Wire – A new bill aims… Read More
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