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Business Insider: America needs immigrant entrepreneurs
You may not know his name but Andy Bechtolsheim is one of the giants of American technology. Born in post-World War II Germany, he’s always been a natural inventor and entrepreneur. “I spent a lot of time building things,” he’s said of his rural boyhood. Unlike most kids, he was taking apart and reassembling radios at the […]
Read MoreMore Immigrants are Dying in Detention, and the Government Wants More Facilities
The Administration’s efforts to massively expand immigration detention in the United States are already evident in Texas, where a for-profit prison company is building the largest complex in the country to detain immigrants—and taxpayers are footing the bill. The Geo Group, a for-profit, private prison corporation, has begun constructing a $110 million, 1,100-bed facility in […]
Read MoreThe RAISE Act
The Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act (RAISE Act) or S. 354 would mark a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. immigration system. It would significantly reduce levels of legal immigration to the United States.
Read MoreOne Cost of Cutting Back on Less-Skilled Immigration: Potential Business Creation
There are few aspects of immigrants and their contributions to the U.S. economy that get more attention than their high levels of entrepreneurship. As our past research has noted, immigrants are more than twice as likely as the U.S.-born population to found their own businesses. This phenomenon has been vital to our economy in recent […]
Read MoreOne Cost of Cutting Back on Less-Skilled Immigration: Potential Business Creation
There are few aspects of immigrants and their contributions to the U.S. economy that get more attention than their high levels of entrepreneurship. As our past research has noted, immigrants are more than twice as likely as the U.S.-born population to found their own businesses. This phenomenon has been vital to our economy in recent […]
Read MoreData Shows Prosecutorial Discretion Grinds to a Halt in Immigration Courts
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last month that it now has hired 326 immigration judges, 53 more judges than July 2016, yet during that time the immigration court backlog has grown. According to new data released by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) the reason for this may be due to the fact that […]
Read MoreNew Research Shows Immigrants Are More Likely to Move for a Job in Four Key Industries
When Emmanuel Barias, a Philippines-born doctor with U.S. residency training, decided he wanted to practice in the United States, he turned to an initiative specifically designed to meet the needs of rural America. The Conrad 30 Waiver Program allows foreign doctors to remain in the country after completing their residencies if they agree to practice […]
Read MoreNew Research Shows Immigrants Are More Likely to Move for a Job in Four Key Industries
When Emmanuel Barias, a Philippines-born doctor with U.S. residency training, decided he wanted to practice in the United States, he turned to an initiative specifically designed to meet the needs of rural America. The Conrad 30 Waiver Program allows foreign doctors to remain in the country after completing their residencies if they agree to practice […]
Read MoreInternational Entrepreneur Rule: What Might It Mean for U.S. Workers?
As last year’s election proved, one of the leading concerns for many Americans is the country’s rate of job creation. Although the economy has experienced slow but steady growth in the last several years—and now is near full employment—more than one in five adults in the prime of their working years were not in the […]
Read MoreInternational Entrepreneur Rule: What Might It Mean for U.S. Workers?
As last year’s election proved, one of the leading concerns for many Americans is the country’s rate of job creation. Although the economy has experienced slow but steady growth in the last several years—and now is near full employment—more than one in five adults in the prime of their working years were not in the […]
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