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Immigration Reform Touted as Way to Close Skills Gap
WUWM News – Milwaukee Public Radio November 2, 2012 We conclude our Project Milwaukee series Friday on the skills gap. One solution some business people have suggested is immigration reform. For instance, a company owner told WUWM’s LaToya Dennis that he would have an easier time filling jobs, if the U.S. would grant permanent residency […]
Read MoreWho’s Hiring? An Inside Out View of High Unemployment
Yahoo! Finance November 2, 2012 The latest snapshot of the U.S. labor market, as seen in the October employment report, underscores the current jobs crisis in America. The unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9% from 7.8% in the prior month, and 171,000 payrolls were added to the workforce. While these are solid numbers compared to […]
Read MoreImmigrant Workers Likely to Play Big Role in Post-Sandy Reconstruction
Hurricane Sandy may be gone, but the monumental task of reconstruction remains. In New Jersey and New York in particular, thousands of workers will be needed to rebuild or restore roads, homes, and office buildings damaged or destroyed by the storm. If history is any guide, many of those workers will be immigrants, and many […]
Read MoreEconomist Calls For Complete Reform Of US Immigration System
Workpermit.com November 1, 2012 An economist has advised the United States government to increase immigration quotas in order to revive the economy. Charles Kenny, a fellow at the Center for Global Development and the New America Foundation, says that the US needs more unskilled migrants to work in agriculture and other sectors. It also needs […]
Read MoreUS Lags in Race for Tech Talent
The Epoch Times November 1, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO—From all appearances, Silicon Valley is booming, but it’s a deceptive image. The sources of innovation that have always powered the Valley are seeping away, taking with them the lifeblood of a giant technology wealth machine. A steady stream of immigrant innovators are saying good-bye to America and […]
Read MoreInnovative Immigrants
The New York Times November 1, 2012 Some 70 million immigrants have come to America since the first colonists arrived. The role their labor has played in economic development is widely understood. Much less familiar is the extent to which their remarkable innovations have driven American prosperity. Indeed, while both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney […]
Read MoreWhy My Colleagues In Congress Shouldn’t Wait On Immigration Reform
TechCrunch October 31, 2012 In Washington, D.C., conventional wisdom says nothing gets done during an election year – and thus far Congress and the President have proven that wisdom correct. With more than 23 million Americans unemployed, elected officials have been more concerned with keeping their own jobs than with getting Americans back to work. […]
Read MoreImmigrant from Nepal Named U.S. Army’s Soldier of the Year
Immigrants have served with honor in the U.S. armed forces since the Revolutionary War. But in what is believed to be a first, the Army has crowned as its top soldier and an enlistee who was not a U.S. citizen at birth.
Read MoreDREAM Act Youths Might Be Worth Billions To Texas
San Antonio Express-News October 30, 2012 The hundreds of thousands of illegal U.S. immigrants who would be eligible for the DREAM Act could generate billions of dollars. A study this month by the Center for American Progress and the Partnership for a New American Economy — a bipartisan group of U.S. mayors and business leaders […]
Read MoreCould DACA Have Happened Without Public Engagement at USCIS?
Approximately two months after the program opened, nearly 200,000 individuals have submitted requests for grants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) imitative. It’s still too early to assess the overall success of the program or evaluate the grant rates, but it isn’t too early to take note of the important role that preparation […]
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