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Tracking the Immigration Agencies’ Actions Amidst Hurricane Sandy
Update (11/2): USCIS has posted this reminder of special services and temporary relief that may be available to individuals affected by Hurricane Sandy, including expedited processing of employment authorization documents and extensions of certain non-immigrant status designations. In its discretion, USCIS will also take it into account requests from individuals who were unable submit evidence […]
Read MoreSupreme Court to Consider Reach of Padilla v. Kentucky
In its landmark decision in Padilla v. Kentucky, the Supreme Court confirmed that criminal defense attorneys have a constitutional obligation to advise their clients if pleading guilty to a particular offense could lead to deportation. On Thursday,* the Justices will consider a follow-up question of critical importance for many immigrants placed in removal proceedings on […]
Read MoreBloomberg View: America’s Real Immigration Crisis
Bloomberg Businessweek October 25, 2012 Immigration policy has barely surfaced in the U.S. general election. The larger picture remains contentious—and unavoidably so.How to deal with 12 million illegal immigrants, most of them productive and otherwise law-abiding residents of long standing? How to make the border more secure and how much weight to give that imperfectly […]
Read MoreImmigration Policy Should Strive For The “City On The Hill,” Not The “Deserted Town”
Open Market October 25, 2012 Opponents of human movement, also known as “immigration,” argue that if the U.S. government stops forcibly preventing foreign-born people from relocating to the United States, the wages of American workers will suffer dramatically. By appealing to economic terms — prices, wages, supply and demand — this argument maintains the illusion […]
Read MorePentagon Advised To Overhaul Science And Tech Hiring
Nextgov October 25, 2012 The Defense Department must overhaul its recruiting and hiring practices and reassess its requirements for security clearances if it expects to effectively compete for critical workers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, according to a report released Thursday by the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. Defense’s management […]
Read MoreImmigrants Play Key Role in Virginia’s Economy
Recent state-level immigration battles are often characterized by a great deal of negative attention and not enough positive information about immigrants living in those states. Unfounded claims about the costs of immigration overlook the benefits and contributions immigrants make to American communities. Fortunately, some organizations are dedicated to pushing back on the negativity and publishing […]
Read MoreAmerica Is Innovation
Forbes October 24, 2012 Our nation is better because we create better. We innovate. We try new things. We risk failure. But when we fail, we pick ourselves up and we try again. We create new business models and they succeed. And then newer models come along and destroy them. One example is television broadcasting, […]
Read MoreImmigration, Science and Technology
Huffington Post October 24, 2012 Immigration has been key to America’s preeminence in science and technology, and yet we’re losing our competitive advantage. The loss of highly skilled immigrants is a serious threat to our global economic leadership — and the jobs that flow from it — and eliminating government obstacles in the way of […]
Read MoreMore Than $775 Billion Generated by Immigrant-Owned Business Activity
Digital Journal October 25, 2012 A recent report from the Partnership for a New American Economy, a bipartisan group of mayors and business leaders that promotes the economic benefits of sensible immigration reform, details the extensive benefits that the U.S. economy gains from businesses owned by immigrants. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who co-founded […]
Read MoreNew Research Casts Doubt Upon “Attrition Through Enforcement”
Contrary to the expectations of anti-immigrant activists, unauthorized immigrants are not leaving the United States and returning home en masse in response to the onslaught of federal, state, and local immigration-enforcement initiatives in recent years. In fact, preliminary evidence indicates that unauthorized immigration to the United States from Mexico may be inching its way upward […]
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