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Commentary: Time To Act On The DREAM
Virginia Connection Newspapers October 10, 2012 Congress needs to act on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, or the DREAM Act, as soon as it reconvenes after the elections. The act which was first introduced in 2001 would provide a path to citizenship for people brought to this country at a very […]
Read MorePresidential Debates: Brought to You by an Immigrant
Millions of Americans will tune into tonight’s vice-presidential debate, but few will know the origins of the presidential debate process. While we’ve come to think of these debates as a way to learn more about the candidates vying for our votes, the idea of holding public debates, like so many other great American ideas, can […]
Read MoreReport Reveals DREAM Act Passage Could Inject Billions Into Economy
Examiner.com October 10, 2012 The much-debated and as yet unrealized federal DREAM Act, a proposed law that would provide a path to legal residency status for some young undocumented immigrants, brought to this country as children, would add $329 billion to the U.S. economy and create 1.4 million new jobs by 2030. These findings are […]
Read MoreU.S. Immigration Policy Hurts U.S. Economy
St. Louis Beacon October 9, 2012 Immigration policy is a hot button topic, especially in an election year. One aspect of current policy that is not getting much political attention is the fact that our current policy is driving immigrant entrepreneurs away. It has long been recognized that new businesses are a prime source of […]
Read MoreLaws Steer Immigrants Away From Starting U.S. Businesses, Study Finds
National Journal October 10, 2012 Strict U.S. laws are sending cues to high-skilled immigrants that the United States is not a place to start a business, driving the best and the brightest out of the country, some immigration and business advocates have warned. Now, a new study has found that immigrant-run high-tech companies have either […]
Read MoreThe Immigrant Exodus: Why Washington Needs to Listen
Council on Foreign Relations October 10, 2012 I had the pleasure of hosting an event last week for Vivek Wadhwa to discuss his important and troubling new book, The Immigrant Exodus. Wadhwa, an entrepreneur turned scholar, has done more than anyone else to call attention to the critical role that immigrants played in the rise […]
Read MoreKansans Push for Kobach Recall
Activists in Kansas are mounting a campaign to recall the state’s Secretary of State and notorious immigration restrictionist Kris Kobach. According to the Associated Press, there is a movement to collect signatures to recall him. For months, several groups have held rallies and press conferences, accusing Kobach of spending too much time working on his […]
Read MoreSupreme Court Case Highlights Cruel Intersection of Immigration and Drug Laws
Tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a complicated immigration case involving how courts should determine whether a crime qualifies as an “aggravated felony.” Once the legal clutter is set aside, however, the case provides a clear example of how our nation’s immigration laws often fail to account for the most basic considerations […]
Read MoreBasu: Immigrants Offer Solutions to Employers in Midwest
Des Moines Register October 6, 2012 What do an Ottumwa pork producer, a North Dakota conveyor-belt manufacturer and an Ohio shooting victim have in common? All were approaching a do-or-die point, and all got through it because of immigrants. Cargill Meat Solutions (then called Excel Pork) wanted to expand and add 200 pork-processing jobs in […]
Read MoreSteve Case on Fixing the Visa System
Entrepreneur October 8, 2012 Last month, while having breakfast with a group of entrepreneurs in Chapel Hill, N.C., I met Deepak — a young, up-and-coming star in the Research Triangle’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Deepak hopes to grow his health-care startup, create good-paying jobs and enable people from around the world to live longer, healthier lives by […]
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