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Twin Cities one of top metro areas hiring highly skilled foreign workers
Minnesota Public Radio August 28, 2012 The Twin Cities is one of the top U.S. metropolitan areas for highly skilled workers with the H-1B visa, according to a recent Brookings Institute Report. This is a visa allowing foreign workers who have at least a bachelors or graduate degree and special knowledge or skills to come […]
Read MoreImmigrant Integration: How Foreign-Born Workers Compare To U.S. Citizens (INFOGRAPHIC)
Huffington Post August 28, 2012 With a growing population, integration of immigrants is becoming increasingly important. According to an Immigration Policy Center report, which drew from Census data, one in eight people in the U.S. is an immigrant. If that doesn’t put things in perspective, think about this: in 2010, the U.S was home to […]
Read MoreDHS Says Safety Before Enforcement in the Face of Hurricane Isaac
Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a joint letter stating that immigration enforcement actions would not take place if Hurricane Isaac puts people’s lives in danger.
Read MoreThe Track-Star Economy
The New Yorker August 27, 2012 If one of the big stories of this year’s Olympics was Team U.S.A.’s return to the top of the medal charts, London also showcased another impressive American feat: we trained many of the best athletes who competed against us. Nearly four hundred Olympians who this year represented other countries […]
Read MoreAdopt an Immigrant Mindset to Advance Your Career
Harvard Business Review August 24, 2012 If you want to remain relevant and advance your career in today’s global marketplace, you need to serve as an enabler of business growth and innovation. One of the best ways to do this is to adopt an “immigrant mindset.” The immigrant mentality has proven time and again to […]
Read MoreCommentary: Immigrant talent leaks out of U.S.
Boston Business Journal August 27, 2012 American executives are beginning to make more noise about the U.S.’s bizarrely uncompetitive policy on immigration. They’re hoping to break the logjam of political paralysis on the issue, one on which your average Democrat and Republican can agree: We’re letting too much immigrant talent leak out of the country. […]
Read MoreAn eclectic consensus for immigration
Philadelphia Enquirer August 27, 2012 Just what is being cooked up by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Rupert Murdoch, the world’s most successful multimedia mogul; and Bill Daley, the Chicago businessman who once sat at the right hand of power as President Obama’s chief of staff? This unlikely trio has been on the road calling […]
Read MoreCandidates, here’s how to fix immigration
CNN August 27, 2012 Dear Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, As much as America is looking forward to 10 more weeks of soothing campaign rhetoric (fingernails on the blackboard of America’s psyche), I write to urge you to offer the nation a compelling vision for a common-sense immigration process. Your respective parties’ conventions would be […]
Read MoreA GOP Opportunity on Immigration
The Wall Street Journal August 26, 2012 Americans are facing the most difficult economic headwinds in a generation. Future economic growth will depend in large part on our ability to maintain an edge in human capital. This means we must focus on immigration as a key economic driver rather than solely as a security issue. […]
Read MoreImmigration: Who The U.S. Lets In, And Why
NPR August 27, 2012 America’s economy would be better off if the U.S. admitted more highly skilled workers, James Surowiecki recently argued in the New Yorker. That got us thinking: How does the U.S. compare to the rest of the developed world when it comes to immigration policy? The short answer: The U.S. mostly lets […]
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