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Busting Myths About Deferred Action
Beginning today, undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children may officially submit requests for deferred action, a form of prosecutorial discretion that protects recipients from deportation and allows them to work legally in the United States for up to two years. As might be expected, numerous inaccuracies have surfaced in media coverage and other […]
Read MoreMayor Bloomberg: Obama, Romney Immigration Silence Hurts Economy
Bloomberg News August 13, 2012 Elections are inevitably about identifying differences between candidates and parties. To improve the quality of government, however, elections must also highlight areas of consensus where both parties, regardless of who comes out on top, can move the nation forward. Immigration reform is probably the most important issue in the U.S. […]
Read MoreImmigration Officials Spare Entrepreneurs’ Daughter
CNN Money August 13, 2012 Lauren Gray is one of the lucky few. Born in Britain but raised in Missouri, Gray last week narrowly avoided deportation. Her parents came years ago on business visas, which permitted her to stay in the country only until she turned 21 last week. Her odyssey in the immigration system, […]
Read MoreImmigrant-Owned U.S. Companies Said to Generate $775 Billion
Bloomberg News August 14, 2012 Immigrant-owned businesses employ one in 10 U.S. workers in private companies and contribute more than $775 billion of revenue to the U.S. economy, according to the Partnership for a New American Economy. The businesses generate about $125 billion in payroll, the nonpartisan advocacy group of 450 mayors and business leaders […]
Read MoreBloomberg Wants Election Debate on Immigration
ABC News August 14, 2012 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg sought Tuesday to ignite debate over immigration among the presidential contenders, saying there was no faster or cheaper way to fix the nation’s economic problems than by abandoning “self-defeating” immigration policies. In an editorial published Tuesday and at appearances before business leaders in Chicago and […]
Read MoreAn Immigrant Olympics
Daily News August 14, 2012 Mayor Bloomberg will be in Boston and Chicago today pressing for immigration reform to be a top national priority. And what better timing for the mayor’s push to open the doors that at the conclusion of an Olympics in which American success in so many cases relied on immigration policies […]
Read MoreMayor Bloomberg rightly renews push for comprehensive immigration reform
Daily News August 14, 2012 A wholehearted good luck to Mayor Bloomberg as he embarks on a fresh push to put immigration-friendly reform on the national agenda. To thrive, the U.S. must welcome the smartest and hardest-working people from all corners of the globe — while enabling those on our soil, documented and not, to […]
Read MoreImmigrants founded 28% of new businesses in 2011
Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal August 14, 2012 Immigrants started 28 percent of all new businesses in the U.S. in 2011, according to a report issued today by the Partnership for a New America Economy. The report, which is based on three sets of Census Bureau data, found that the business startup rate among immigrants […]
Read MoreBloomberg comes to Chicago to spark immigration debate
WBEZ91.5 August 14, 2012 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to make immigration a bigger issue in the presidential race, and he’s making his case in the candidates’ hometowns. Bloomberg started on Tuesday at a forum in Chicago. The Partnership for a New American Economy hosted the forum and brought together more than 450 Republican, […]
Read MoreImmigrants twice as likely to start businesses, report says
Silicon Valley, San Jose Business Journal August 14, 2012 Immigrants start more than one in four new businesses in the United States, and are more than twice as likely to start a company than people who are born here, according to a new report. The new “Open for Business” report, posted Tuesday, is the latest […]
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