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High-Skilled Immigrants in Wisconsin
WISCONSIN FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 2.2 STEM job openings were posted online in Wisconsin for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get worse: Wisconsin will need to fill 120,330 new STEM jobs […]
Read MoreTwo Moms Spend Mother’s Day Traveling to Immigration Family Detention Center
On Mother’s Day morning, we said goodbye to our own children in order to visit with some other moms—courageous Central American moms fleeing persecution and detained with their children in south Texas. The facility we visited in Dilley, Texas, under the supervision of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is located on a flatland of beige—white […]
Read MoreArpaio Faces Skeptical Judges In Lawsuit Challenging Obama’s Immigration Action
It is unsurprising that the press is paying close attention to Texas v. United States, the case filed by Texas and a number of other states challenging President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. After all, that lawsuit has resulted in a widely-criticized order temporarily blocking millions of undocumented immigrants – specifically, certain parents of U.S. […]
Read MoreImmigrants in Illinois
One in seven Illinois residents is an immigrant, while another one in seven residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreImmigrants in North Dakota
Nearly 4 percent of North Dakota residents are immigrants, while more than an additional 4 percent of residents are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreImmigrants in Connecticut
More than one in seven Connecticut residents is an immigrant, while another one in eight is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreICE Director Saldaña Faces Critics in Congress
On Tuesday, new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah Saldaña, responsible for immigration enforcement inside the United States, testified for the first time to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee. Saldaña defended ICE’s implementation of its new enforcement priorities, promised to convince local jurisdictions to cooperate with ICE, and received sharp questioning regarding […]
Read MoreChinese Immigrant Dr. Wenyuan Shi Revolutionizes Dentistry in America
Dr. Wenyuan Shi was born in Hangzhou, China and had an interesting life experience during the Chinese “Culture Revolution” as a member of the Little Red Guard. He came to the United States in 1985 to earn a PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is no stranger to the complex U.S. immigration system and, […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN CALIFORNIA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com CALIFORNIA FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 1.4 STEM job openings were posted online in California for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get worse: […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN ARIZONA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com ARIZONA FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 1.7 STEM job openings were posted online in Arizona for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get worse: […]
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