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Ohio Initiative to Attract International Students Would Generate Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Economic Impact, Create Thousands of Jobs
CONTACT Sarah Doolin, New American Economy, [email protected] Increasing Share of International Students in Ohio Would Add As Much As $835 Million to State’s Economy, Support 11,500 Jobs State of Ohio First to Launch International Student Attraction and Retention Effort Through Legislation Columbus, OH – Today the New American Economy joined Ohio Lt. Governor Mary […]
Read MoreA Vanishing Breed: How the Decline in U.S. Farm Laborers Over the Last Decade Has Hurt the U.S. Economy and Slowed Production on American Farms
New American Economy’s new report, “A Vanishing Breed: How the Decline in U.S. Farm Laborers Over the Last Decade Has Hurt the U.S. Economy and Slowed Production on American Farms,” shows that in the last decade, as fewer young agricultural workers have come to the United States, the number of field and crop laborers available […]
Read MoreA Vanishing Breed: How the Decline in U.S. Farm Laborers Over the Last Decade Has Hurt the U.S. Economy and Slowed Production on American Farms
New American Economy’s new report, “A Vanishing Breed: How the Decline in U.S. Farm Laborers Over the Last Decade Has Hurt the U.S. Economy and Slowed Production on American Farms,” shows that in the last decade, as fewer young agricultural workers have come to the United States, the number of field and crop laborers available […]
Read MoreFrom an ‘Undocumented’ Boyhood to a Doctorate
As Dan-el Padilla Peralta toggled fluidly between worlds for much of his life — ancient and modern, poor and privileged, Dominican and American — there were times when he managed to forget he was a child without a country. He found refuge in New York’s libraries, the Greek and Latin texts speaking to him even […]
Read MoreImmigrants in New York
Nearly a quarter of New York residents are immigrants, while almost one-fifth of residents are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreImmigration Appeals Court Reverses Position on Deportation Waivers
In a decision issued last week, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) reversed course and decided that a subset of Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) who have been convicted of certain crimes may now have an opportunity to avoid deportation by proving to an immigration judge that their removal would cause extreme hardship to their U.S. […]
Read MoreImmigrants in Maryland
One in seven Maryland residents is an immigrant, while one in eight residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN FLORIDA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com FLORIDA 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 Florida for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get worse: […]
Read MoreHow Families Are Kept Apart by Current Immigration Laws
Family reunification has stood as a central pillar of the U.S. immigration system, dating back to 1965. Despite this, a new study by researchers Maria Enchautegui and Cecilia Menjivar shows that current immigration laws actually work to keep many families apart. Not surprisingly, the authors’ analysis reveals that immigrant households have a “high incidence of persons […]
Read MorePotential Presidential Candidates Fail to Offer Immigration Solutions at CPAC
Most Americans want immigration reform. President Obama’s executive actions took temporary steps to provide relief for millions of undocumented immigrants who have spent years here, but it is up to Congress to pass legislation that would comprehensively improve the immigration system. According to a February poll from Public Religion Research Institute, nearly three-quarters of Americans […]
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