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HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN MISSOURI
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com MISSOURI FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 3.1 STEM job openings were posted online in Missouri for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get […]
Read MoreThe Sessions Complaint
Jeff Sessions’s media spear-carriers say we misrepresented the Senator in our April 25 editorial taking on his claims that Americans with college degrees in science and tech can’t find jobs in their fields. Their complaint doesn’t help his case. One of the Alabama Republican’s favorite talking points is that 74% of Americans with science, technology, […]
Read MoreCommissioner Kerlikowske Offers Vision of Change at CBP
On Thursday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske answered questions from the House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee regarding CBP’s budget, and more generally his first year on the job. Kerlikowske’s seeming rationality, and openness to administrative changes, provided an alternative to the enforcement-first strategy that has marked Congress’ approach to border security. […]
Read MoreYoung Republicans demand immigration reform
In 21st Century America, Democrats and Republicans rarely reach consensus. Our nation faces many pressing social and economic issues, yet bipartisanship is a word not readily associated with Washington, D.C. Polarizing policies on both sides of the aisle often prevent Congress from passing substantive legislation to enact meaningful reform. Fortunately, Democrats and Republicans are reaching […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN LOUISIANA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com LOUISIANA FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 2.8 STEM job openings were posted online in Louisiana for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get worse: […]
Read MoreS.C. agriculture needs immigration reform
One of agriculture’s biggest and most demanding concerns is reforming our broken immigration system; an issue that, unfortunately, may not be resolved until after the next presidential election. The 2016 election may seem a long way off, but the race is already heating up with a large pool of candidates. South Carolina residents have a […]
Read MoreIowans must school candidates on immigration
Iowa Republican operative John Stineman visited our editorial board earlier this month to insist that caucus candidates move past immigration rhetoric and make real reform a caucus issue. We agreed with almost every word from Stineman, who also is full-time director of the Iowa Chamber Alliance, a group of the state’s 16 largest chambers of […]
Read MoreAn Ohio GOP argument for immigration reform
There has never been a better time for conservatives to take meaningful action on immigration reform. It is an issue that encompasses core values conservatives hold dear — job creation, economic growth, family values, work ethic, personal responsibility, enhancing national security and making government function properly. By leading instead of following on immigration reform, Republicans have […]
Read MoreAn Ohio GOP argument for immigration reform: Chris Gibbs (Opinion)
There has never been a better time for conservatives to take meaningful action on immigration reform. It is an issue that encompasses core values conservatives hold dear — job creation, economic growth, family values, work ethic, personal responsibility, enhancing national security and making government function properly. By leading instead of following on immigration reform, Republicans have […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN ILLINOIS
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com ILLINOIS FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 1.6 STEM job openings were posted online in Illinois for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get […]
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