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Naturalized Citizens Have the Power to Swing Elections
There is no doubt that immigrants are a force to be reckoned with in this year’s presidential race. After all, the Obama administration unveiled its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in June, just a couple of months before the official start of the campaign. And Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has said that, […]
Read MoreImmigrant Entrepreneurship Has Stagnated For First Time In Decades, Says New Study
Forbes October 2, 2012 Immigrant entrepreneurs have always had a significant impact on U.S. culture and economy, and that continues to be true today. Immigrants started 28% of all new U.S. businesses in 2011, despite accounting for just 12.9% of the U.S. population, according to “Open For Business: How Immigrants Are Driving Small Business Creation […]
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Plan To Boost Skilled Workforce Shows Promise
Seattle Times September 28, 2012 Microsoft’s proposal that Congress expand slots for high-skilled foreign workers while adding fees to such visas to boost investment in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education kills two birds with one stone. First, it helps to solve a business-stifling shortage of such workers and provides a way to prepare […]
Read MoreDREAM Act Supporters Discuss Study On Economic Impact
NY1 October 1, 2012 A national report by the Center for American Progress & the Partnership for a New American Economy shows the nation’s fiscal health would improve, if more than 2.1 million eligible undocumented youth or DREAMers are granted legal status by passing the Dream Act. Click here for more.
Read MoreFifth Circuit Joins Other Courts in Holding That Immigrants Can Pursue Cases From Outside the United States
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected the government’s ongoing attempt to bar noncitizens from seeking reopening and reconsideration of their cases from outside the United States. Ruling in two companion cases, the court found that the “departure bar”—a regulation barring noncitizens from pursuing their cases after departure or deportation— […]
Read MoreCrovitz: Washington’s New Twist on Human Sacrifice
Wall Street Journal September 30, 2012 In the 1990s, just before the handover of Hong Kong to China, there was a going-away lunch for the Canadian consul general. When I entered the venue, I thought it must be the wrong place. The hundreds of ethnic Chinese gathered for the lunch in the colony’s largest hotel […]
Read MoreLegal Action Center Welcomes Ninth Circuit’s Decision on Child Status Protection Act
An en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of young adults who, due to long delays caused by visa backlogs, lost the opportunity to obtain their green cards before they turned 21. In accordance with arguments made in an amicus brief submitted by the Legal Action Center and the […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Needs More Immigrants to Grow the Economy and Create Jobs
The Huffington Post September 26, 2012 “They’re stealing our jobs.” This anti-immigrant argument posits that immigrants coming to the United States harm native citizens by taking jobs that otherwise would be filled by Americans. The implication — sometimes more explicitly expressed — is that we should limit immigration because doing so would result in more […]
Read MoreSTEM Visas A Controversy Among Legislators
Your News Now September 25, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the gap between available skilled labor and the rapidly growing science, technology, engineering and math industries, or STEM, jobs continues to widen, lawmakers are struggling to find a balance between meeting the needs of the burgeoning sectors and creating fair immigration policy. “This bill makes […]
Read MoreCrow Signs Letter In Support of Rapid Visa Reform
Arizona State University September 17, 2012 ASU President Michael Crow added his name to the signatures of 164 other university presidents and chancellors in a letter urging U.S. President Barack Obama and all members of Congress to provide green cards to foreign-born students who earn advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. […]
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