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Immigrants in Massachusetts
One in six Massachusetts residents is an immigrant, while one in seven residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
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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.
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Seven percent of Nebraska residents are immigrants, while another 7 percent of residents are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
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One in 12 Utah residents is an immigrant, and another 1 in 12 residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreSupreme Court to Decide Whether It’s Okay to Deprive a Person of His Day In Immigration Court
Every day in immigration courts around the country, people facing deportation try to explain why they should be allowed to remain in the United States under our notoriously complex immigration laws. Those who have legal representation rely on their attorneys to follow procedures and make arguments that may be virtually indecipherable to people without legal […]
Read MoreEnding Birthright Citizenship: (Still) Unconstitutional, Unwise, Unworkable, and Un-American
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Birthright Citizenship: Is It The Right Policy For America?” The hearing will question whether those born in America will automatically be citizens, as they have been for over 150 years. Undoubtedly, the hearing will feature the same counterproductive anti-immigrant rhetoric that nativists have trotted out before, […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN MICHIGAN
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com MICHIGAN FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE Demand for STEM workers is outpacing supply: The Center for Michigan, an independent, nonpartisan think tank, revealed that Michigan graduated 20 percent too few computer and math professionals and 14 percent too few health care professionals in 2009 – 2010. As STEM […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN IDAHO
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com IDAHO FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 2.4 STEM job openings were posted online in Idaho for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get worse: […]
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 MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN IOWA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com IOWA FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 3.4 STEM job openings were posted online in Iowa for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get […]
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