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Report: More immigrant-owned businesses being founded
New Mexico Business Weekly August 15, 2012 Companies owned by immigrants employ one of every 10 people working in private companies, according to a report from the Partnership for a New American Economy. Immigrants were responsible for 28 percent of new businesses in the U.S. in 2011, the report found. Immigrant-owned startups generated more than […]
Read MoreImmigrants founded 28% of new businesses in 2011
Charlotte Business Journal August 16, 2012 Immigrants started 28 percent of all new businesses in the U.S. in 2011, Washington Bureau Chief Kent Hoover reports, pointing to a report by the Partnership for a New America Economy. The report, which is based on three sets of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, found that the […]
Read MoreImmigrant Entrepreneurs are Jet Fuel to the U.S. Economy
The mountain of evidence on the economic importance of immigrant entrepreneurs just keeps growing. Last year, the Partnership for a New American Economy released a report which tallied the number of Fortune 500 companies founded by immigrants (and the children of immigrants). Last month, the Fiscal Policy Institute issued a report which quantified the economic […]
Read MoreDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: A Q&A Guide
Here’s what you need to know about the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) initiative, including eligibility requirements and important information on process and timing.
Read MoreImmigrants own nearly 1 in 3 Florida businesses
Tampa Bay Business Journal August 15, 2012 Immigrants make up 19.4 percent of the population in Florida, but own 29.7 percent of all business in the state. Immigrants also started 36.7 percent of new businesses in Florida, according to a report from The Partnership for a New American Economy. Nationally, immigrants started 28 percent of […]
Read MoreBusting Myths About Deferred Action
Beginning today, undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children may officially submit requests for deferred action, a form of prosecutorial discretion that protects recipients from deportation and allows them to work legally in the United States for up to two years. As might be expected, numerous inaccuracies have surfaced in media coverage and other […]
Read MoreImmigrants founded 28% of new businesses in 2011
Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal August 14, 2012 Immigrants started 28 percent of all new businesses in the U.S. in 2011, according to a report issued today by the Partnership for a New America Economy. The report, which is based on three sets of Census Bureau data, found that the business startup rate among immigrants […]
Read MoreBREAKING: Deferred Action Request Forms Now Available Online
Earlier this afternoon, the Obama administration officially released the forms to request deferred action that may be filed by undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children and meet various other requirements. Beginning tomorrow, August 15, applicants may mail their requests to specified facilities maintained by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an […]
Read MoreCan Deferred Action Beneficiaries Get Driver’s Licenses?
As the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative begins accepting applications this week, many are wondering whether beneficiaries of the program will be eligible to obtain a state driver’s license. At this point the answer is: it depends.
Read MoreWhy Deferred Action is Not Amnesty
Long before President Obama announced his plan on deferred action for childhood arrivals, immigration restrictionists were arguing that any exercise of prosecutorial discretion benefitting undocumented immigrants was equivalent to “amnesty.” Consequently, it’s no surprise that one of the biggest myths supporters of the program have had to address is that deferred action is a type […]
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