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Those Who Put Food on Our Tables Need a New Immigration Process
Huffington Post October 1, 2012 Yes, politicians can overcome partisanship and unite around something: making New York state the next yogurt capital However, that can’t happen without a new immigration process. And our political leaders have not been able to break through the logjam of inaction on immigration. Coupled with an enforcement crackdown by the […]
Read MoreAmerica To Immigrants: ‘Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor’ But Keep Your Entrepreneurs
Washington Post October 2, 2012 Hardik Desai conceived a startup while he was studying for an MBA at the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University (OSU) in 2008. Based on research that the university was conducting, Desai came up with a new way to diagnose a group of diseases including painful bladder syndrome […]
Read MoreThe Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act
Center For American Progress October 1, 2012 Until now, much of the debate surrounding the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act—a bill to provide a pathway to legal status for eligible young people who were brought here as children and who complete high school and some college or military service—focused […]
Read MoreDREAM Act Would Create 1.4 Million Jobs: Report
Huffington Post October 2, 2012 Contrary to popular belief, a more lenient immigration system may make it easier for native-born Americans to find work. The DREAM Act, a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants that finish high school and some college or military service, would create 1.4 […]
Read MorePassing the DREAM Act for Our Economy
Center For American Progress October 1, 2012 When I immigrated to Florida at age 10, it was the immigrant students who welcomed and befriended me at South Seminole Middle School. Carlos, Isabel, and a few others took English as a Second Language classes with me, while others whose families had immigrated years earlier and were […]
Read MoreImmigration – A Vehicle For America’s Economic Prosperity
Huffington Post October 2, 2012 The New America Alliance (NAA), with many other Latino public interest groups, convened a historic conference, assembling experts and leaders, to discuss the issues affecting Latinos in America and how the Latino community can contribute to moving America forward to achieve its full potential. With the presidential election campaign for […]
Read MoreWhat If The U.S. Economy Stopped Growing-Forever?
The Washington Post September 28, 2012 Presidential candidates, Congress and the Fed love to talk about what they can do to help the economy grow. Lower taxes, higher taxes. More regulation, less regulation. Smarter immigration policy. Quantitative easing. Everyone has a pet solution. But what if the economy is already all grown up? “There was […]
Read MoreAnti-Immigrant Activists Still Pushing the Myth of Voter Fraud by Noncitizens
In the world of anti-immigrant activists who specialize in stamping out “voter fraud” by non-U.S. citizens, there are few symbols more potent than that of the bus. Apparently, a bus is the favored mode of transportation among the legions of immigrants who want to subvert the U.S. electoral process by illegally casting ballots. Many a […]
Read MoreNew Report Shows Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act
“The Economic Benefits of the DREAM Act,” a joint report by the Partnership for a New American Economy and the Center for American Progress, shows how passing the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act, will boost the U.S. economy and create jobs for American workers. Among the report’s findings: Passing […]
Read MoreIssue Brief: Immigration
CBS News October 1, 2012 THE ELECTORAL ISSUE: America’s immigration policy does not attract and retain high-skilled immigrants and it does not address the fate of the estimated 11.5 million undocumented immigrants living here. THE CHALLENGE: How to secure the border, manage undocumented immigrants and admit immigrant workers of all skill-levels without undermining the domestic […]
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