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Standardizing Guidelines Would Improve USCIS’s Proposed Family Unity Waiver Rule
Earlier this year, USCIS proposed a new waiver rule that would allow some unauthorized immigrants (mostly direct family members of U.S. citizens) who are applying for a green card to apply for a waiver to the 3 and 10 year bar from within the United States, minimizing the amount of time they would have to […]
Read MoreThe Skilled Visa Solution: A Better Policy or a Bigger Boat?
The Daily Caller May 25, 2012 College graduations are in full swing across our great nation. As we have seen over the last decade, a significant number of U.S. degree-earners in science, technology, engineering, and math (the so-called “STEM” fields) are foreign born. Our policy leaders agree that keeping these talented students in the U.S. […]
Read MoreAustin’s Tech Community Lines Up Behind Cornyn Visa Plan
American-Statesman May 29, 2012 Austin’s high-tech business community has lined up behind a bill, introduced this month by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that would make it easier for foreign graduates of some top American science and technology schools to remain in the country long term. Cornyn’s proposal, called Securing the Talent America Requires for the […]
Read MoreMajor Economies Need More Skilled Workers, Engineers: Study
Reuters May 29, 2012 The United States and other large economies cannot find enough skilled workers, engineers and other in-demand employees, according to an annual study on talent shortages. The study, by staffing services giant ManpowerGroup (MAN.N), found 34 percent of employers around the world report trouble filling jobs because of a lack of available […]
Read MoreHelp U.S. Economy With Visas for the Best and Brightest
Bloomberg May 29, 2012 To see the results of self-defeating U.S. immigration policies, you need only open your browser to www.canadavisa.com. There, you’ll see a shrewd neighbor fishing for talent at U.S. expense. At the top of the website, in large print, is the question: “Currently on an H1B Visa or otherwise working or studying in […]
Read MoreCHARTS: Here’s Why America Needs MORE Immigrants
Business Insider May 25, 2012 A recently released report by the Partnership for New American Economy and the Partnership for New York City laid out several reasons as to why U.S. needs to work harder on luring high skilled immigrants. We called this issue a “no brainer” last year, and it seems that the government […]
Read MoreAmerican Economy Could Suffer Because of Immigration Policy
Examiner.com May 29, 2012 Immigrants account for 12% of American population, but they account for 26% of our Nobel Prize recipients and 24% of our patent applicants. A new report released by the Partnership for a New American Economy and The Partnership for New York City found that if America does not change its immigration […]
Read MoreNew study: U.S. Falling Behind in Global Race for Skilled Labor
Examiner.com May 26, 2012 The Partnership for a New American Economy released this week an eye-opening comparative report on how countries around the world uniquely employ immigration and immigration policy to boost their economies. The report, “Not Coming to America: Why the U.S. is Falling Behind in the Global Race for Talent” reveals how countries […]
Read MoreStill No Resolution on VAWA, Protections for Immigrants at Risk
Despite the recent controversy over amendments to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), there is still no resolution on its reauthorization. The bill remains stalled in Congress due to conflicting versions passed by the House and Senate. As one source put it, while the current impasse is technically procedural (due to a revenue-related procedural rule), […]
Read MoreMayor Bloomberg Shows the Way to Real Immigration Reform
NY Daily News May 27, 2012 Immigration know-nothings gasped when Mayor Bloomberg said the federal government “should deliberately force some places that don’t want immigrants to take them” as a way to revitalize America’s “big, hollowed-out cities.” Experience teaches that he’s right. Imagine what New York would have been like had the city not benefited […]
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