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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 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 MoreTwelve Multi-Industry Associations Release Joint Guide to Understanding and Improving the H-1B Visa Program
CONTACTS Kasey Pipes, Compete America, [email protected] Ryan Williams, Partnership for a New American Economy, [email protected] Blair Holmes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, [email protected] Washington, D.C. — Compete America, New American Economy, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, along with nine other multi-industry associations, today released a comprehensive guide, “Understanding and Improving the H-1B Visa Program,” which […]
Read MoreMothers and Children Suffer In Immigration Detention While Administration Makes its Point
Estrella is a four-year-old girl who has been locked-up in U.S. detention centers for over eight months or one fifth of her life. She is chronically ill and has been hospitalized for acute bronchitis. She has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, adjustment disorder with anxiety, and major depressive episode. Her mother, Melida, watches her […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN MISSOURI
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com MISSOURI FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 3.1 STEM job openings were posted online in Missouri for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get […]
Read MoreCommissioner Kerlikowske Offers Vision of Change at CBP
On Thursday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske answered questions from the House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee regarding CBP’s budget, and more generally his first year on the job. Kerlikowske’s seeming rationality, and openness to administrative changes, provided an alternative to the enforcement-first strategy that has marked Congress’ approach to border security. […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN INDIANA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com INDIANA 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 Indiana for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get […]
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