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Bad for Business: How Anti-Immigration Legislation Drains Budgets and Damages States’ Economies
This session, state legislatures are once again considering harsh immigration-control laws. These laws are intended to make everyday life so difficult for unauthorized immigrants that they will choose to “self-deport” and return to their home countries. Proponents of these laws claim that the departure of unauthorized immigrants will save states millions of dollars and create jobs for U.S citizens. However, experience from states that have passed similar anti-immigration measures shows that the opposite can occur: the impact of the laws can hinder prospects for economic growth, and the costs of implementing, defending, and enforcing these laws can force taxpayers to pay millions of dollars.
Read MoreSTARS Act Highlights Potential Pitfalls of Rubio DREAM Proposal
When news broke yesterday that a Florida congressman introduced an alternative version of the DREAM Act, many assumed it was Sen. Marco Rubio, who has been promising for months to introduce such legislation. In fact, the bill in question—dubbed the STARS Act—was introduced by Rep. David Rivera, a member of the House who introduced similar […]
Read MoreReport: Immigration Needed to Spur Economic Recovery in California, Increase Competition
KPCC Southern California Public Radio May 31, 2012 It’s often said that the U.S. is a “nation of immigrants,” one that was built by them. But since 9/11, immigration policy has made it more complicated for many hardworking immigrants to get here, and that’s a trend that the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce has noticed. […]
Read MoreCouncil Reveals Government’s Interference with Noncitizens’ Access to Legal Counsel
Washington D.C. – Today, the American Immigration Council’s Legal Action Center released a report and filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on the pressing issue of noncitizens’ access to counsel. Reports from across the country indicate that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) immigration agencies—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Immigration and Customs […]
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 Bill Welcomes High-Tech Entrepreneurs to the U.S.
Mashable May 23, 2012 After the JOBS Act legalized crowdfunding-based investments in new businesses, the startup community set its sights on a new legislative goal: granting visas to foreigners who are pursuing a high-tech degree or building a business in the United States. The Startup Act 2.0, introduced to the Senate this week, would create […]
Read MoreWhy Eduardo Saverin Has Company in Singapore
Bloomberg BusinessWeek May 24, 2012 It’s a cliché that the Pacific Ocean is displacing the Atlantic, that China will replace America at the top of the world’s hierarchy of power, and the East will surpass the West. The cliché is also wrong. The multipolar world we are entering will have no single winner, and the […]
Read MoreStudy: ‘Difficult’ Immigration System Hurts U.S.
Boise Weekly May 24, 2012 A new report indicates that the United States needs to compete for immigrants or suffer the economic consequences. The study, done by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Partnership for a New American Economy, said that America’s immigration system has caused “self-inflicted economic wounds,” allowing other countries to outpace the United […]
Read MoreEditorial: Keep top tech talent in the U.S.
Dallas News May 24, 2012 On at least one immigration matter, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney appear to agree: There are needless obstacles to putting the world’s best technology minds to work in America. Thousands of international students flock to U.S. universities, the president said in his State of the Union address. “But […]
Read MoreIn California, Lawmakers Mount New Challenge to Secure Communities
Last year, lawmakers in California were poised to pass a bill—known as the TRUST Act—to let local jurisdictions opt out of Secure Communities, the federal program that routes fingerprints taken at local jails to federal immigration authorities. Before final passage, however, federal officials rendered the bill moot by declaring that participation in the program was […]
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