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Iowans must school candidates on immigration
Iowa Republican operative John Stineman visited our editorial board earlier this month to insist that caucus candidates move past immigration rhetoric and make real reform a caucus issue. We agreed with almost every word from Stineman, who also is full-time director of the Iowa Chamber Alliance, a group of the state’s 16 largest chambers of […]
Read MoreWhite House Task Force Unveils Federal Immigrant Integration Recommendations
In cities and states across the country, there has been growing momentum towards building better immigrant and refugee integration programs . Yet there hasn’t been an official federal immigrant integration strategy until now. Last week, the White House Task Force on New Americans—an interagency effort to develop a coordinated federal strategy to better integrate newcomers […]
Read MoreU.S. Loses Talented Neurologist to Europe Because of Complicated Immigration Policies
Paulo Fontoura, an American-educated neurologist, found he could more easily settle abroad in Switzerland than remain in the United States. A native of Lisbon, Portugal, Fontoura originally came to the United States in 2000 to study neuroimmunology as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. While there, he helped develop a DNA-based vaccine that his team […]
Read MoreICE Director Saldaña Faces Critics in Congress
On Tuesday, new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah Saldaña, responsible for immigration enforcement inside the United States, testified for the first time to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee. Saldaña defended ICE’s implementation of its new enforcement priorities, promised to convince local jurisdictions to cooperate with ICE, and received sharp questioning regarding […]
Read MoreFour Myths That Sen. Sessions Believes About Immigration to the United States
Nativist ideology is filled with falsehoods, half-truths, and distortions. From the impact of immigrants on the economy to the pace of their integration into U.S. society, the nativist creed more often than not gets it wrong. For example, consider the current chairman of the Senate’s immigration subcommittee, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL). In an opinion piece […]
Read MoreImmigration changes must aim to retain best, brightest
The history of America is rich in stories of immigrants coming with nothing but a small suitcase of clothes and a dream of a better tomorrow. Odds are good that there is a story like this in your family heritage. Although we may not always notice, immigrants play a key and vital role within our […]
Read MoreWe lose the longer we wait to reform work visas
April can be the make or break month for U.S. corporations that goes beyond tax time. It is when businesses file H-1B petitions in hopes to win the coveted visa lottery that allows foreign-born workers to fill job vacancies here. U.S. businesses that win this nationwide lottery, designed strictly for highly skilled workers, go on […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN DELAWARE
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com DELAWARE FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 3.8 STEM job openings were posted online in Delaware for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get worse: […]
Read MoreHow Families Are Kept Apart by Current Immigration Laws
Family reunification has stood as a central pillar of the U.S. immigration system, dating back to 1965. Despite this, a new study by researchers Maria Enchautegui and Cecilia Menjivar shows that current immigration laws actually work to keep many families apart. Not surprisingly, the authors’ analysis reveals that immigrant households have a “high incidence of persons […]
Read MoreNathan Bomey: Visa policy threatens Michigan economy
In a post-industrial, global economy, the most vital asset for companies is talent. So it’s remarkable that U.S. immigration policy forces tens of thousands of high-skilled foreign workers to leave this country every year, effectively handing an incredible advantage to foreign competitors. Lest you think this is simply a Silicon Valley problem, think again. Metro […]
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