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Foreign Inventors Help Lead U.S. University Patents: Study
The Huffington Post June 26, 2012 When President Obama announced a temporary halt to the deportation of young undocumented immigrants, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) slammed the move, arguing it would do further harm to an already weak job market. New research shows that may not be the case. More than 75 percent of all patents […]
Read MoreIssues with Immigration at Universities
The Examiner June 26, 2012 Presidents of colleges from across the nation joined together in penning a letter to President Obama and leaders in Congress Tuesday calling for an easier way to obtained U.S. citizenship for foreign students. There were more than 100 signatures on the petition from university leaders around the U.S. The letter […]
Read MoreThe Romney-Obama Immigration Plan, in One Chart
The Washington Post June 26, 2012 President Obama and Mitt Romney have made much of their differences on illegal immigration. But their positions on legal immigration are much the same, particularly when it comes to high-skill immigrants. Both want to grant permanent residency to foreign students who receive degrees in math, science and engineering, and […]
Read MoreUS Turning Away Talent Needed for Innovation: Report
Smart Planet June 26, 2012 A new study reports that 76% of patents from America’s top 10 patent-generating universities in 2011 had a foreign-born inventor. However, many of the innovators are restricted from staying within the US to build new enterprises. That’s the gist of a new report, “Patent Pending: How Immigrants Are Reinventing The […]
Read MoreU.S. Desperately Needs Immigrants And A Strategy To Get The Right Ones
Forbes June 26, 2012 President Obama’s recent “do it myself” immigration reform plan, predictably dissed by conservatives and nativists, reveals just how clueless the nation’s leaders are about demographics. Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on Arizona’s immigration crackdown also broke down along predictable lines, with both parties claiming ideological victories. Yet the heated debates are missing […]
Read MoreSlutsky: Anti-Immigrant Laws Harm Economy
Newsday New York June 26, 2012 It’s far away from the steps of the Supreme Court, but in many ways it’s just as relevant to the debate over immigration, the economy and laws like Arizona’s SB 1070. When Alfred Peña teaches cha-cha, rumba and samba classes at Rhythmology, his Westbury dance studio, there’s one rule […]
Read MoreDoes the Supreme Court Think Most Immigrants are Criminals?
Even as the Supreme Court struck down three provisions of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law (SB 1070), the Justices appeared to embrace a major falsehood of nativist ideology: that immigrants are more likely to be criminals than the native-born. On page six of the majority opinion, the Court maintains that unauthorized immigrants are “reported to be responsible […]
Read MoreSupreme Court Issues Mixed Decision on Arizona SB 1070
The Supreme Court issued a mixed ruling on Monday in the Obama administration’s challenge to Arizona SB 1070. By a 5-3 margin, the Justices upheld the injunction against provisions of the law that authorize police to arrest immigrants suspected of committing removable offenses (Section 6), and that impose penalties under state law for immigrants who fail to carry […]
Read MoreIn Speech, Romney Provides Few Details on Immigration Policy
On Thursday, Mitt Romney gave a much-anticipated speech in which he was expected to address whether—as President—he would reverse the new Obama administration policy toward immigrant youths who would qualify for the DREAM Act. The answer? It’s still unclear. Despite adopting a noticeably softer tone toward undocumented immigrants, Romney again failed to say whether he […]
Read MoreEconomic Benefits of Granting Deferred Action to Unauthorized Immigrants Brought to U.S. as Youth
There are an estimated 1.4 million children and young adults in the United States who might benefit from President Obama’s announcement that the Department of Homeland Security would begin granting deferred action (and Employment Authorization Documents) to unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the United States as minors. For many of these young people, the United States is the only home they know and English is their first language. Each year, tens of thousands of them graduate from primary or secondary school, often at the top of their classes. They have the potential to be future doctors, nurses, teachers, and entrepreneurs, but their lack of legal status has prevented them from attending college or working legally. The President’s deferred action initiative will provide an opportunity for them to live up to their full potential and, in the process, make greater contributions to the U.S. economy.
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