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How Can U.S. Blue-Collar Industries Thrive Again?
For the first time in two decades, the U.S. workforce has more jobs than people willing or able to fill them. Labor shortages are impacting almost every field in the country. But employers are now struggling to find one type of worker more than others: blue-collar workers. Analysts largely point to two reasons for this […]
Read MoreWaco Tribune Opinion: Waco Cha enables entrepreneurs to bring their world to downtown
If you have ever tasted the bubble tea, a cold drink made with iced tea, sweetened milk and normally sweet black balls or “pearls” made from tapioca, at the Waco Downtown Farmers Market, then you know it’s a tasty treat. Local therapist and Taiwanese-American Jaja Chen and her husband, Devin Li, a high school engineering […]
Read MoreOrlando Sentinel Opinion: UCF student president: Dreamers bills must be passed
In May, I will graduate from the University of Central Florida with a degree in industrial engineering. I’ve loved my time at UCF, where I currently serve as student body president of the largest undergraduate population in the entire country and hold a position on the Board of Trustees. I’m also excited that I already have a […]
Read MoreNew American Economy Endorses the Dream Act and the SECURE Act
This week, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced a bill, the Dream Act of 2019, which would provide protections to millions of Dreamers. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) also introduced the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and in Emergency (SECURE) […]
Read MoreAn Economic Opportunity: Removing Barriers to Higher Education in Wisconsin
With Wisconsin’s unemployment rate at a near-record low, businesses across the state are facing worker shortages that limit their ability to grow and compete. To address this challenge, it is imperative that state policies leverage local talent by increasing access to higher education. Wisconsin stands to benefit from restoring access to in-state tuition for thousands […]
Read MoreImmigrants Are Regularly Kept Locked up for Months After Deportation Orders
When the U.S. government orders that an immigrant in its custody must be deported, the person isn’t supposed to remain incarcerated for long. Yet the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) often does not deport people promptly. This means thousands of people suffer in detention for months after they’re ordered deported. This is what the DHS’s […]
Read MoreThe Pentagon Is Transferring $1 Billion to Trump’s Border Wall at the Expense of Military Readiness
In an ongoing battle over President Trump’s border wall, the Pentagon is authorizing the transfer of $1 billion from planned military readiness projects to build fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border. Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan announced the decision Monday evening. The Department of Defense (DOD) funds will now go to construction contracts. The Pentagon gave […]
Read MoreCalls to Reform ‘Irredeemably Dysfunctional’ Immigration Court System Grow Louder
In an exhaustive report on the immigration court system, the American Bar Association (ABA) called on Congress to make sweeping changes in order to fix a system “on the brink of collapse.” According to the ABA, the immigration courts—which currently face backlogs of over 855,000 cases—are so “irredeemably dysfunctional” that the only solution is for […]
Read MoreUtah Business Leaders Unite to Reaffirm Support for Principles of Utah Compact on Immigration
Salt Lake City, UT — On Thursday, March 21, 2019, Utah business and civic leaders will officially reaffirm their support of the Utah Compact on Immigration, a set of key principles outlining the need for smart immigration policies to drive Utah’s economy forward. Initially adopted in 2010, the Utah Compact on Immigration includes the signatories […]
Read MoreHouston Chronicle Opinion: Smart, educated and skilled — but stuck at home
Recently, my 4-year-old daughter asked me, “Why are you always home? Why does only Daddy go to the office?” Her question broke my heart. When I was growing up in India, I watched my mother go to her banking job each day. This gave me confidence that I could one day be a professional. Now […]
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