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Entrepreneurs Letter
Dear Speaker Boehner, House Leadership, and Republican Members of the House of Representatives: As founders of some of America’s fastest-growing businesses, we call on you to reform the outdated immigration laws that are holding back entrepreneurial business development and undermining American competitiveness. Entrepreneurship is at the core of our nation’s economic success, and some of […]
Read MoreWhile Congress Recesses, Activists Organize for Immigration Reform
While Congress is on recess and members travel home to their districts to hear from their constituents on the issues that matter to them, immigration advocates are turning up the heat through a series of grassroots and netroots organizing events. Today, the Alliance for Citizenship is organizing a national digital day of action, encouraging supporters […]
Read MoreBroken H-1B Visa Program is Costing American Jobs
Compete America, an association of high-tech companies advocating for reform of immigration policies affecting higher-skilled workers, launched a job loss calculator today estimating the numbers of American jobs lost due to the lack of H-1B visas, the primary work visa for higher-skilled workers. The calculator estimates that 500,000 new U.S. jobs could have been created […]
Read MoreLabor Shortages Increase U.S. Reliance on Imported Foods, Harming Local Economies
While U.S. consumers increasingly seek out locally grown produce in grocery stores and farmers markets, imported fruits and vegetables are making up a growing share of the produce consumed in the United States. U.S. agricultural production is out of alignment with the demands of consumers and one problem is the difficulty in finding skilled farm […]
Read MorePress Release: New Report Shows Labor Challenges Lead to Loss in GDP and Farm Income
NEW REPORT SHOWS LABOR CHALLENGES LEAD TO LOSS IN GDP AND FARM INCOME AS U.S. FARMERS LOSE MARKET SHARE OF IMPORTS Major U.S. farmers call for immigration reform to be passed this year Washington, DC — The Partnership for a New American Economy and the Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform today released a new […]
Read MoreNo Longer Home Grown
American families are eating more imported fresh produce today than ever before, in substantial part because U.S. fresh produce growers lack enough labor to expand their production and compete with foreign importers. That just one of the findings in the report, “No Longer Home Grown: How Labor Shortages are Increasing America’s Reliance on Imported Fresh Produce […]
Read MoreNo Longer Home Grown
American families are eating more imported fresh produce today than ever before, in substantial part because U.S. fresh produce growers lack enough labor to expand their production and compete with foreign importers. That just one of the findings in the report, “No Longer Home Grown: How Labor Shortages are Increasing America’s Reliance on Imported Fresh Produce […]
Read MoreImmigration reform: recognize contributions by making the system work
St. Patrick’s Day is not simply a holiday to celebrate Irish heritage; it’s also a celebration of the immigration of many Irishmen and women to the shores of our country. From America’s founding, immigrants from a vast array of countries have been a central cornerstone of our nation’s incredible economic growth. It is no coincidence […]
Read MorePresident Calls for Review of U.S. Deportation System
As the number of deportations under President Obama near the 2 million mark and Congress stalls on immigration reform legislation, President Obama said Friday that administration officials are reviewing what could be done to make the immigration enforcement system more humane. The announcement follows votes in the House of Representatives last week attempting to limit […]
Read MoreIncrease in Deportations Harms Native-Born Workers and Economy
More immigrants are being “removed” from the United States than ever before by a deportation system that has grown larger and more aggressive coupled with an agency with misplaced priorities in which most immigrants deported pose no threat to anyone. “For nearly two decades, the federal government has been pursuing an enforcement-first approach to immigration […]
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