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Federal CTO Todd Park Taps the Private Sector to Drive Innovation
Government Executive July 27, 2012 Reforming the way Citizenship and Immigration Services handles entrepreneurs’ visas seemed like a natural fit for the EIR approach, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas says. More than three-fourths of patents awarded to the top 10 patent-producing universities listed at least one foreign-born inventor in 2011, the Partnership for a New American […]
Read MoreNew Americans Represent Team USA at the London Olympics
Today, the 2012 Olympics formally kick off in London where the best athletes from around the world are meeting to compete. The United States is well-represented, not only by our native born-athletes but by many “New Americans.” In fact, approximately 38 of those competing on Team USA are naturalized U.S. citizens. These athletes remind us […]
Read MoreTom Still: Don’t Deport World’s Brightest Minds
LaCrosse Tribune July 25, 2012 Ankit Agarwal is a two-time finalist in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest and a biochemical engineer whose work promises to help doctors treat patients with slow-to-heal skin wounds. He even has started a Madison-based company, Imbed Biosciences, to commercialize his discoveries. Too bad Wisconsin — and the United States […]
Read MoreImmigration Court Backlog Keeps Growing (and Growing, and Growing…)
Two recent reports from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) contain discouraging news about the backlog in our nation’s immigration courts. One noted that the number of pending removal proceedings has reached a record high, while the other reported that a relatively small number of cases have been closed through the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. […]
Read MoreDon’t Jump to Conclusions About Costs of Deferred Action
The Associated Press (AP) reported yesterday that the deferred action initiative for eligible, young immigrants, which is still under development, could cost more than $585 million. While some critics immediately jumped on this as proof that taxpayers would be made to pay for the new initiative, that’s just not the way things work at USCIS. […]
Read MoreInvesting in America Produces the Best Return
Politico July 17, 2012 The question I’m most often asked these days is, “Where should I invest?” In recent years, we all know, there has been an unusually high degree of uncertainty. It falls into two broad categories: cyclical concerns that focus on the outlook for near-term economic growth and structural concerns that center on […]
Read MoreHigh-Skilled Immigration Restrictions Are Economically Senseless
Forbes July 22, 2012 Employer discrimination based on national origin has been illegal in the United States since the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, yet American immigration law has continued to discriminate in that exact manner. If the government insists on restricting foreign workers’ access to U.S. markets, it should do so on […]
Read MoreAnother View: Fairness Act a Step Toward a Logical Immigration Policy
Des Moines Register July 23, 2012 Last November the U.S. House of Representatives came together in a rare bipartisan moment to overwhelmingly pass the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Ia., placed a hold on the bill in the Senate until July 11, which means that the Senate will soon debate this much-needed […]
Read MoreKeep STEM Smarts Here
South Florida Sun-Sentinel July 24, 2012 Big, bold ideas have driven growth throughout our history, making America the most prosperous nation in the world. And right at the heart of this culture of innovation are America’s universities, where 53 percent of all basic research in this country takes place. But right now, we are making […]
Read MoreAction Needed to Maintain Boston’s Talent
The Boston Globe July 23, 2012 A newly-released Global Talent Index ranked Greater Boston first among 30 US and international metropolitan regions on the strength of its talent pool and resulting innovation. While this is very good news for a region that prides itself on its human capital, a closer look at the results show […]
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