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Critics Try to Sink Obama’s Deferred Action Program Before It Even Begins
Secretary Janet Napolitano is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee tomorrow and the number one topic is likely to be the June 15 announcement of Deferred Action for Dreamers. Now that a majority of the Supreme Court has blessed the use of prosecutorial discretion as a legitimate function of the executive branch, critics […]
Read MoreNew Injunction Sought in Challenge to Arizona SB 1070
Late Tuesday night, opponents of Arizona SB 1070 filed new papers in court seeking to block Section 2(B) from taking effect, arguing that state legislators were driven by anti-Latino bias and that the provision will inevitably result in constitutional violations. The motion, filed by civil rights groups, cited numerous previously undisclosed emails from former State […]
Read MoreIs Comprehensive Internationalization Comprehensive Enough?
The Chronicle of Higher Education July 16, 2012 Comprehensive internationalization seems to be all the rage these days. For the past decade, the concept has been the topic of policy reports, institutional planning documents, and meetings around the world. More than mere internationalization, comprehensive internationalization emphasizes activities that touch on all aspects of the institution, […]
Read MoreVIDEO: Overstock.com President: Highly Skilled Immigrants Create Jobs and Innovation
Fox Business News July 12, 2012 In an interview on Fox Business News, Partnership member Jonathan Johnson, president of Overstock.com, makes the economic case for legal immigration reform and the need to remove federal caps on visas for highly skilled foreign-born students, inventors and entrepreneurs: “In my view, when we bring these people on and […]
Read MoreStudy Shows More Foreigners than US Citizens Applying for US Patents
workpermit.com July 4, 2012 A new study has revealed that foreign students and researchers file 76 percent of patents at America’s top universities. The study, released Tuesday, follows another recently published report that found that US immigrants are more likely to start a business than non-immigrants. The Partnership for a New American Economy, the group […]
Read MoreStudy Finds That Foreign-Born Inventors Play Prominent Role at Top U.S. Patent-Producing Universities
Patent Docs July 4, 2012 A study commissioned by the Partnership for a New American Economy, a bipartisan group of mayors from across the country and business leaders from all sectors of the economy seeking to raise awareness of the economic benefits of sensible immigration reform, shows that 76% of patents issued in 2011 to […]
Read MoreWhy the Next Einstein Can’t Get a Visa
By Shelby Pasell. Though Einstein may be a household name in the United States, he was not born here, and he would have a hard time obtaining a visa if he were alive today. In fact, inventors behind most patents in the U.S. were born outside of the country, according to a new report by […]
Read MoreImpressive Stats About Foreign-Born Innovators
Free Enterprise July 2, 2012 A Partnership for a New American Economy study finds that foreign-born scientists and engineers are doing a lot to help the U.S. innovate and stay globally competitive. The report looked at the role that foreign-born scholars, faculty, and students play at the top ten patent-producing universities in the U.S. It […]
Read MoreImmigrants and Small Business
New York Times June 30, 2012 Immigrants are known as entrepreneurial people, for obvious reasons: those with the ambition and energy to uproot themselves and build new lives in a distant land are well equipped to build businesses and the economy, too. That is the common wisdom, anyway, which a new study from the Fiscal […]
Read MoreHow Should Obama Administration Proceed with Deferred Action Program?
In a June 15th memo announcing deferred action for immigrant youth, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano gave USCIS 60 days to come up with a process that will allow these young people to affirmatively apply for the chance to work, study, and live in the U.S. without fear of deportation. To be sure, USCIS staff and […]
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