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Republicans Hope To Avoid Mitt Romney’s Mistakes On Immigration
WASHINGTON — In the summer of 2011, as then-Texas Gov. Rick Perry was preparing to announce his run for the Republican presidential nomination, top aides to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney set about figuring out how to beat him. They found a potential weak spot: immigration. Perry had expressed some views, such as supporting in-state […]
Read MoreSessions wrong about immigration’s impact
Sen. Jeff Sessions wrote a recent op-ed for theWashington Post headlined “America needs to curb immigration flows.” He was not talking about illegalimmigration. He was talking about legal immigration. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Immigration subcommittee, our senator’s view is significant. If there are good reasons to curb the flow of immigration to […]
Read MoreCongress Pursuing Anti-Immigrant Agenda in 2015
Americans—77 percent, according to a recent Public Religion Research Institute poll—want Congress to take action on immigration reform. In the last Congress, comprehensive reform passed the Senate by two to one, and received 192 supporters in the House. Yet the new Congress in 2015 has turned the clock back. According to the Alliance for Citizenship, […]
Read MoreCourt Reportedly Set to Order End to Detention of Children in Unlicensed Family Facilities
In February, advocates went to court to argue that the government’s family detention centers violate the long-standing Flores v. Reno settlement agreement, which set minimum standards for the detention, release and treatment of children subject to immigration detention. In response, government attorneys claimed that the Flores settlement should not apply to children in family detention. […]
Read MoreLetter: Welcome GOP candidates, now let’s talk issues
With Congressman Jeff Duncan and Citizens United hosting 2016 Republican hopefuls this weekend in Greenville at The Freedom Summit, Upstate residents are excited to see the 2016 presidential candidates visit our state. As a former state chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, let me be the first to welcome each candidate to the Upstate. […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com SOUTH CAROLINA FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 1.8 STEM job openings were posted online in South Carolina for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN NEW YORK
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com NEW YORK FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 1.7 STEM job openings were posted online in New York for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely […]
Read MoreImmigrants in Illinois
One in seven Illinois residents is an immigrant, while another one in seven residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreImmigrants in Colorado
One in ten Colorado residents is an immigrant, while another one in ten residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreImmigrants in South Dakota
Four percent of South Dakota residents are immigrants, while another 4 percent of residents are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
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