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Drilling Down on Latino Voter Engagement
Project Vote predicts that the number of Latinos who are eligible to vote in this year’s Presidential campaign has increased by 21 percent over 2008. In 2012, nearly 24 million Latinos will be eligible to vote. The growth of this voting bloc is important to track, and much attention is paid to its growth each […]
Read MoreLos Angeles County Faces Sweeping Suit Over ICE Detainers
Under the Constitution, it has long been established that the government needs “probable cause” to hold an individual in custody, and that people granted bail must be released once it is paid. In a class-action lawsuit filed last Friday by numerous immigrants’ rights groups, Los Angeles County and Sheriff Lee Baca stand accused of flouting […]
Read MoreImmigration Reform is Good for Business
The Boston Globe October 21, 2012 For hardliners who refuse to consider a guest worker program for illegal immigrants, a moment of truth may be approaching. If undocumented workers are truly taking jobs that would otherwise go to Americans, then unskilled workers should be flocking to the fields of states like Arizona and Alabama, which […]
Read MoreRavenstahl Supports National Immigration Reform
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 19, 2012 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today signed a compact pledging his support for national immigration reform, saying it would help to make Pittsburgh a more diverse and successful city. Mr. Ravenstahl signed the Partnership for a New American Economy, an effort led by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, during a ceremony at […]
Read MoreRavenstahl Joins Other Mayors in Call for Immigration Reform
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review October 19, 2012 Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl joined mayors and business leaders from across the country in pledging to reform U.S. immigration laws, saying foreign-born talent is critical for the city’s economy. In signing the Partnership for a New American Economy on Friday, Ravenstahl committed Pittsburgh to a national coalition led by New […]
Read MoreImmigration and American Jobs
New York Times October 19, 2012 Of all the economic dynamics buffeting the American middle class, immigration might seem the easiest to explain: as millions of poor immigrants from Latin America poured illegally into the country seeking work, the conventional wisdom goes, they competed with more expensive American workers, displacing them from their jobs and […]
Read MoreU.S. Immigration Choice: Education vs. Diversity, or Both?
San Jose Mercury News October 19, 2012 People around the world with accredited degrees in science and math should “get a green card stapled to their diploma,” Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said in his Tuesday night debate with President Barack Obama, who has made similar appeals to retain skilled foreign students. Stewed over by […]
Read MoreHow to Reduce America’s Talent Deficit
Wall Street Journal October 18, 2012 Each month, when the government publishes the national jobs report, Americans pick over small movements in the headline rate of unemployment. In doing so, they largely miss a crucial aspect of the U.S. jobs crisis. Many American companies are now creating more jobs for which they can’t find qualified […]
Read MoreNorquist: More Immigrants Good Policy, Politics
National Journal October 18, 2012 Anti-tax crusader advocates immigration reform with path to citizenship for nation’s undocumented immigrants. At an immigration summit in Indiana, Norquist called immigration “the most important thing to focus on if you’re concerned with the future of the country, both as an economic power and as the serious a leader of […]
Read MoreEither Party Could Benefit From a Move on Immigration
Roll Call October 17, 2012 Congress has been unable to make any progress on an immigration overhaul for years, but for voters such as dairy farmer Matt Lamb, the party that figures out a way forward will go a long way toward securing his vote. Lamb is a self-described conservative guy and a longtime Republican […]
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