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With the Economy Sputtering, Obama Must Allow High-Skilled Immigrants
Forbes October 3, 2012 In the heated immigration debate, a bright spot has emerged—the bipartisan consensus that high-skilled immigrants benefit the economy. Yet even as Congressional Democrats and Republicans introduced competing bills this month to increase high-skilled immigration, the Obama administration is preparing to implement regulations that will restrict the visa process. Worse, administration documents […]
Read MoreUtah Attorney General Pushes Sensible Immigration Policies
Republican Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has become a poignant and effective advocate for smart immigration policies, including the DREAM Act. On Monday, Shurtleff spoke at the Immigration Law and Policy Conference, in Washington D.C., where he concluded that the “biggest casualty in the immigration debate is the truth.” Shurtleff understands prosecutorial discretion, and is […]
Read MoreImmigrant Entrepreneurship Has Stagnated For First Time In Decades, Says New Study
Forbes October 2, 2012 Immigrant entrepreneurs have always had a significant impact on U.S. culture and economy, and that continues to be true today. Immigrants started 28% of all new U.S. businesses in 2011, despite accounting for just 12.9% of the U.S. population, according to “Open For Business: How Immigrants Are Driving Small Business Creation […]
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Plan To Boost Skilled Workforce Shows Promise
Seattle Times September 28, 2012 Microsoft’s proposal that Congress expand slots for high-skilled foreign workers while adding fees to such visas to boost investment in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education kills two birds with one stone. First, it helps to solve a business-stifling shortage of such workers and provides a way to prepare […]
Read MoreVisas for Top Graduates: A View From Capitol Hill
New York Times October 1, 2012 In “Visas for Scientists, With a Catch” (editorial, Sept. 27), you claim that there is a catch with the STEM Jobs Act, which I sponsored, but you are simply fishing for opposition. According to a recent poll, three in four likely voters think that we should allow the top […]
Read MoreOne Quarter Of U.S. Tech Start-Ups Founded By An Immigrant: Study
Reuters October 2, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A new study showing that immigrants founded one quarter of U.S. technology start-up companies could fuel calls to relax immigration rules ahead of next month’s U.S. presidential elections, where the economy and immigration are key issues. The study “America’s New Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Then and Now,” shows that […]
Read MoreThose Who Put Food on Our Tables Need a New Immigration Process
Huffington Post October 1, 2012 Yes, politicians can overcome partisanship and unite around something: making New York state the next yogurt capital However, that can’t happen without a new immigration process. And our political leaders have not been able to break through the logjam of inaction on immigration. Coupled with an enforcement crackdown by the […]
Read MoreAmerica To Immigrants: ‘Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor’ But Keep Your Entrepreneurs
Washington Post October 2, 2012 Hardik Desai conceived a startup while he was studying for an MBA at the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University (OSU) in 2008. Based on research that the university was conducting, Desai came up with a new way to diagnose a group of diseases including painful bladder syndrome […]
Read MoreWhat If The U.S. Economy Stopped Growing-Forever?
The Washington Post September 28, 2012 Presidential candidates, Congress and the Fed love to talk about what they can do to help the economy grow. Lower taxes, higher taxes. More regulation, less regulation. Smarter immigration policy. Quantitative easing. Everyone has a pet solution. But what if the economy is already all grown up? “There was […]
Read MoreAnti-Immigrant Activists Still Pushing the Myth of Voter Fraud by Noncitizens
In the world of anti-immigrant activists who specialize in stamping out “voter fraud” by non-U.S. citizens, there are few symbols more potent than that of the bus. Apparently, a bus is the favored mode of transportation among the legions of immigrants who want to subvert the U.S. electoral process by illegally casting ballots. Many a […]
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