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Invest in Immigrants: Good for States, Good for America
National Journal May 31, 2012 The minority is about to become the majority, and with this change come challenges and opportunities. If we invest in the integration of new Americans, the benefits far outweigh the costs. According to recent census figures, for the first time in history, children from minority backgrounds make up 50.4 percent […]
Read MoreLaw Professors Push White House to Grant Administrative Relief to DREAMers
In the absence of Congressional action on the DREAM Act, advocates and DREAMers have increasingly turned to the White House to help them secure temporary protection from removal. This week, DREAMERS got a huge boost from 96 law professors who sent a letter to President Obama outlining the extensive authority under law that his administration […]
Read MoreStandardizing Guidelines Would Improve USCIS’s Proposed Family Unity Waiver Rule
Earlier this year, USCIS proposed a new waiver rule that would allow some unauthorized immigrants (mostly direct family members of U.S. citizens) who are applying for a green card to apply for a waiver to the 3 and 10 year bar from within the United States, minimizing the amount of time they would have to […]
Read MoreThe Skilled Visa Solution: A Better Policy or a Bigger Boat?
The Daily Caller May 25, 2012 College graduations are in full swing across our great nation. As we have seen over the last decade, a significant number of U.S. degree-earners in science, technology, engineering, and math (the so-called “STEM” fields) are foreign born. Our policy leaders agree that keeping these talented students in the U.S. […]
Read MoreMajor Economies Need More Skilled Workers, Engineers: Study
Reuters May 29, 2012 The United States and other large economies cannot find enough skilled workers, engineers and other in-demand employees, according to an annual study on talent shortages. The study, by staffing services giant ManpowerGroup (MAN.N), found 34 percent of employers around the world report trouble filling jobs because of a lack of available […]
Read MoreCHARTS: Here’s Why America Needs MORE Immigrants
Business Insider May 25, 2012 A recently released report by the Partnership for New American Economy and the Partnership for New York City laid out several reasons as to why U.S. needs to work harder on luring high skilled immigrants. We called this issue a “no brainer” last year, and it seems that the government […]
Read MoreNew study: U.S. Falling Behind in Global Race for Skilled Labor
Examiner.com May 26, 2012 The Partnership for a New American Economy released this week an eye-opening comparative report on how countries around the world uniquely employ immigration and immigration policy to boost their economies. The report, “Not Coming to America: Why the U.S. is Falling Behind in the Global Race for Talent” reveals how countries […]
Read MoreStill No Resolution on VAWA, Protections for Immigrants at Risk
Despite the recent controversy over amendments to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), there is still no resolution on its reauthorization. The bill remains stalled in Congress due to conflicting versions passed by the House and Senate. As one source put it, while the current impasse is technically procedural (due to a revenue-related procedural rule), […]
Read MoreMayor Bloomberg Shows the Way to Real Immigration Reform
NY Daily News May 27, 2012 Immigration know-nothings gasped when Mayor Bloomberg said the federal government “should deliberately force some places that don’t want immigrants to take them” as a way to revitalize America’s “big, hollowed-out cities.” Experience teaches that he’s right. Imagine what New York would have been like had the city not benefited […]
Read MoreStudy: ‘Difficult’ Immigration System Hurts U.S.
Boise Weekly May 24, 2012 A new report indicates that the United States needs to compete for immigrants or suffer the economic consequences. The study, done by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Partnership for a New American Economy, said that America’s immigration system has caused “self-inflicted economic wounds,” allowing other countries to outpace the United […]
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