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Entrepreneurs Letter
Dear Speaker Boehner, House Leadership, and Republican Members of the House of Representatives: As founders of some of America’s fastest-growing businesses, we call on you to reform the outdated immigration laws that are holding back entrepreneurial business development and undermining American competitiveness. Entrepreneurship is at the core of our nation’s economic success, and some of […]
Read MoreImmigration reform must protect farmers
Florida growers know that critical to their survival in the farm industry are the workers who spend their days in the fields, nurseries, forests and groves, planting, nurturing and bringing in the products so they can go to market. These workers are often the missing piece in the current farming market — and not just […]
Read MoreBroken H-1B Visa Program is Costing American Jobs
Compete America, an association of high-tech companies advocating for reform of immigration policies affecting higher-skilled workers, launched a job loss calculator today estimating the numbers of American jobs lost due to the lack of H-1B visas, the primary work visa for higher-skilled workers. The calculator estimates that 500,000 new U.S. jobs could have been created […]
Read MoreLabor Shortages Increase U.S. Reliance on Imported Foods, Harming Local Economies
While U.S. consumers increasingly seek out locally grown produce in grocery stores and farmers markets, imported fruits and vegetables are making up a growing share of the produce consumed in the United States. U.S. agricultural production is out of alignment with the demands of consumers and one problem is the difficulty in finding skilled farm […]
Read MorePress Release: New Report Shows Labor Challenges Lead to Loss in GDP and Farm Income
NEW REPORT SHOWS LABOR CHALLENGES LEAD TO LOSS IN GDP AND FARM INCOME AS U.S. FARMERS LOSE MARKET SHARE OF IMPORTS Major U.S. farmers call for immigration reform to be passed this year Washington, DC — The Partnership for a New American Economy and the Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform today released a new […]
Read MoreThe Growth of the U.S. Deportation Machine and Its Misplaced Priorities
No one can say with certainty when the Obama administration will reach the grim milestone of having deported two million people since the President took office in 2008. Regardless of the exact date this symbolic threshold is reached, however, it is important to keep in mind a much more important fact: most of the people […]
Read MoreHow the United States Immigration System Works
U.S. immigration law is very complex, and there is much confusion as to how it works. This fact sheet provides basic information about how the U.S. legal immigration system is designed.
Read MoreCapture of ‘El Chapo’ Demonstrates Effective Border Enforcement
The recent capture in Mazatlan of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, leader of the infamous Sinaloa cartel, is an example of targeted border enforcement that actually enhances border security. Although El Chapo was captured by Mexican marines, the information that led them to his doorstep came in no small measure from intelligence provided by U.S. law […]
Read MoreStates Make Progress on Helping DREAMers Afford College
For several years now, more and more states have begun to allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. In fact, a majority of young undocumented immigrants now live in a state that offers tuition equity regardless of immigration status. In 2014, additional states—especially in the Southeast—are finally moving to make […]
Read MoreFremont’s Anti-Immigrant Ordinance Out of Step with Other Cities in Nebraska
Last week, the residents of Fremont, Nebraska voted to keep a 2010 anti-immigrant housing ordinance on the books. While the small town, with a seven percent foreign born population, has chosen to continue down its current path of exclusion, other places in Nebraska are pursuing inclusive strategies to welcome immigrants and other newcomers to their […]
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