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Sessions 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 MoreHigh-Skilled Immigrants in Wisconsin
WISCONSIN FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 2.2 STEM job openings were posted online in Wisconsin for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get worse: Wisconsin will need to fill 120,330 new STEM jobs […]
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 MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN WASHINGTON
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com WASHINGTON FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 2.1 STEM job openings were posted online in Washington for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get worse: […]
Read MoreTwo Moms Spend Mother’s Day Traveling to Immigration Family Detention Center
On Mother’s Day morning, we said goodbye to our own children in order to visit with some other moms—courageous Central American moms fleeing persecution and detained with their children in south Texas. The facility we visited in Dilley, Texas, under the supervision of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is located on a flatland of beige—white […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN VERMONT
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com VERMONT FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 4.8 STEM job openings were posted online in Vermont for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN VIRGINIA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com VIRGINIA FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 3.3 STEM job openings were posted online in Virginia for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get […]
Read MoreWhy More Immigration Judges Are Needed
If there is any aspect of immigration reform over which there should be no partisan disagreement, it is the dire need to increase the number of immigration judges. As most Republicans and Democrats can probably agree, immigration judges are essential for the functioning of immigration enforcement (removing people who shouldn’t be here) and for the […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN UTAH
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com UTAH FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 1.5 STEM job openings were posted online in Utah for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get worse: […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN TEXAS
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com TEXAS FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 2.5 STEM job openings were posted online in Texas for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get worse: […]
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