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Immigrants in Utah
One in 12 Utah residents is an immigrant, and another 1 in 12 residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreSupreme Court to Decide Whether It’s Okay to Deprive a Person of His Day In Immigration Court
Every day in immigration courts around the country, people facing deportation try to explain why they should be allowed to remain in the United States under our notoriously complex immigration laws. Those who have legal representation rely on their attorneys to follow procedures and make arguments that may be virtually indecipherable to people without legal […]
Read MoreEnding Birthright Citizenship: (Still) Unconstitutional, Unwise, Unworkable, and Un-American
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Birthright Citizenship: Is It The Right Policy For America?” The hearing will question whether those born in America will automatically be citizens, as they have been for over 150 years. Undoubtedly, the hearing will feature the same counterproductive anti-immigrant rhetoric that nativists have trotted out before, […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com NORTH CAROLINA FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 1.7 STEM job openings were posted online in North Carolina for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get […]
Read MoreMothers and Children Suffer In Immigration Detention While Administration Makes its Point
Estrella is a four-year-old girl who has been locked-up in U.S. detention centers for over eight months or one fifth of her life. She is chronically ill and has been hospitalized for acute bronchitis. She has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, adjustment disorder with anxiety, and major depressive episode. Her mother, Melida, watches her […]
Read MoreCommissioner Kerlikowske Offers Vision of Change at CBP
On Thursday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske answered questions from the House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee regarding CBP’s budget, and more generally his first year on the job. Kerlikowske’s seeming rationality, and openness to administrative changes, provided an alternative to the enforcement-first strategy that has marked Congress’ approach to border security. […]
Read MorePrivate Prison Industry Lobbies for Detention of Immigrants
Since 2009, Congress has instructed the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to maintain 34,000 beds in immigrant detention facilities across the country, a policy known as “the bed mandate.” This mandate costs the American taxpayer $5.05 million per day–or $159 a day per immigrant detainee. A new report released this week by Grassroots Leadership […]
Read MoreAnother Voice: Easing of H-1B visa cap would benefit the Great Lakes region
Every April the federal government begins accepting applications for H-1B visas and, again this year, just days after filing opened, the cap was reached. These visas allow highly educated and skilled professionals to work temporarily in the United States, and clearly the supply does not meet the demand. The gap is holding us back as […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN KANSAS
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com KANSAS FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, two STEM job openings were posted online in Kansas for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get […]
Read More‘Battle for Talent Is Global’: Rust Belt Seeks Visa Reform
After about 233,000 H-1B visa applications outstripped the cap of 65,000 in less than a week for the third year in a row, business and economic leaders across the Midwest—including Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York—spoke out on the need for H-1B visa reform. “It’s a significant issue to the Midwest, especially older urban areas,” […]
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