Filter
Immigrants in Nebraska
Seven percent of Nebraska residents are immigrants, while another 7 percent of residents are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreImmigrants 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 MoreThe Sessions Complaint
Jeff Sessions’s media spear-carriers say we misrepresented the Senator in our April 25 editorial taking on his claims that Americans with college degrees in science and tech can’t find jobs in their fields. Their complaint doesn’t help his case. One of the Alabama Republican’s favorite talking points is that 74% of Americans with science, technology, […]
Read MoreWithout Legalization, State Policies Remain Crucial to Healthy Communities
In the absence of meaningful immigration reform to address the situation of the millions of undocumented individuals living in the United States, state policies have become more and more important. One of the areas in which that is especially true is public health. It is unquestionable that healthy communities require broad access to health care. However, for […]
Read MoreGOP must embrace immigrants or fade from relevance
Elections are often more about perceptions than reality. Many voters form impressions based on accumulated images, words, and other messages that build up over the course of an election cycle and then act on those impressions. To some degree, choices are shaped by community and family. Without those influences, there would not be “Irish Catholic […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN INDIANA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com INDIANA FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 2.4 STEM job openings were posted online in Indiana for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get […]
Read MoreSen. Hatch’s ‘I-Squared’ bill could more than double cap on high-skill visas
SALT LAKE CITY — The nation’s cap on high-skilled visas could more than double under legislation sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had received 233,000 applications for 85,000 high-skilled visas. The cap allows for 65,000 visas for international workers with bachelor degrees and 20,000 for those […]
Read MoreWe lose the longer we wait to reform work visas
April can be the make or break month for U.S. corporations that goes beyond tax time. It is when businesses file H-1B petitions in hopes to win the coveted visa lottery that allows foreign-born workers to fill job vacancies here. U.S. businesses that win this nationwide lottery, designed strictly for highly skilled workers, go on […]
Read MoreDemand again expected to far outstrip supply of visas for highly skilled workers
SALT LAKE CITY — Wednesday was Day 1 of the application window for 85,000 visas for highly skilled workers, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serviceswas already talking about resorting to a lottery. “If USCIS receives an excess of petitions during the first five business days, the agency will use a lottery system to randomly select […]
Read MoreMake a contribution
Make a direct impact on the lives of immigrants.
