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Rubio Shapes Immigration Into GOP Issue
National Journal November 15, 2012 Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is shaping immigration into an issue that Republicans can embrace without getting lambasted by the party base. He is doing it by moving away from discussing whether the current undocumented population should have a path to citizenship and talking instead… Read More
GOP Talks About Immigration Reform But Will It Change Its Tone?
The Huffington Post November 13, 2012 We made history. After all the doubts and questions about Latino voter turnout, the fastest-growing minority group in the country squashed all hearsay and pundit-talk in record numbers, carrying President Obama to reelection and giving other Democratic candidates the push they needed. Now,… Read More
Immigration Reform Gets a Boost
The Hill November 9, 2012 The results of Tuesday’s election did not change the structural environment in Washington – voters chose to reelect President Obama and return a Democratic majority to the Senate and a Republican majority to the House of Representatives. Most of the same players will return… Read More
Fixing The Unemployment Problem
The Washington Examiner November 6, 2012 With the new Labor Department report showing slow job creation in October and an unemployment rate close to 7.9 percent, the winner of the presidential race will want to revive the job market to claim the mantle of success. Deloitte LLP, one of… Read More
Analysis: Could Romney Pass Immigration Reform in His First Year?
ABC News Univision October 17, 2012 In a night of heated exchanges at the second presidential debate, a question about immigration thrust the issue into the limelight for the first time in the debate season. The candidates largely stuck to their talking points. For Mitt Romney, that meant reiterating… Read More
Immigrants Can’t Save U.S. Cities by Themselves
Bloomberg Businessweek September 17, 2012 Many U.S. cities caught in a spiral of economic decline think they have a rescue plan: an influx of immigrants. Officials are carrying out policies aimed at attracting foreigners in hopes that their energy and drive will reverse decades of population losses and set… Read More
The Entrepreneurs We Can’t Afford to Lose
Washington Post July 11, 2012 Immigrant entrepreneurs have not only helped build the U.S. economy and, by extension, the country, they hold the key to our future success. We already know from the pioneering research of Singularity University vice president and Washington Post columnist Vivek Wadhwa and Berkeley’s School… Read More
US Desperately Needs a Strategy to Attract the Right Skilled Immigrants
City Watch June 28, 2012 President Obama’s recent “do it myself” immigration reform plan, predictably dissed by conservatives and nativists, reveals just how clueless the nation’s leaders are about demographics. Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on Arizona’s immigration crackdown also broke down along predictable lines, with both parties claiming ideological… Read More
U.S. Desperately Needs Immigrants And A Strategy To Get The Right Ones
Forbes June 26, 2012 President Obama’s recent “do it myself” immigration reform plan, predictably dissed by conservatives and nativists, reveals just how clueless the nation’s leaders are about demographics. Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on Arizona’s immigration crackdown also broke down along predictable lines, with both parties claiming ideological victories. Read More
Partnership for a New American Economy Launched on Fox & Friends
Mayors and business leaders join forces to make the economic case for sensible immigration reform. Read More
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