Business and the Workforce
Immigrants not only bring diverse skills and perspectives to the U.S. workforce, they often fill employment gaps in crucial fields. We advocate for expanded work visas and related programs so our labor force can continue to benefit from immigrant workers and remain competitive in the global economy
HIGH-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… Read More
Mexican-Born Professor, Inventor, and Entrepreneur is Living Her Dream Life in Texas
In some parts of Texas, immigrant inventors and startup founders are helping to revitalize areas hard hit by unemployment. One prime example: McAllen, Texas, a city in the Rio Grande Valley, where one promising nanotechnology startup that originated at the University of Texas–Pan American is already being heralded as a… Read More
Indian Software Engineer Starts Successful Tech Company in America, but Growth is Slowed by Broken U.S. Immigration System
Harvinder Singh knows all sides of the tech industry. Originally from northern India, Singh was hired in 1998 on an H-1B visa as a software engineer to help prepare for Y2K. After the millennium arrived without incident, Singh was out of a job, but he didn’t want to go back… Read More
HIGH SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN TENNESSEE
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com TENNESSEE 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 Tennessee for every 1 unemployed STEM… Read More
Statement on Introduction of the SKILLS Visa Act of 2015
CONTACT Sarah Doolin, Partnership for a New American Economy, sarah@renewoureconomy.com “This year, the United States will turn away almost 150,000 highly-skilled immigrants who are needed to fill job openings in our economy,” said John Feinblatt, Chairman of New American Economy. “The SKILLS Visa Act is a good first… Read More
How Immigrant Entrepreneurs Move the U.S. Economy Forward
This week, National Small Business Week, which has occurred each year since 1963, recognizes the contributions of entrepreneurs and small business owners in the United States. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), more than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, which… Read More
HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com SOUTH CAROLINA FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 1.8 STEM job openings were posted online in South Carolina for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in… Read More
HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN PENNSYLVANIA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com PENNSYLVANIA 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 Pennsylvania for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the… Read More
U.S. Educated Entrepreneur Might Take Talents Elsewhere Because of Burdensome Immigration Policies
Growing up in southern India, Jeevan Pendli saw the effects of insufficient healthcare in poor neighborhoods and rural towns. What he didn’t expect, however, was to see the same thing when he moved to the United States – rural populations just 15 minutes from where he was living in Pittsburgh… Read More
HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN OHIO
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com OHIO FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 2.3 STEM job openings were posted online in Ohio for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the… Read More
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No one should face the immigration system alone
