Industries
Immigration Reform Advocates Hit The Hill With Studies
Eager to revive House GOP interest in immigration reform before the August congressional recess, advocates for reform put out a slew of new studies Thursday. One posits that the short supply of H-1B temporary workers negatively affects tech job creation and wage growth for American workers,… Read More
Bloomberg: Lack of worker visas stalled economic growth in Research Triangle
The technology community in North Carolina and across the country continues to press for an immigration overhaul. Their latest effort involves a new self-funded report that argues existing visa lottery caps hurt U.S.-born tech workers in the Research Triangle. The pro-overhaul group, Partnership for New American Economy, released a … Read More
This study showed that high-skilled immigrants create jobs for Americans
The tech industry has become one of the biggest interests lobbying for immigration reform, for a straightforward reason: they say they can’t find enough qualified workers here in the US. If the government issued more high-skilled visas, they say, they could hire immigrants… Read More
Report Shows Impact of H-1B Visa Denials on U.S. Economy
Report Shows H-1B Visa Denials Slowed U.S. Tech Sector Growth, Depressed Wage and Job Growth for U.S.-Born Workers Following Great Recession 2007 and 2008 H-1B Visa Denials in Cities Across the U.S. Cost U.S.-Born Workers Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs and Nearly $3 Billion in Missed Wages… Read More
Closing Economic Windows: How H-1B Visa Denials Cost U.S.-Born Tech Workers Jobs and Wages During the Great Recession
New American Economy‘s new report, “Closing Economic Windows: How H-1B Visa Denials Cost U.S.-Born Tech Workers Jobs and Wages During the Great Recession,” shows how existing H-1B visa lottery caps disproportionately hurt American-born tech workers by slowing job and wage growth in more than 200 metropolitan areas across the… Read More
Poultry Federation president: Lack of immigration reform hurts agriculture
LITTLE ROCK — The agriculture industry will face an increasing labor shortage and consumers will see food prices soar if Congress does not pass comprehensive immigration reform, Poultry Federation President Marvin Childers said Tuesday. “What I can tell you from visiting with the poultry companies in… Read More
Time for Congress to modernize immigration system
As a member of both the agricultural and business community in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Agribusiness Council and its members have witnessed first-hand the benefits of new business generation in our great state. New business generation is inherently the best catalyst to driving job creation, especially in Wisconsin. Wisconsin… Read More
Immigration Reform Needed Now, Not Later, For American Food Chain to Remain Intact Industry Leaders Say
Industry leaders involved in all aspects of America’s food supply met in Provo to discuss the immediate need for immigration reform and how the current system negatively impacts the U.S.’s food industry. Staffers from the offices Representative Jason Chaffetz and Chris Stewart met representatives from the… Read More
Farmers and local businesses call for immigration reform
PROVO — If you think immigration reform doesn’t have anything to do with you, think again the next time you look at your dinner plate. It is possible an immigrant worker played a role in getting the food you are eating from the farm, to the store… Read More
Utahns say lack of immigration reform hurts farmers, consumers
Jake Harward, a Springville farmer, has a hard time finding help to plant, tend and harvest his crops and says the need for immigration reform is urgent. “The argument that we’re taking jobs away from others just doesn’t fly in my mind,” Harward said Monday… Read More
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