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Press Release: New Report Shows That Immigration Revitalizes Communities by Preserving Thousands of U.S. Manufacturing Jobs and Increasing Housing Wealth
Analysis of U.S. Census and American Community Survey Data Shows 46 U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Are Created or Preserved for Every 1,000 Immigrants Living in a County Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) and The Partnership for a New… Read More
Report: Immigration Bill Would Add Nearly 14,000 Jobs Per District
August 20, 2013 Jordan Fabian, ABC News The Senate’s immigration bill would add nearly 14,000 new jobs on average in each congressional district over the next decade, according to a new report. The new analysis is from the center-right American Action Network (AAN), which backs an overhaul of the… Read More
Former Gov’s Say Pass Immigration Bill
August 19, 2013 Jeanne Bonner, GPB News ATLANTA — Leaders of a bi-partisan coalition backing immigration reform say businesses need to press Congress on the issue. Speaking at a forum Monday in Atlanta, two former governors of Mississippi and Pennsylvania said that’s because many U.S. companies can’t wait any… Read More
Immigration Reform Pushed in Idaho
August 19, 2013 Kristin Rodine, Hispanic Business Many of the people Ivan Carrillo sells auto insurance to are in Idaho illegally. They work hard, pay taxes, buy insurance and live in fear of being forced out, he says. Carrillo relates to that anxiety: A native of Mexico, he came to… Read More
Bipartisan Immigration Group Recommends Pathway To Citizenship
August 15, 2013 Elise Foley, Huffington Post WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group including former governors and cabinet secretaries recommended on Thursday that immigration reform include a path to citizenship that begins with granting provisional status right away, rather than delaying the process until after enforcement and border security improvements are… Read More
Video – Immigration Reform: Making America Stronger
A new video from the Technology CEO Council reflects on President Ronald Reagan’s vision of America as a “shining city on a hill” that was bolstered by immigrants from around the world, and the positive impact that immigration reform promises for the nation’s future. Read More
McCain says immigration reform will create jobs
August 12, 2013 Bob Christie, The Kansas City Star PHOENIX — Sen. John McCain is trying to convince Arizona business leaders to support immigration reform by touting its impact on the state’s economy. McCain said Monday that giving the 11 million people in the country without legal status a path to citizenship… Read More
Immigration reform can let N.Y. benefit from world’s skills
Cornell University President David J. Skorton, Press Connects A growing number of Americans are coming around to an idea that the tech industry and other business groups have been promoting for quite a while: To fuel economic growth, especially in the tech sector, we need to make it easier for… Read More
Farm Labor Needs Are Tied to Immigration Reform
August 8, 2013 American Farm Bureau Federation Farmers and ranchers are putting heat on their members of Congress to get immigration reform finished when they return to Washington from their summer break. Oregon blueberry grower Doug Krahmer explains why that’s such a big deal for him and other farmers… Read More
Immigration reform: Minnesota’s changing face of labor
August 7, 2013 David Beal, MinnPost When bipartisan federal legislation to overhaul the nation’s immigration system failed in 2007, Bob Fitch decided he’d seen enough. The solution, he believed, was to unite trade associations and provide cover for individual business owners who supported such legislation but hesitated to speak out… Read More
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