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Study: Immigration Reform Will Create Jobs, Boost GDP
Herald Online July 18, 2013 In conjunction with the American Action Forum, the American Action Network and Americans for Tax Reform, Regional Economic Models, Inc. released an exhaustive report this morning that evaluates the economic effects of key components of immigration reform and finds a net positive effect at the state and national level. The… Read More
Immigration Reform Will Make America’s Economy Stronger
Padmasree Warrior, Roll Call July 17, 2013 As a business leader from a Silicon Valley high-tech company, I was overjoyed to learn that the U.S. Senate had approved immigration reform including high-skilled worker provisions on a strong bipartisan basis. This legislation, I believe, is a significant step forward, and I… Read More
Is immigration reform the answer to a stronger economy? The Bush Institute says yes
Jim Avila, Richard Coolidge, and Jordyn Phelps, Yahoo News July 17, 2013 Members of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives recently threatened to reject the Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform bill, but the George W. Bush Institute is making the case that reform is in line with Republican philosophy and good for the… Read More
How Becoming Mayor Changed Rahm Emanuel on Immigration Reform
Emma Green, The Atlantic July 16, 2013 Three years ago, when he was White House chief of staff, Emanuel was seen as an obstacle to liberal immigration reform in Washington. At the time, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus blamed him for a provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care… Read More
Immigration reform would boost housing markets
Gary Acosta, Inman News July 15, 2013 Author William R. Alger once said that public opinion is a second conscience. That seems to be the case with public sentiment towards our nation’s immigration policy. A CNN poll shows 84 percent of Americans back a program that would allow undocumented workers… Read More
Study: Immigration Reform Would Boost Tax Revenues
Lauren Fox, US News and World Report July 10, 2013 The economic impact of legalizing 11 million immigrants who entered the country illegally is one of the main stumbling blocks keeping some fiscally conservative lawmakers from backing any path to citizenship. A new study by the Institute on Taxation and… Read More
Florida tourism may get boost if immigration bill passes
William Gibson, Florida Sun Sentinel June 28, 2013 WASHINGTON — Anybody in Florida who makes a living from tourism stands to gain from a surge of foreign visitors – and their spending money – if an immigration bill passed by the U.S. Senate last week becomes law. Little-noticed provisions would make… Read More
The Economic Benefits of Fixing Our Broken Immigration System
The White House blog June 10, 2013 America has always been a nation of immigrants, and throughout the nation’s history, immigrants from around the globe have kept our workforce vibrant, our businesses on the cutting edge, and helped to build the greatest economic engine in the world. However, America’s immigration… Read More
Obama Immigration-Reform Campaign Will Challenge House GOP
Sandy Fitzgerald, Newsmax President Barack Obama is heading to some of the battleground states he won in November — with strong Latino support — in an attempt to push immigration-reform legislation through the Republican-controlled House. According to The Wall Street Journal, Obama is planning trips to Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado,… Read More
Analysis: House immigration legislation won’t look anything like Senate’s reform plan
The Houston Chronicle Congress returns next week from a hot July 4 recess and faces another scorcher: immigration reform. Following an overwhelming 2-to-1 vote in the Senate for comprehensive reform that includes a path to citizenship for 11 million immigrants, the House will now decide how to proceed. The tact… Read More
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