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A Common Cause for Both Parties
Forbes August 29, 2012 National conventions are a time for the two political parties to present their opposing visions of the next four years. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t continue to seek common ground on critical problems facing the country. This week at the Republican National Convention, where… Read More
Over One in Four New Businesses in 2011 Started by Immigrants
Examiner.com August 29, 2012 According to the new report by the nonpartisan Partnership for a New American Economy, “Open for Business: How Immigrants are Driving Business Creation in the United States,” immigrants were responsible for an astonishing 28 percent of all new business started in this country last year. Read More
New Report on Immigration and US Economic Competitiveness
Examiner.com August 29, 2012 “Immigration reform cannot wait any longer.” That was the consensus of the group of executives from various ethnicities and professions — ranging from lawyers and journalists to corporate VPs and CEOs – who attended today the preliminary presentation of a new immigration report in the… Read More
Immigrants Twice as Likely to Start Small Businesses as Native-Born
AllGov August 28, 2012 The U.S. should be welcoming, and not demonizing, immigrants if it seeks job and economic growth, based on a new study about entrepreneurialism. A report from the Partnership for a New American Economy says immigrants are more than twice as likely as native-born Americans to… Read More
Twin Cities one of top metro areas hiring highly skilled foreign workers
Minnesota Public Radio August 28, 2012 The Twin Cities is one of the top U.S. metropolitan areas for highly skilled workers with the H-1B visa, according to a recent Brookings Institute Report. This is a visa allowing foreign workers who have at least a bachelors or graduate degree and… Read More
Immigrant Integration: How Foreign-Born Workers Compare To U.S. Citizens (INFOGRAPHIC)
Huffington Post August 28, 2012 With a growing population, integration of immigrants is becoming increasingly important. According to an Immigration Policy Center report, which drew from Census data, one in eight people in the U.S. is an immigrant. If that doesn’t put things in perspective, think about this: in… Read More
The Track-Star Economy
The New Yorker August 27, 2012 If one of the big stories of this year’s Olympics was Team U.S.A.’s return to the top of the medal charts, London also showcased another impressive American feat: we trained many of the best athletes who competed against us. Nearly four hundred Olympians… Read More
Adopt an Immigrant Mindset to Advance Your Career
Harvard Business Review August 24, 2012 If you want to remain relevant and advance your career in today’s global marketplace, you need to serve as an enabler of business growth and innovation. One of the best ways to do this is to adopt an “immigrant mindset.” The immigrant mentality… Read More
Commentary: Immigrant talent leaks out of U.S.
Boston Business Journal August 27, 2012 American executives are beginning to make more noise about the U.S.’s bizarrely uncompetitive policy on immigration. They’re hoping to break the logjam of political paralysis on the issue, one on which your average Democrat and Republican can agree: We’re letting too much immigrant… Read More
An eclectic consensus for immigration
Philadelphia Enquirer August 27, 2012 Just what is being cooked up by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Rupert Murdoch, the world’s most successful multimedia mogul; and Bill Daley, the Chicago businessman who once sat at the right hand of power as President Obama’s chief of staff? This unlikely trio… Read More
America's story is an immigrant story.