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Shift Sought on Immigration
Des Moines Register August 20, 2012 A coalition of Midwestern leaders hopes to “give Washington a kick” and jump-start progress on stalled immigration reform, something it calls the key to economic growth. The task force, co-chaired by former Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and organized by the Chicago Council on… Read More
Can Baltimore Woo Immigrants?
Can Baltimore Woo Immigrants August 20, 2012 …too many cities, too many states are basically putting up a do-not-enter sign.” Regarding the city’s particular outreach to Latinos, and their impact on economic growth, she offered: “We’ve actively recruited Latino immigrants to Baltimore, and when they come here, they’re thriving. Read More
Immigration reform key to economic revival
Boston.com August 19, 2012 Michael Bloomberg, the independent mayor of New York City, is no one’s idea of a hardline Republican conservative. Media titan Rupert Murdoch, whose empire includes Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, is no one’s idea of a squishy Republican moderate. And Boston Mayor Thomas… Read More
Bloomberg to Candidates: Get Serious on Immigration Reform
Fox News Latino August 15, 2012 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants the presidential candidates to get serious about immigration reform. Taking his immigration reform push on tour, Bloomberg stopped in Chicago and Boston this week, where he made high-profile appearances with News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch and… Read More
Immigrants Own One In Three Florida Businesses, According To Study
Huffpost Miami August 15, 2012 It’s easy to find a cup of cafe con leche in Miami, but the small drink is more than a caffeinated jump start: it’s a symbol of the headway immigrants are making in the business world. A new report from the Partnership for a… Read More
Report: More immigrant-owned businesses being founded
New Mexico Business Weekly August 15, 2012 Companies owned by immigrants employ one of every 10 people working in private companies, according to a report from the Partnership for a New American Economy. Immigrants were responsible for 28 percent of new businesses in the U.S. in 2011, the report… Read More
Immigrants founded 28% of new businesses in 2011
Charlotte Business Journal August 16, 2012 Immigrants started 28 percent of all new businesses in the U.S. in 2011, Washington Bureau Chief Kent Hoover reports, pointing to a report by the Partnership for a New America Economy. The report, which is based on three sets of data from the… Read More
Report: Immigrants Drive United States’ Small Business Creation
Hispanically Speaking News August 17, 2012 According to a report from a bipartisan group of more than 450 mayors and business leaders from around the country known as the Partnership for a New American Economy, immigrants are increasingly more likely to start small businesses and create jobs. The report,… Read More
Make immigration a campaign issue
Reuters August 17, 2012 John Weston, Eric Buckland and Mike Bloomberg don’t have much in common. Weston is a farmer struggling to keep in business the 1,000-acre farm his family has operated in Western Maine for seven generations. Buckland is an entrepreneur who runs a small high-tech manufacturing company… Read More
Murdoch, Bloomberg call for GOP to have courage on immigration
Wicked Local August 16, 2012 News Corp chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg came to Boston Tuesday to hail immigrants’ contributions to our economic vitality. Touting the findings of a report by the Partnership for a New American Economy, the two cited the shortage… Read More
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