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Murdoch, Bloomberg back immigration overhaul in Boston session
Boston Globe August 14, 2012 Media titan Rupert Murdoch and New York City’s mayor, Michael Bloomberg, came to Boston Tuesday evening to help press their case for making it easier for immigrants to legally come to the United States and to establish a path for existing illegal immigrants to… Read More
New York’s Mayor Bloomberg Calls on Campaigns to Talk Immigration
Hispanically Speaking News August 14, 2012 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called here Tuesday for the inclusion of immigration reform in the presidential debate as one of the most important subjects affecting economic growth in the United States. In the first of two business forums in Chicago and Boston,… Read More
NY Mayor Bloomberg: Fix immigration to boost economy
Chicago Sun-Times August 14, 2012 ‘America is committing economic suicide by failing to confront the issue of immigration reform,” says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. And he’s on a nationwide mission to force both presidential candidates to give specifics of how they will deal with the issue. Bloomberg says… Read More
Immigrants own nearly 1 in 3 Florida businesses
Tampa Bay Business Journal August 15, 2012 Immigrants make up 19.4 percent of the population in Florida, but own 29.7 percent of all business in the state. Immigrants also started 36.7 percent of new businesses in Florida, according to a report from The Partnership for a New American Economy. Read More
Mayor Bloomberg: Obama, Romney Immigration Silence Hurts Economy
Bloomberg News August 13, 2012 Elections are inevitably about identifying differences between candidates and parties. To improve the quality of government, however, elections must also highlight areas of consensus where both parties, regardless of who comes out on top, can move the nation forward. Immigration reform is probably the… Read More
Immigration Officials Spare Entrepreneurs’ Daughter
CNN Money August 13, 2012 Lauren Gray is one of the lucky few. Born in Britain but raised in Missouri, Gray last week narrowly avoided deportation. Her parents came years ago on business visas, which permitted her to stay in the country only until she turned 21 last week. Read More
Immigrant-Owned U.S. Companies Said to Generate $775 Billion
Bloomberg News August 14, 2012 Immigrant-owned businesses employ one in 10 U.S. workers in private companies and contribute more than $775 billion of revenue to the U.S. economy, according to the Partnership for a New American Economy. The businesses generate about $125 billion in payroll, the nonpartisan advocacy group… Read More
Bloomberg Wants Election Debate on Immigration
ABC News August 14, 2012 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg sought Tuesday to ignite debate over immigration among the presidential contenders, saying there was no faster or cheaper way to fix the nation’s economic problems than by abandoning “self-defeating” immigration policies. In an editorial published Tuesday and at appearances… Read More
An Immigrant Olympics
Daily News August 14, 2012 Mayor Bloomberg will be in Boston and Chicago today pressing for immigration reform to be a top national priority. And what better timing for the mayor’s push to open the doors that at the conclusion of an Olympics in which American success in so… Read More
Mayor Bloomberg rightly renews push for comprehensive immigration reform
Daily News August 14, 2012 A wholehearted good luck to Mayor Bloomberg as he embarks on a fresh push to put immigration-friendly reform on the national agenda. To thrive, the U.S. must welcome the smartest and hardest-working people from all corners of the globe — while enabling those on… Read More
America's story is an immigrant story.
