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Startup Act 2.0: Could It Be An Immigration Breakthrough?
The Christian Science Monitor June 7, 2012 Forget the border fence or allusions to the American dream – if you want reforms of the nation’s immigration policy, talk about jobs. Talk, in other words, about the Startup 2.0 Act. If a gridlocked Congress is to make headway on modernizing… Read More
Explaining the Startup Act 2.0
Southern California Public Radio June 5, 2012 What is the cleverly-named legislation called Startup Act 2.0? The bill being announced tomorrow by members of Congress is the House version of a Senate bill introduced last month, which simply put makes it easier for foreigners who obtain advanced degrees to… Read More
One Tech Flotation’s Going Well!
Daily Mail June 6, 2012 It’s a tentative anchors away for the world’s first floating start-up as more than 250 companies have expressed interest in joining Blueseed, a massive ship anchored in international waters off the coast of California’s Silicon Valley. … But supporters of foreign entrepreneurship say immigrants… Read More
Startup Act 2.0: House Lawmakers Introduce Senators’ Immigration Reform Bill
The Washington Post June 6, 2012 One week after Senators from both sides of the aisle unveiled a new immigration reform and job creation measure, Republicans and Democrats have again linked up to introduce the same bill in the House. Startup Act 2.0 would allow immigrants who obtain graduate… Read More
Immigrants Behind More U.S. Startups
National Journal June 5, 2012 Foreign-born people are twice as likely as American natives to want to start a business, and in 2011, immigrants followed through on their dreams to launch 25 percent of U.S. startups, a recent report finds. The power of immigrant-driven innovation and creativity is especially… Read More
Editorial: Increase H-1B Visa Numbers for Skilled Workers
The Boston Globe June 3, 2012 On April 2, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services opened applications for the coveted H-1B visas. H-1B status allows companies to sponsor immigrants with specialized skills for a set number of years. The government has received 42,000 requests so far, a number… Read More
Congressional Measures May Help Foreigners Get Work Visas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram June 3, 2012 Ashish Singh wants the United States to use his brain. The 22-year-old native of Nepal is majoring in computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He wants to get a master’s degree and is open to working in this country. But to do… Read More
Changing the Conversation on Immigration
DeseretNews.com June 2, 2012 … Right now, the economy and unemployment rank at the top of Americans’ list of worries for the country. And, according to the German Marshall Fund, a nonpartisan public policy institute based in Washington, D.C., a majority of Americans see immigration as more of a… Read More
Report: Immigration Needed to Spur Economic Recovery in California, Increase Competition
KPCC Southern California Public Radio May 31, 2012 It’s often said that the U.S. is a “nation of immigrants,” one that was built by them. But since 9/11, immigration policy has made it more complicated for many hardworking immigrants to get here, and that’s a trend that the Los… Read More
Invest in Immigrants: Good for States, Good for America
National Journal May 31, 2012 The minority is about to become the majority, and with this change come challenges and opportunities. If we invest in the integration of new Americans, the benefits far outweigh the costs. According to recent census figures, for the first time in history, children from… Read More
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