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Visas for Foreign Workers
To the Editor: Re “Workers Betrayed by Visa Loopholes” (editorial, June 15): For years, we, along with a broad coalition of advocates, have pushed for comprehensive immigration reform that would spur economic… Read More
Iowa Republicans call on candidates to embrace immigration reform
DES MOINES — Anti-immigration stances carry little weight with GOP caucusgoers, and opposing immigration reforms can be damaging in a general election, according to a new survey highlighted Tuesday by Iowa Republicans. The poll was produced by the Partnership for a New American Economy, a national bipartisan advocacy group for… Read More
Pro-immigration group touts poll of Iowa Caucus goers
Research released this past weekend indicates 77 percent of likely Iowa Caucus goers support creation of a new process that would grant U.S. citizenship to undocumented immigrants. John Stineman, a Republican political consultant, conducted a telephone conference call this morning to discuss the poll that was conducted in… Read More
Immigration reform key to a legal, reliable farm workforce
Immigration reform is a contentious, often emotional, topic for many Americans. But for U.S. agriculture, it’s mainly a labor issue. As the busy summer season gets underway, experts from Syngenta and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) weigh in on how to best address this issue that is top-of-mind among… Read More
Interactive Map Projects Potential Impact of Hispanic and Asian Voters in 2016 Elections
By 2016, 19.2 Million New Hispanic and Asian Voters Could Join the U.S. Electorate and Impact Election Results in Key States. By 2020, that Number Could Reach 25.6 Million. New York, NY —As 2016 candidates jockey for the minority vote, the New American Economy released… Read More
Are Republicans in Three Key 2016 States Softening on Immigration?
Most Republicans in the key early 2016 states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina support allowing undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S. and earn citizenship or permanent legal status, newly released surveys by a GOP polling firm for a pro-immigration group has found. But the polls also underscored… Read More
How immigration could cripple the Republican nominee long before the 2016 election
Ask people what Mitt Romney’s worst moment was in the 2012 campaign, and most will tell you the “47 percent” video. Fair enough. But for me, the lowest moment for Romney — and one that signaled the broader problems facing the Republican party in that election and the… Read More
A lesson in demographics
The Wall Street Journal reports: Six years after the recession ended, the nation’s birthrate has begun to climb again. For every 1,000 women of childbearing age last year, there were 62.9 births, up from 62.5 births in 2013, according to data released Wednesday by… Read More
Don’t Repeat Mitt Romney’s Mistake on Immigration
As deputy campaign manager of Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential bid, I saw first-hand how the rhetoric on immigration during the GOP primary, from all of the candidates, painted our party in a negative light and came back to bite us in the general election. Sunday on “Meet the Press,” Gov. Read More
Mayor Kasim Reed Celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month by Launching Office of Immigrant Affairs and New Welcoming Atlanta Website
ATLANTA – Mayor Kasim Reed announced the new Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Welcoming Atlanta website (www.welcomingatlanta.com) today as the City of Atlanta celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month. The Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Welcoming Atlanta website are two of the twenty recommendations put forth by the Welcoming… Read More
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No one should face the immigration system alone
