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House GOP members for immigration reform persevere
The small-but-determined cohort of House Republicans fighting for immigration reform is down but not out. Despite recent setbacks, Republicans who support a pathway to legal status say they’re “absolutely” lobbying their conservative colleagues and there’s more support for reform in their caucus than meets the eye. Though the House narrowly… Read More
Attracting Immigrants Grows Our Economy
We can all be glad that unemployment recently fell to 5.4 percent. But the reality is that consistent economic growth remains elusive. Fortunately, the country has an untapped source of economic growth potential, and that is the many creative, industrious and motivated immigrants in our country. The United States has… Read More
North Carolina’s Immigrant Population Demonstrates Financial Power Amid Rapid Growth
North Carolina’s immigrant populace emphasizes the financial power of non-native residents via their vital contributions to the state’s economy, according to a report commissioned by the North Carolina Justice Center. The immigrant population of North Carolina quintupled from 1990 to 2013, and those numbers mimicked… Read More
Carl Sobocinski: Focus on immigration reform
Tourism is the backbone of South Carolina’s economy. Generating $18 billion in annual revenue during some of the worst economic times in American history, the Palmetto state is finally on pace to have a record 2015! Thanks in part to an economy that has stabilized and dropping fuel prices, we’ll… Read More
Business forum discusses bringing international talent to Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Welcoming people from other countries and encouraging them to get involved in the local business scene was the goal of a forum today at the Seelbach Hilton. Greater Louisville Inc. and several other groups talked about how the city can attract economic talent from around the… Read More
A Rubio 2016 blueprint, for all to see
It isn’t often that a presidential campaign blueprint comes packaged between covers and available in bookstores and online for all to see. But that’s the inescapable conclusion from looking through the pages of the book entitled, “2016 and Beyond,” by Republican pollster Whit Ayres. Ayres is one… Read More
Honoring America’s Foreign-Born Soldiers
Five Stories of Bravery and Patriotism Serving in the military has always been considered a patriotic and quintessentially American activity. And like so many things in America that have benefitted from immigration – from our cutting edge technology companies to our top-flight universities – our military owes much… Read More
Louisville’s immigrant labor force is larger than national average, study finds
Louisville’s percentage of immigrants in its work force is higher than the national average and higher than in peer cities Cincinnati, Nashville and St. Louis, according to a study released by Americas Society, Council of the Americas and the Partnership for a New American Economy. The Partnership for a… Read More
Tech and immigration: ‘PJ’ stays for now, but Echo Labs’ fate up in the air
You might have heard about the campaign to “Let PJ Stay.” Well, PJ — a Belgian entrepreneur whose student visa was set to expire soon and who had recently become the face of tech’s push for immigration reform — gets to stay. But he and his company may have to… Read More
Republicans Hope To Avoid Mitt Romney’s Mistakes On Immigration
WASHINGTON — In the summer of 2011, as then-Texas Gov. Rick Perry was preparing to announce his run for the Republican presidential nomination, top aides to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney set about figuring out how to beat him. They found a potential weak spot: immigration. Perry had expressed some… Read More
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No one should face the immigration system alone
