Updates
Press Release: Utah Leaders Support Smart Immigration Reform
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, Utah Rep. Brad Daw (R-Orem), Partnership for a New American Economy representatives, and 60 business leaders and politicians discuss how to harness the job-creating power of immigrants at two events hosted by Partnership for a New American Economy members Lane Beattie, CEO of the Salt… Read More
Press Release: Partnership Members Attend White House Meeting to Talk Economics of Immigration
Today, President Barack Obama invited leaders from across the country to the White House to discuss immigration. Meeting attendees included leaders in business, law enforcement, labor and faith and current and former elected officials from both sides of the aisle. Partnership Co-Chairs Mayor Bloomberg and Mayor Castro and Partnership members… Read More
Press Release: Entrepreneurship Index Shows Immigrants Leading the Way In Creating New Businesses
STATEMENTS FROM PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW AMERICAN ECONOMY MEMBERS ON 2011 KAUFFMAN INDEX OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP THAT SHOWS IMMIGRANTS ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO CREATE NEW BUSINESSES Kauffman Study finds that immigrants now represent 29.5 percent of new entrepreneurs in 2010, compared to 13.4 percent in… Read More
Press Release: Mayor Bloomberg Praises New Business-Friendly Immigration Policy
STATEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW AMERICAN ECONOMY CHAIR MAYOR BLOOMBERG ON NEW OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PROCESS TO RECRUIT BEST AND BRIGHTEST WORKERS U.S. Immigration today proposed a new rule to make it easier for American businesses to recruit temporary high-skilled workers. Under the current system, employers must… Read More
Press Release: Eleven Fashion Industry Leaders Join the Partnership
ELEVEN FASHION INDUSTRY LEADERS JOIN THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW AMERICAN ECONOMY TO ADVOCATE FOR SENSIBLE IMMIGRATION REFORMS TO BOOST AMERICAN ECONOMY During Fashion Week, Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Members including Diane von Furstenberg, Oscar de la Renta, Saks Fifth Avenue and Brooks Brothers Partnership… Read More
Press Release: Partnership Grows to Over 100 Members
Partnership Co-Chair Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the Partnership for a New American Economy has now grown to over 100 mayors and CEOs, representing leading companies and major cities from across the country. Mayor Bloomberg spoke at the New York Stock Exchange at the annual meeting of the Partnership for… Read More
Press Release: Speech by Mayor Bloomberg on Immigration and National Economic Growth
Partnership Co-Chair Mayor Michael Bloomberg highlighted immigration reform as a key component of a national plan for economic growth and job creation. Mayor Bloomberg gave his remarks to assembled civic and business leaders at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in an event co-sponsored by the Association for a Better New York… Read More
Video: Congressional Testimony
Mayor Bloomberg and Rupert Murdoch testified before the House Immigration Subcommittee to make the case that Washington must fix our broken immigration system. Watch the video on C-SPAN here. Below, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s testimony: The Following is Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s Testimony as Prepared for Delivery Before the U.S. Read More
Partnership Announcement
Mayor Michael Bloomberg was joined by News Corporation Chairman, CEO and Founder Rupert Murdoch to launch the “Partnership for a New American Economy,” a coalition of mayors and business leaders from across the country that will make an economic case for sensible immigration reform. The business co-chairs direct companies that… Read More
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