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America’s Hope for Global Competitiveness
Posted: June 13, 2011 at 10:29 am By adminThe tech industry in the United States has benefited greatly from individuals who have been able to immigrate to this country. As we detailed over the last several weeks, U.S.-based companies such as Google, Intel, Yahoo!, and eBay were all founded by foreign-born immigrants. However, the current immigration system is counter-productive to the creation of [...]
Immigration and Silicon Valley: Reaching out to the Tech Community
Posted: May 23, 2011 at 9:08 am By NicoleIn early May, President Obama spoke in the boarder town of El Paso, TX on the need to reform our current immigration system. These words are not new and, for thousands desperately waiting for real reform, it can not come soon enough. But with the President’s renewed commitment to reform, we wanted to turn our [...]
More immigrants, less crime
Posted: May 12, 2011 at 11:05 am By LloydWe’ve debunked time and time again the ridiculous assertions that the southwestern border of the United States is a lawless no-man’s land where random bystanders are beheaded, but it is worth mentioning again. From The Agitator: Did you know immigrants have lower rates of crime than native-born Americans? Non-citizens, illegal immigrants included, are much less [...]
Connecticut Governor Malloy Calls for Federal Action to Stop DREAM Student’s Deportation
Posted: April 22, 2011 at 2:15 pm By LloydFrom America’s Voice Earlier this week, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy (D) wrote to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requesting deferred action on behalf of DREAM-eligible student Mariano Cardoso, who is facing deportation despite living in the U.S. since he was a year old and being mere months away from graduating from college. Gov. [...]
Eighteen Years
Posted: April 20, 2011 at 10:14 am By adminEighteen years. It took Andrew Sullivan eighteen years to legally immigrate to the United States. Why it took this long for a successful writer with a Ph.D. to immigrate to the United States is hard to understand. But our immigration system is broken and the need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform is needed. Not next year, [...]
Tough talk on immigration comes with huge credit card bill
Posted: March 17, 2011 at 3:58 pm By adminFrom Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum, appearing in The Hill: Our national failure to fix the broken immigration system has led to record and wasteful government spending on immigration enforcement. Billions of dollars could be saved if Congress terminated wasteful or duplicative programs and refocused our enforcement priorities on real threats. [...]
New Mexico: The latest state in the immigration battle
Posted: February 2, 2011 at 1:37 pm By Rachel LaBruyereThis week, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez issued an executive order, authorizing police in the state to inquire about the immigration status of anyone they suspect of a crime. This means minor traffic infractions, jaywalking or any other minor offense could end with jail time and deportation. Additionally, the New Mexico legislature is considering a [...]
House committee witnesses should be honest about their affiliations
Posted: January 26, 2011 at 2:10 pm By adminOriginally posted on Imagine2050. By Stephen Piggott. At 1pm EST today, the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement will be holding a hearing on “ICE Worksite Enforcement.” Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Elton Gallegly (R-CA), and Immigration Subcommittee Vice Chairman Steve King (R-IA) have called two [...]
Arizona-Style Bill Would Make Illinois’ Fiscal Crisis Worse
Posted: January 20, 2011 at 4:08 pm By Dawn MaberyOriginally posted on the ImmPolitic blog: The state of Illinois is making big news these days for the drastic measures its lawmakers are taking to regain control of the state budget that is in the red. Last week, Governor Pat Quinn and lawmakers approved a raise in taxes on incomes and businesses. Their actions have [...]
Are Republicans starting to get it?
Posted: January 14, 2011 at 4:12 pm By adminThe short answer is no. The longer answer has to do with the Hispanic Leadership Network conference, hosted in Florida by former Governor Jeb Bush and former Senator Norm Coleman. Governor Bush recently told Republicans bluntly they are “stupid” to “ignore the fastest-growing population of voters”, particularly if they hope to recapture the White House. [...]
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