Administrative Reforms will Help Spur Entrepreneurship, Innovation and U.S. Job Creation
This week, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced a series of administrative reforms to make it easier for foreign-born entrepreneurs with exceptional ability to come and stay in America and start new businesses, create American jobs and advance innovation.
From Policy Makers and Academia to Employers and Employees, the Message is Clear: Create U.S. Jobs with Employment-based Immigration Reform This Year
From Democrats…
“If we do not enact an immigration policy that continues to attract the world’s best minds, we will cease to be the world’s economic leader.” – Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)
To Republicans…
“It's a fact that America's lack of a sensible and coherent high-skilled immigration policy is causing our nation to lose too many entrepreneurs and job creators to our competitors abroad, who are more than happy to take advantage of our failure to compete effectively for this talent.” – Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
U.S. Employers Reinforce Commitment to U.S. Education and Workforce Development at White House Meeting
During a White House meeting this week, U.S. employers and business groups – including Compete America members Microsoft, Intel, Accenture, Business Roundtable and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – met with President Obama to discuss how strong industry-led partnerships can continue to transform the American education system and ensure that the United States has a competitive workforce.
U.S. Mayors Recognize Value of Immigrants to Local Economies
At the recent U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) annual meeting, mayors from across the country passed a resolution in support of immigration reform.
The President Says it Best in Under 140 Characters
We must reform the employment-based immigration system to keep the best and brightest foreign-born innovators in America, tweets President Obama.
Across the Country, Cities and States Hail the Contributions Highly Educated Immigrants Make to Their Local Economies
“[I]mmigrants can fill the gaps in our economy that allow our current businesses to grow. Droves of engineers, scientists, designers and other highly skilled workers are waiting at our borders to come help our American companies push forward.” – Ralph Schulz, president and CEO of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, The Tennessean, June 21, 2011
Bipartisan Support is Strong and Growing for Fixing the Broken Employment-based Immigration System This Year!
“In a global marketplace, we need all the talent we can attract, all the talent we can get to stay here to start businesses – not just to benefit those individuals, but because their contribution will benefit all Americans.” – President Barack Obama, May 10, 2011
Don’t Send Top World Talent “Packing!”
As a recent Wall Street Journal editorial pointed out: "Amid one of the weakest economic recoveries on record, the central U.S. challenge is to restore growth, and one tool that doesn't get enough attention in Washington is immigration. … If the U.S. continues to send this human capital packing, it will find a home somewhere else, at America's loss." We couldn’t agree more.
“Highly Skilled Immigrants Should Be Part of Debate,” Says Texas Technology Community
In a recent San Antonio Express-News op-ed, TechNet executive Geoff Wurzel made the case for reforming the green card and visa systems for highly educated, foreign-born professionals.
Business and Labor Join Forces to Retain Top World Talent!
Companies and business and labor organizations – including the American Council on International Personnel, Business Roundtable, Intel Corporation, IEEE- USA, Semiconductor Industry Association and Texas Instruments – united today to call on Congress to enact legislation that would give foreign-born students earning a master’s or Ph.D. in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) field from an American college or university an employment-based green card immediately upon graduating and receiving a job offer.