Advocates Urge Easier Visa Policies To Boost Startups
NPR — 08/23/2011
As the economy continues to sputter, many policymakers are looking to entrepreneurs to create new jobs. And many foreign-born, highly skilled entrepreneurs want to come to the United States and stay here, but immigration laws and policies haven't made that easy. In an effort to change that, the White House recently announced more flexible policies for granting visas. But many innovation experts say the changes aren't enough.
Mayor Bloomberg says immigration is ‘single biggest’ way to create jobs
The Hill — 08/19/2011
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) said Friday that the “single biggest” thing President Obama can do right now to spur job creation in the United States is to allow more immigration. “Most importantly, we want to get immigrants from around the world to come to America,” Bloomberg said in an interview with the “CBS Early Show.” ... He told CBS that immigrants “don’t take away jobs” but rather they create jobs for people already living in the United States.
U.S. to Assist Immigrant Job Creators
Wall Street Journal — 08/02/2011
In its quest to spur job growth and jump-start the economy, Washington is reaching out to foreign entrepreneurs. Alejandro Mayorkas, chief of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, on Tuesday will unveil several initiatives designed to attract and retain foreign entrepreneurs, particularly in the high-tech sector, who wish to launch start-up companies in the U.S.
Business Leaders Press for More Work Visas
Wall Street Journal — 07/26/2011
U.S. business leaders on Tuesday urged a Senate panel to implement immigration-law changes that would allow companies to hire more highly skilled workers.
President Hockfield stresses innovation in speech to U.S. governors
MIT News — 07/15/2011
MIT President Susan Hockfield delivered a keynote address at the annual meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA), which began today in Salt Lake City. … We also need to capitalize on this country’s ability to attract talent from all over the world — a secret of America’s success for centuries. Forty percent of MIT’s current faculty members were born abroad. More than half of Silicon Valley startups are launched by people who were born outside the United States. We should insist that Congress encourage this dynamic by revamping the arcane immigration laws for highly educated workers. We must make it simple for foreign students who earn advanced degrees here to stay here, to start companies and to create jobs.