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New American Economy and the American Immigration Council have merged

May 18, 2017

Missourian: For high-skilled immigrants, policy shifts complicate path to entrepreneurship

Sitting in his company’s 6,000-square-foot facility in an industrial part of northeast Columbia, Hao Li, the chief executive officer of Nanova Biomaterials, recounted his journey to becoming an entrepreneur. Li,…
May 17, 2017

Palm Beach Post: Hispanic leaders pitch reform vs. ‘irrational’ Trump immigration plan

Hispanic business leaders gathered Wednesday in West Palm Beach to champion the economic contributions of foreign-born workers, picking up the beleaguered banner of immigration reform four months after President Donald…
May 10, 2017

The Columbus Dispatch: Forum focuses on promise of immigrants to Franklin County

The population of Columbus is expected to triple over the next 30 years, and a large part of that growth will be immigrants and refugees.

That’s why it is important…
May 8, 2017

Washington Post: Region’s demand for bilingual workers is booming. Should D.C. schools offer more dual-language programs?

Advocates for bilingual education and District leaders argued Thursday that the Washington region’s workforce has a growing demand for bilingual speakers that could be filled by D.C. public school graduates…
May 4, 2017

Washington Post: Despite Trump’s ‘Hire American’ pledge, budget bill would dramatically expand the number of foreign workers

So much for President Trump’s “Hire American” promise.

Just two weeks after Trump signed an executive order vowing to crack down on a program designed to import high-skilled foreign…

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