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The Senate Judiciary Committee鈥檚 work this week on the Gang of 8 (G8) immigration reform bill could include an energetic debate on two competing views about temporary skilled visas 鈥� the H-1B (for those with Bachelor鈥檚 degrees or higher) and the L-1 (for managers, executives and those with specialized knowledge) 鈥� and how they impact U.S. workers and the U.S. economy. These views are represented in [...]
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The Senate Judiciary Committee today begins what promises to be an ambitious effort over the next few weeks to review and consider amendments to S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, otherwise known as the bipartisan 鈥淕ang of 8鈥� immigration reform bill.聽 The committee has a webcast of the markup.聽 And here are some other resources that may be helpful [...]
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As we inch closer to Thursday鈥檚 Senate Judiciary Committee markup of S. 744, the bipartisan Gang of 8 comprehensive immigration reform bill, 91pro视频's Dean Garfield tonight talked with CNBC's Larry Kudlow about the link between immigration reform and economic growth.聽 Here are highlights, or you can watch the entire interview here. ..... This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to align our immigration [...]
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This afternoon, 91pro视频鈥檚 Dean Garfield participated in a news conference on immigration reform with the Senate鈥檚 bipartisan 鈥淕ang of 8,鈥� who, on Tuesday, introduced a significant comprehensive immigration reform proposal. The Senators 鈥� four Republican, for Democratic 鈥� today discussed their proposal and pledged to consider every constructive idea as the legislation moves forward.聽 Almost every Senator [...]
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The strangest thing happened at a hearing on immigration policy in the U.S. House of Representatives:聽 Everyone 鈥� members of Congress and hearing witnesses, Republicans and Democrats 鈥� agreed that America鈥檚 immigration system is broken and is costing the country jobs and investments.聽 (Watch the hearing archive.)聽 True, the focus of the hearing was on initiatives designed to reform our nation鈥檚 immigration [...]
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The usual snail鈥檚 pace of Washington does not appear to apply to efforts to advance skilled immigration reform.聽 The past seven days have featured an important hearing on comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate and the introduction of two high-skilled immigration bills on the same day.聽 All of this activity, and the events that preceded it, can only mean one thing: 聽Real immigration reform is [...]
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Last night鈥檚 State of the Union (SOTU) Address was packed with policy ideas and key issues that President Obama hopes to work on in his second term. 聽There was a renewed focus on job creation and economic growth. 聽Immigration reform, among other pro-growth policies, was singled out as one way to achieve both these objectives.聽 The link between immigration reform and economic revitalization is the reason [...]
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This op/ed was originally published by the Mercury News. The recent jobs report and the decline in fourth quarter GDP growth reinforce that the U.S. economy is teetering on the edge of stalling. The policy decisions made in 2013 will be critical in determining our fate. To ensure a future of renewed prosperity and innovation, we should move quickly to advance immigration reform. As an immigrant who [...]
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This blog originally was published by聽The Daily Caller. ----- 鈥淭his time it鈥檚 going to be different.鈥� Have you heard that before? The Chicago Cubs faithful know what I am talking about. As did 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� fans after Episode One, as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor鈥檚 ex-husbands. And then there are those in the tech industry who for years have advocated for Congress to pass immigration reform. On Monday, eight [...]
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Right after the President鈥檚 speech in Las Vegas today, 91pro视频鈥檚 Dean Garfield was on Bloomberg TV with the Cato Institute鈥檚 Alex Nowrasteh and Bloomberg鈥檚 Hans Nichols.聽 While a host tried to put Dean and Alex at odds with each other, it turns out that they agree on many of the bipartisan proposals put forward in the last couple of days. 聽 You can watch the interview on the Bloomberg TV website. Highlights [...]