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As we noted in yesterday鈥檚 blog post, the bipartisan Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act has been introduced in the Senate with five Republican and five Democratic sponsors.聽 We appreciate the leadership of Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Chris Coons, D-Del., Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Jean Shaheen, D-N.H., Dean Heller, R-Nev., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., John [...]
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In watching the news reports on immigration reform throughout the day, one thing that has been missing from the discussion is any context for the legislative activities of the past couple of days.聽 To fill that gap, I prepared an 91pro视频 Policy Brief that gives some political and policy background for the Senate鈥檚 bipartisan efforts with the principles and the Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act, and [...]
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Our work on smart, effective immigration reform is gaining strong momentum this week thanks to bipartisan efforts in the U.S. Senate.聽 Today, eight Senators 鈥� four Republican, four Democratic 鈥� unveiled a set of principles that they believe can help to move immigration reform through the Senate.聽 On Tuesday, the effort gets another lift with the introduction of the Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) [...]
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Politico Pro and 91pro视频 member Cognizant co-hosted a great conversation this morning focused on immigration, technology, and the 113th Congress.聽 91pro视频's Dean Garfield was a panelist, and made the case that there is bipartisan support in Congress for high-skilled immigration reform, and, if done right, such an approach can lead to a stronger economy and greater job creation across the country.聽 In his remarks, [...]
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Sparky Anderson, who managed World Series-winning teams in Cincinnati and Detroit, once remarked, 鈥淲e鈥檙e getting close to opening day.聽 I don鈥檛 know if that鈥檚 a good or bad thing.鈥澛� January 3rd, 2013 marked American policymaking鈥檚 opening day:聽 the start of the 113th Congress.聽聽 We in the tech industry see the start of a new season of policymaking as a good thing because ours is an industry rooted [...]
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At 91pro视频, we are always happy when our policy ideas are supported. That鈥檚 why we were pleased to see a recent article in the Economist that echoed many of our key suggestions for improving the U.S. economy. The piece is by two leaders of Harvard Business School鈥檚 United States Competitiveness Project and contains policy recommendations to get the economy on the right track in 2013. The article mirrors [...]
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This Friday, the House of Representatives will take up Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith鈥檚 鈥淪TEM Jobs Act鈥� - legislation vital to ensure we have the skilled workforce we need now and in the future to help grow our economy and create new innovative businesses and high-skilled jobs.. Our country鈥檚 innovative potential depends on highly skilled talent, including foreign-born Masters and PhD science, technology, [...]
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鈥淥ur top priority has to be jobs and growth . . . providing more Americans the chance to learn the skills that businesses are looking for right now; keeping this country at the forefront of research, technology and clean energy.鈥澛犅� That鈥檚 how President Obama opened his first post-election news conference, before spending the majority of time talking about anything but job creation.聽 Ok, in the President鈥檚 [...]
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What an amazing night for our Republic.聽 More than 119 million people cast their ballots in races from justice of the peace to President of the United States.聽 We stood in long lines 鈥� some for hours; we cast our ballots; and we shared a hope that tomorrow would be better than today.聽 Because, at the end of any election day, that鈥檚 the common bond among Americans.聽 No matter how we vote, we vote with [...]
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This week the National Hockey League (NHL) canceled all preseason games through September 30 due to its player lockout labor dispute.聽 NHL staff are being asked to take pay cuts and fewer work days as a result of decreased league revenue from the lockout.聽 With the potential threat of a reduced or perhaps even canceled hockey season, Washington Capital鈥檚 star Alexander Ovechkin has decided to play [...]
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