The last decade and a half has been a rollercoaster ride for metropolitan areas in the nation’s South and West. In the early 2000s, migration swelled in many of them, only to fall off during the recession and years immediately thereafter. But census population estimates through July 2015, released last week, make plain that the […]
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WSJ – Study: Immigrants Founded 51% of U.S. Billion-Dollar Startups
Posted on March 17, 2016 in From the Field, Immigration 0
A new non-partisan study on entrepreneurship gives some credence to the tech industry’s stance that American innovation benefits from robust immigration. Read More >
American Immigration Council: The Criminalization of Immigration in the United States
Posted on July 13, 2015 in From the Field, Immigration 0
For more than a century, innumerable studies have confirmed two simple yet powerful truths about the relationship between immigration and crime: immigrants are less likely to commit serious crimes or be behind bars than the native-born, and high rates of immigration are associated with lower rates of violent crime and property crime. Read More >
The Washington Times: Obama offers amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants, defies GOP
Posted on November 20, 2014 in From the Field, Immigration 0
Brushing aside warnings from Republicans, President Obama announced Thursday night that he is granting temporary legal status and work permits to nearly 5 million illegal immigrants, igniting a constitutional furor that amounted to a declaration of war against the incoming Republican majorities in Congress. Read More >