Immigration, Entrepreneurship and Job Growth: A Resource Page

As America’s economic recovery continues to be a national priority, leaders on both sides of the aisle need to continue looking at immigration reform as a strategy for promoting job creation and growth. If Congress is serious about our nation’s economic recovery, they must earnestly consider and debate real immigration legislation with the goal of creating more investment opportunities and spurring innovation and entrepreneurship. The following resources provide the basics of employment-based immigration and explain how immigrants have and will continue to play a significant role in the economic well-being of the United States.

Facts on Employment-based Immigration:

• Read Rebooting the American Dream: The Role of Immigration in a 21st Century Economy (November 2011)
• Read Basic Facts on Employment-based Immigration (March 2011)
• Read Future Flow: Repairing Our Broken Immigration System (February 2010)
• Read The U.S. Economy Still Needs Highly Skilled Foreign Workers (February 2009)

Facts on Immigration, Entrepreneurship and Job Growth:

• Read Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Creating Jobs and Strengthening the Economy (January 2012)
• Read Our American Immigrant Entrepreneurs: The Women (December 2011)
• Read Value Added: Immigrants Create Jobs and Businesses, Boost Wages of Native-Born Workers (March 2011)
• Read Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Force: CBO Report Underscores Diverse Contributions of Foreign-Born Workers (August 2010)
• Read Critical Care: The Role of Immigrant Workers in U.S. Health Care (December 2009)
• Read Why Immigrants Can Drive the Green Economy (June 2010)
• Read Immigration Reform as Economic Stimulus (September 2009)
• Read Immigration Adds Billions of Dollars to U.S. Economic Growth Every Year (April 2006)
• Read Putting a Cap on Competitiveness: Arbitrary Limits on H-1B Visas Undermine U.S. Science and Engineering (October 2004)
• Read Closing the Door to Foreign Professionals Undermines the U.S. Economy (May 2004)
• Read The Secret of Success: Immigrant Networks Keep Silicon Valley on Top (May 2002)

Related Blog Posts:

• USCIS Convenes Summit to Consider Streamlined Path for Immigrant Entrepreneurs (February 2012)
• New Report Highlights Contributions of Immigrant Entrepreneurs to U.S. Economy (January 2012)
• New Report Finds that Immigration Creates U.S. Jobs (January 2012)
• Children of Immigrant Entrepreneurs Excel Educationally, Report Finds (November 2011)
• Immigrant Laborers Continue to Strengthen American Workforce, Economy (September 2011)
• DHS Acknowledges that U.S. Immigration Policy Needs to Spark Economy and Attract Entrepreneurs (August 2011)
• New Americans Are Among the Nation’s Top Entrepreneurs, Report Says (June 2011)
• Research Shows Immigrant Entrepreneurs Leaving the U.S. to Become Our Competition (May 2011)
• Immigrant Entrepreneurs May Speed Up Our Economic Recovery (March 2011)
• Some States Try to Harness the Economic Power of Immigrant Entrepreneurs (March 2011)
• New Census Data Underscores Growing Entrepreneurial Power of Latinos (September 2010)
• New Report Highlights Economic Contributions of High-Skilled Immigrants (August 2010)
• Immigration and the Future of American Innovation: Does America Need to Pump Up the Volume? (March 2010)
• Can Immigrants Give America’s Rust Belt a Tune-Up? (February 2010)
• Read other blog posts about immigration and entreprenuership 

Published On: Tue, Jan 24, 2012