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New Report Shows Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act
October 1, 2012
The Center for American Progress and the Partnership for a New American Economy have released a new study, “The Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act.” This new study finds that the passage of the DREAM Act would add $329 billion to the U.S. economy and create 1.4 million new jobs by 2030, a significant boost to our nation’s fiscal health.

Statement from Partnership for a New American Economy on Senate and House Introduction of Four Bills to Give Green Cards to Foreign Students Earning Advanced STEM Degrees
September 17, 2012
The Partnership commends the introduction of four bills that would keep more of the world's top science, technology, engineering and math ("STEM") minds here in America.

More Than 150 University Presidents and Chancellors From All 50 States Sign Letter to the President and Congress Supporting Visa Reform
September 13, 2012
University presidents and chancellors with a combined student body of over 4 million students and a total endowment of over $240 billion support visa reform.

Open For Business: How Immigrants Are Driving Small Business Creation In The United States
August 14, 2012 - A new report from The Partnership finds that immigrants started 28% of all new U.S. businesses in 2011, despite accounting for just 12.9% of the U.S. population.

New Report Highlights the Significant and Growing Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs on New Business Generation and the Creation of American Jobs
August 14, 2012
The latest report from the Partnership for a New American Economy shows that immigrants are becoming increasingly likely to start a business – responsible for 28 percent of new U.S. businesses in 2011 – as the rate of new business generation among the native-born declines.

The Economics and Politics of Immigration – Upcoming Forums in Boston and Chicago
August 10, 2012
Upcoming forums in Boston and Chicago on August 14 held by Partnership for a New American Economy co-chairs Mayor Michael Bloomberg and News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch and former White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley will feature wide-ranging discussions on the role of immigrants in the American economy and the fractured political debate that has prevented immigration reform legislation from passing.

Patent Pending: How Immigrants are Reinventing the American Economy
June 26, 2012 - A new report from The Partnership finds that more than three out of every four patents at the top 10 patent-producing US universities (76%) had at least one foreign-born inventor.

University Leaders Urge Washington to Move on Immigration Reform
June 26, 2012 - More than 100 university presidents and chancellors sent a letter to President Obama and leaders in Congress urging action on immigration reform.

Not Coming to America: Why the US is Falling Behind in the Global Race for Talent
May 22, 2012 - A new report from The Partnership for a New American Economy and The Partnership for New York City is a first-ever comparative study of the immigration reforms other countries employ to boost their economies and lure the high and low-skilled workers needed for continued economic growth.

New Report: Immigration and American Jobs
December 15, 2011 - Immigration and American Jobs: New Study From The Partnership and American Enterprise Institute Reveals a Direct Link Between U.S. Immigration Reform, Economic Recovery and Job Creation.

DREAM Act Youths Might Be Worth Billions To Texas
October 25, 2012 - San Antonio Express-News
Partnership study shows: The hundreds of thousands of illegal U.S. immigrants who would be eligible for the DREAM Act could generate billions of dollars.

Pentagon Advised To Overhaul Science And Tech Hiring
October 25, 2012 - NextgovThe Defense Department must overhaul its recruiting and hiring practices and reassess its requirements for security clearances if it expects to effectively compete for critical workers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

Immigration Policy Should Strive For The "City On The Hill," Not The "Deserted Town"
October 25, 2012 - Open Market
Opponents of human movement, also known as “immigration,” argue that if the U.S. government stops forcibly preventing foreign-born people from relocating to the United States, the wages of American workers will suffer dramatically.

Bloomberg View: America's Real Immigration Crisis
October 25, 2012 - Bloomberg Businessweek
Immigration policy has barely surfaced in the U.S. general election. The larger picture remains contentious—and unavoidably so.

More Than $775 Billion Generated by Immigrant-Owned Business Activity
October 25, 2012 - Digital Journal
A recent report from the Partnership for a New American Economy, a bipartisan group of mayors and business leaders that promotes the economic benefits of sensible immigration reform, details the extensive benefits that the U.S. economy gains from businesses owned by immigrants.

On Immigration, Don’t Hold Economy Hostage to Politics
October 24, 2012 - Bloomberg
... The treatment of highly skilled workers -- a strong consensus exists that a more liberal policy is crucial for U.S. economic prospects. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney agree. Almost everyone who has given the matter a moment of intelligent thought agrees. Yet nothing happens.

Immigration, Science and Technology
October 24, 2012 - Huffington Post
Immigration has been key to America's preeminence in science and technology, and yet we're losing our competitive advantage.

America Is Innovation
October 24, 2012 - Forbes
Our nation is better because we create better. We innovate. We try new things. We risk failure. But when we fail, we pick ourselves up and we try again. We create new business models and they succeed. And then newer models come along and destroy them.

Blame Politics for the U.S. Engineer Shortage
October 23, 2012 - Bloomberg
For "a nation of immigrants," the U.S. is denying entry to a lot of foreigners who want to come here and would do a lot to grow our economy.

Enact Rational Immigration Policies
October 23, 2012 - Omaha.com
Few issues come as politically charged as immigration, but on the ground here in the Cornhusker State, we must consider immigrants through a different lens.