How do people trained, licensed, and with work experience in another country re-enter their professions in America? Unfortunately, many encounter a number of obstacles that block them from doing so – resulting in what is often called “brain waste.” In the United States, key regulated industries like education, engineering, and healthcare face significant labor shortages […]
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Report details how immigration detention grew to record levels during the first year of the second Trump Administration (2025) and how a large majority of detainees had no criminal conviction
The U.S. immigrant detention system has expanded to unprecedented levels during President Donald Trump’s second term, reaching record highs by late 2025. The number of people in custody grew from about 39,000 when Trump returned to office in January 2025 to an estimated 61,000 by August, and it could potentially climb to over 100,000 by […]
(PRESS RELEASE) Earned legalization is more effective than mass deportation, NJ Business Immigration Coalition Says
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Report argues that a reduction in the number of international students at American universities will also reduce the STEM workforce and lead to major GDP losses
International students in the U.S. make up approximately half of STEM graduate enrollments and foreign-born workers account for nearly a third of the high-skill STEM workforce. This study by two economists and an immigration attorney looks at the broad, long-term, nation-wide economic effects of recently proposed federal policies that reduce the ability of the U.S. […]
The Coalition questions the rationale for a mass deportation program, urges reform to boost the supply of legal immigrant workers, and recommends passage of an earned legalization program (not an amnesty program)
(Approved on September 9, 2025) The NJ Business immigration Coalition questions the desirability and effectiveness of mass deportation programs. Such programs are intended to eliminate a serious problem, but they don’t deal with root causes of the problem, and by disrupting families, damaging businesses, and lowering tax revenues, they are creating a host of other […]
Report examines the reasons why the Trump administration has imposed a travel ban on 19 nations and discusses the possible negative consequences of this decision
This report analyzes the nature and consequences of the Trump travel ban. The June 2025 order imposes a full ban on twelve countries. Individuals from these countries cannot seek either an immigrant visa, which results in lawful permanent residency after entry to the United States, or any non-immigrant visas, which are temporary in nature and […]
Major left-leaning think tank publishes a detailed plan for immigration reform covering four core areas: border security, asylum policy, modernizing legal immigration to boost economic growth, and an earned legalization system
This document argues that the United States urgently needs comprehensive immigration reform after decades of congressional inaction. The current system is described as outdated, dysfunctional, and harmful to national security, economic growth, the rule of law, and American values. The authors contend that effective reform must balance border security, fair enforcement, humanitarian protections, and expanded […]