In the face of a pending Supreme Court decision on the DACA program and imperiled protections for hundreds of thousands of TPS holders, this report explores the contributions of these two groups of immigrants to the U.S. economy and the economic cost of losing those contributions. Based on American Community Survey data and other sources […]
Author Archive | Nicholas Montalto
Should the U.S. Move in the Direction of a Point-Based Immigration System?
This timely paper examines the two models for the administration of employment-stream immigration: demand-driven and point system. In demand-driven systems, immigrants are admitted, subject to government regulation, based on an offer from employers. In a point-based immigration system, governments devise a preference system based on a number of factors, including labor-market needs, education and […]
IZA study based on the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, a new database of 7,400 high-tech firms, shows that immigrant-owned businesses – in 15 of 16 measures – are more innovative than native-owned businesses
Much of the economic literature on immigration assumes that immigrants and native-born people are similar “factors of production” — theoretically interchangeable with one another. This study suggests that immigrants, at least in their entrepreneurial activity, have advantages over natives, rather than being similar to them or disadvantaged in any way. Using the Annual Survey of […]
Immigrant Small Business Ownership is a Cornerstone of New Jersey’s Economy
In this report, the author discusses the economic impact and demographic makeup of immigrant-owned small businesses in New Jersey. While immigrants constitute slightly more than one-fifth (22 percent) of New Jersey’s population, they make up almost half (47 percent) of its Main Street business owners. The article also discusses the racial, ethnic and educational composition […]
What Are the Main Features and Limitations of the Current Family-Based Immigration System? AILA Paper Gives Some Answers.
The Trump administration seeks to make drastic cuts to America’s family-based immigration system and uses the pejorative term “chain migration” to refer to the immigration of close family members. This paper by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) describes the categories of relatives who are eligible to come to the U.S. through the family […]
Seeking to ‘Drain the Poison’ from the Immigration Debate, the New Center Releases a Bipartisan Proposal for Immigration Reform
Launched in 2017, the New Center is focused on creating the political space and intellectual basis for a viable political center in today’s America. The project is co-chaired by Bill Galston, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution and former Democratic Party operative, and Bill Kristol, the founder and former editor of the conservative Weekly Standard. This publication […]
3rd Annual (2015) New Jersey Immigrant Entrepreneur Award Winners Chosen
Ewing, NJ (October 5, 2015) — A broad-based coalition of New Jersey business and trade organizations will be presenting the third annual New Jersey Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards on October 13, 2015 at the MIDCED International Business Expo at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) luncheon from 12:30-2:00 PM, The Awards program was created to recognize […]