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A steady flow of talented, industrious immigrants can fuel a booming economy
The Fresno Bee ^ | February 13, 2014 | Thomas J. Donohue, president & CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Posted on 02/15/2014 2:28:46 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

In a global economy, investment follows talent. When we draw top talent to our shores, investment dollars follow because companies want to be near the best workers.

An infusion of capital and economic development will be a tide that lifts all boats, creating jobs and opportunity for all Americans.

But the reverse is also true. If companies can't find talent on U.S. soil, or if it becomes too costly and burdensome, they will move their operations elsewhere. It's in our own best interests to welcome the world's brightest minds and hardest workers into our economy.

Immigrants can help bridge a growing skills gap in science, technology, engineering and math - the so-called STEM fields that are vital to a modern, competitive economy.

More than half of the master's and doctoral students studying the natural sciences and engineering disciplines at U.S. colleges and universities are from foreign countries.

Meanwhile, the number of American students studying STEM disciplines is growing at less than 1 percent per year. By 2018, there will be 230,000 unfilled positions requiring advanced STEM degrees, even if every U.S. STEM grad finds a job.

Many of our fastest-growing industries require advanced skills and higher education beyond a bachelor's degree - 22 percent of new job openings through 2020 will require at least a master's degree.

Among all 25- to 34-year-olds living in the United States, 10.6 percent of those with masters, professional or doctoral degrees are foreign born, compared with 8.5 percent of native-born young people....

(Excerpt) Read more at fresnobee.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; illegalaliens; illegalimmigration; immigration
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1 posted on 02/15/2014 2:28:46 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We do not have a booming economy at present. This article stinks like propaganda.


2 posted on 02/15/2014 2:31:53 PM PST by SatinDoll (A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE USA OF USA CITIZEN PARENTS)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Among all 25- to 34-year-olds living in the United States, 10.6 percent of those with masters, professional or doctoral degrees are foreign born, compared with 8.5 percent of native-born young people....

ROTFL! That's some funny stuff.

3 posted on 02/15/2014 2:32:36 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (As government expands, liberty contracts. - President Ronald W. Reagan)
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To: SatinDoll

Only the Wash DC metro area is booming, sadly.
And a few oil boom locations.


4 posted on 02/15/2014 2:33:27 PM PST by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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To: SatinDoll; 2ndDivisionVet

The problem in California right now is that Mexico pushed their underclass north to california where they are a dead drain on the economy there.


5 posted on 02/15/2014 2:34:20 PM PST by ckilmer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I thought the argument was to legalize the ones here then seal the border. Seems the argument has evolved. Now we need to accept a “steady flow”. My resolve just got firmer.


6 posted on 02/15/2014 2:35:17 PM PST by DManA
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Pure BS and lies.


7 posted on 02/15/2014 2:35:47 PM PST by mulligan (I)
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To: nascarnation

Texas is doing fine. Not as good as we probably would with a conservative in the executive mansion, but not bad, over all. There are plenty of jobs, real estate and rental prices are relatively low, etc...


8 posted on 02/15/2014 2:38:30 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Our current economy stinks so bad that the uneducated and unskilled illegal aliens are leaving. There is nothing happening now to draw talented legal immigrants in significant numbers.


9 posted on 02/15/2014 2:40:29 PM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Under our broken system,”

Should read, “because we are no longer a Nation that enforces its existing laws,”


10 posted on 02/15/2014 2:42:32 PM PST by jcon40
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12 posted on 02/15/2014 2:43:13 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: FlingWingFlyer
10.6 percent of those with masters, professional or doctoral degrees are foreign born, compared with 8.5 percent of native-born young people....

If true, it's only because the US gave preference to the foreign born over Americans. Any American kid trying to get in medical school even 25 years ago, knows that. They can take their propaganda and stuff it.

13 posted on 02/15/2014 2:44:12 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Perfect.


14 posted on 02/15/2014 2:46:31 PM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A steady flow of talented, industrious immigrants can fuel a booming economy


NOT if givernment activity and taxes suck all the air out of the economy..


15 posted on 02/15/2014 2:46:43 PM PST by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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Illegal Alien Amnesty is Anti American Bigotry

Illegal Aliens, and all immigrants, contribute zero unless they bring in their own money and spend it in America. You do not create wealth from nothing

Amazed how folks have aero clue how a national economy works


16 posted on 02/15/2014 2:46:57 PM PST by SeminoleCounty (Diversity is just racism against white folks)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

UM...what IS the unemployment rate? HOW many people are on welfare, food stamps, etc. who COULD work?


17 posted on 02/15/2014 2:47:30 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So the Chamber of Crony Capitalism comes out with a BS straw-man argument.

I’m willing to bet a miniscule percentage of those foreign born with masters, professional and doctorates are illegals.

Seal the borders. The immigration issue is only broken as far as we don’t enforce existing laws. We don’t need some stinkin’ “comprehensive plan.”


18 posted on 02/15/2014 2:47:32 PM PST by A message
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“president & CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “

Yup. The same clown outfit who advocates open mass illegals immigration. I knew this crap piece was all BS propaganda.


20 posted on 02/15/2014 2:48:18 PM PST by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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