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Construction, Hospitality Sectors Reporting Workforce Shortages in Texas

Texas has doubled down on the Trump Administration's deportation policies, and business leaders from several sectors in the state are starting to speak up about the policy's effects on the workforce.

June 20, 2017 - AP via Southeastern Missourian

Sierra Club Changes Position on Immigration

Ever since the divisive, internecine battles almost a decade ago, Sierra Club has steered clear of taking decisive postions on immigration - until April 24 when their board unanimously endorsed a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

April 28, 2013 - Daily Grist

Economic Competitiveness of the Midwest Relies on Immigration Reform

Cities like St. Louis, where the 44,000 native-born Americans that left in the last decade have been replaced by 31,000 immigrants, offer a case study for why comprehensive immigration reform has a good chance of passing in divided Washington.

April 9, 2013 - The Financial Times

Immigration Has Changed, and So Should Our Approach

In an opinion piece for the New York Times, Dowell Myers outlines the key demographic changes in immigration patterns and the bold changes in our approach to both legal and illegal immigration policy that they should precipitate.

January 13, 2012 - The New York Times

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