Tagged: U.S.

U.S. Economy Needs Skilled Foreign Workers

U.S. Economy Needs Skilled Foreign Workers

U.S. Economy Needs Skilled Foreign Workers The recent debate over immigration policy commonly depicts immigrants as undocumented, uneducated people who flood our borders without inspection. Although many immigrants who enter this country are unskilled laborers who provide essential services in many sectors of our economy, of equal importance to the immigration debate are the highly educated foreign professionals whose skills play a vital role in the enrichment of our economy. The U.S. economy has shifted significantly over the past 50 years. We are no longer the blue collar nation that we once were. The transformation from a manufacturing to a...

U.S. Needs Comprehensive Immigration Reform

U.S. Needs Comprehensive Immigration Reform

U.S. Needs Comprehensive Immigration Reform The immigration debate is once again dominating the news as members of Congress focus on the long-neglected problem of fixing our country’s failed immigration laws. American lawmakers are now at a critical point. Enforcement-only legislation won’t work and hasn’t worked. Previous efforts to solve this problem by focusing exclusively on border security have failed miserably. In fact, during the past decade, the U.S. tripled the number of agents on the border, quintupled the budget, toughened our enforcement strategies and heavily fortified urban entry points. Yet during the same time period, America saw record levels of...

Living On The Edge: Nearly Half Of U.S. Adults Lack Adequate Savings

Living On The Edge: Nearly Half Of U.S. Adults Lack Adequate Savings

Living On The Edge: Nearly Half Of U.S. Adults Lack Adequate Savings A penny saved is a penny earned…but according to that adage, many U.S. adults are not earning all that much. That’s because almost one-half of all U.S. adults (45 percent) say their household does not have enough money in liquid savings to cover at least three months of living expenses. Moreover, nearly one in ten adults (9 percent) say their household currently keeps no liquid savings, defined as any savings readily available as cash and not intended for long-term investment. Among those earning less than ,000, the numbers...