The Role of Immigration in Fostering Competitiveness in the United States

In this latest Migration Policy Institute (MPI) report, The Role of Immigration in Fostering Competitiveness in the United States, MPI President Demetrios Papademetriou and Policy Analyst Madeleine Sumption discuss the flaws of the current system, including poorly thought-out numerical limits that do not shift with economic demand, complicated administrative procedures, and temporary visa policies that do little to rank applications on the basis of skill. The authors detail effective strategies to ensure that immigration policies facilitate — rather than disregard or even impede — economic growth, innovation, and competitiveness in the United States, including more flexible numerical limits and a faster, streamlined process for workers on temporary visas to gain permanent residence without requiring employers to sponsor the same worker twice.  See Download Competitiveness-US[1]

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