the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has a solution to fight inflation and labor shortages: double the number of legal immigrants.”We need more workers. We should welcome people who want to come here, go to school and stay,” Chamber CEO Suzanne Clark says. “If we can alleviate the worker shortage, it might be the fastest thing to do to impact inflation.” Let’s take a look at the idea.
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North Carolina’s tech industry supports over 895,000 jobs and $62 billion in wages, but these benefits depend on employers’ ability to hire and retain the right people. That’s why, I’m calling on our Congressional representatives to pass legislation that finally streamlines the archaic H-1B skilled-worker visa system and makes it easier for hard-working, highly educated immigrants to earn green cards and eventual citizenship.
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In the Triangle alone, about 15,700 H-1B visas were issued between 2010 and 2016 — and while most of those skilled workers are still here, their children are rapidly aging out of the system and being forced to leave the country. We can’t afford to lose those workers.
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Amidst record high job openings, businesses grapple with positions going unfilled. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling for more legal immigration.
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Here in the Research Triangle, employers are struggling to hire the skilled workers needed to fuel our innovation economy. Increasingly, immigrants are needed to plug the skills gap. In the Raleigh area almost a quarter of immigrants hold a graduate degree, compared to less than a sixth of the native-born population. Our companies need access to this talent base.
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The National Venture Capital Association on Monday hailed the Biden Administration’s announced decision that it will fully launch the International Entrepreneur Rule
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Politicians looking to spark economic growth in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic should consider immigration reform, says the trade group for venture capitalists.
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On immigration, President Biden has given our country new leadership. Now it’s time for our state’s representatives in Washington to do their part and pass the legislation that’s needed to support North Carolina’s businesses, give immigrants a fair shake, and get our economy growing again.
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Now that the election is over, President Elect Joe Biden has a chance to deliver on what President Trump had promised four years ago: more American Jobs, through an immigration policy that values global talent to meet the workforce needs of our state and nation.
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