Rebuilding Local Economies & Fueling the Recovery
High-Skilled Immigrants Creating Jobs and Contributing to the U.S. Economy
 
For Immediate Release

May 13, 2013
Washington D.C. - Today, the Immigration Policy Center releases two fact sheets: Rebuilding Local Economies: Innovation, Skilled Immigration, and H-1B Visas in U.S. Metropolitan Areas and Fueling the Recovery: How High-Skilled Immigrants Create Jobs and Help Build the U.S.

Fueling the Recovery: How High-Skilled Immigrants Create Jobs and Help Build the U.S. Economy  discuses that while the U.S. economy is still recovering, it may seem counterintuitive to believe that any industry would benefit from having more workers. But that is precisely the case when it comes to those industries which depend upon highly skilled workers.

Rebuilding Local Economies: Innovation, Skilled Immigration, and H-1B Visas in U.S. Metropolitan Areas discusses how immigration policy is debated at the national level, but its impact is most often felt in local and regional communities. This is certainly true for the H-1B program, which is routinely studied at the national level, but  cannot be fully  understood without driving down to examine the role of H-1B workers at the metropolitan and local levels.

To view the fact sheets in their entirety, see:

Rebuilding Local Economies: Innovation, Skilled Immigration, and H-1B Visas in U.S. Metropolitan Areas (IPC Fact Check, May 2013)

Fueling the Recovery: How High-Skilled Immigrants Create Jobs and Help Build the U.S. Economy  (IPC Fact Check, May 2013)
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For more information, contact Wendy Feliz at wfeliz@immcouncil.org or 202-507-7524