Alien Nation

ALIEN NATION FOREIGN-BORN STUDENTS IN A COUNTRY FOUNDED BY IMMIGRANTS The Pew Research Center (2013) reported that the United States is the #1 destination for immigrants with 40.4 million* Russia is #2 with 12.3 million "Includes legal and unauthorized immigrants MOST IMMIGRANTS COME TO THE U.S. FROM: The PRC (2013) reports that in 2011, although the U.S. foreign-born population reached a record number*, immigrants' share of the overall population was lower than a Latin America 50% 1890-1920 peak of nearly Asia 27% 15% *29.3 million legal immigrants, and 11.1 million unguthorized Foreign-Born STUDENTS: Good for the Economy A significant percentage of American STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) workers with advanced degrees are foreign-born 26.1% 17.7% ----- PH.D MASTER'S According to NAFSA: ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS, foreign-born students and their dependents contributed almost $22 BILLION to the U.S. economy during the 2011-12 academic year A 2011 PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW AMERICAN ECONOMY REPORT NOTED AS OF 2010, THESE IMMIGRANT- FOUNDED COMPANIES HAVE 18% generated $1.7 TRILLION of all Fortune 500 in annual revenues companies 3.6 MILLION workers employed worldwide WERE FOUNDED BY IMMIGRANTS (including Google, Yahoo! and eBay) So What's the PLAN? PRESIDENT OBAMA'S IMMIGRATION PROPOSAL: Provide a legal path to earned citizenship for those already in the U.S. illegally Continue to strengthen border security Crack down on employers hiring undocumented workers Streamline legal immigration Education's Role in CITIZENSHIP PATH TO CITIZENSHIP INCENTIVES TO STAY The yet-to-be passed DREAM ACT would allow qualifying undocumented youth to apply for a path to citizenship that requires: A bipartisan plan proposed by U.S. senators would grant a green card or permanent residency to immigrants who receive master's degrees or doctorates in STEM fields COMPLETION OF A COLLEGE DEGREE or TWO YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE SOURCES http://www.pewhispanicorg/201301/29anation-ofimmigrants/ http://www.rytimes.cominteractive/2012/06/16tsviews-on-ilegatimigrantshtml http://www.galup.compol/1S5210kmericans-positive-immigrationaspx http://www.galup.compol/153029Economy-Paramount-sue-Votersopx http:/financeyahoacom/blogs/the-exchanget-immigration-polides sabotogingueconomy-010256021.homl http:/treamactinfo/ http://www.usatoday.comstorymoneybusiness/201301/28/tech-immigration-proposal/1872521/ http:/www.whitehousegovthe press-office/201301/29faxtsheet foing-ourtroken-immigration-system-so-everyone pkays-nules http:/artides.washingtonpost.com/2012-09-20bpinions/35494550 1 immigration-status-nationatimmigration-law-center-illegatimmigrants http:/usatoday30usatoday.comhewseducation/story/2012-05-26legatimmigrants-college careers/55222438/1 http://www.nclorg/ssues-researcheduciundocumented-student-tuion-state-action.aspx http:/travelstate.gowvisaremptypestypes_1268htnd Created for WorldWidelearn.com © QuinStreet, Inc., 2013 WorldWideLearn