Here, from Texas, is a pro-business, anti-restriction point of view on immigration.
Immigration law a threat to Texas competitiveness | Viewpoints, Outlook | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "Our immigration system is an outdated bureaucratic nightmare in which officials frequently lose paperwork, fail to issue proper documentation, and delay cases for years. Involving local police in enforcing these laws will only complicate matters more.
Does Texas want to drive away entrepreneurs in a rough economy? If it copies Arizona, that is exactly what will happen. According to the Kauffman Foundation, a leading group on entrepreneurship research, 540 out of every 100,000 immigrants start a new business every month. For Hispanics, the largest immigrant group, the rate is 480. The native-born rate of business creation is 280." Nov. 18, 2010, Hearst News Service
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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