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Give Me Your Educated Migrant Workers, Not More Relatives
Increasing the number of temporary visas for jobholders is a sensible immigration policy that would help combat both labor shortages and rising prices.
Antidote to a shrinking workforce.
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The solution to some of our biggest economic problems is staring us in the face. Or more accurately, it's beating on our door.
Among the many aspects of US immigration policy that need rethinking, one of the most urgent is how we handle migrants on temporary work visas. Focusing on a more sensible approach to that program would not only ease the pressure of illegal immigration at the border, but provide some price relief in our overheated economy, as well.