Author: globaleirorg

26 Dec Advice for Charlie Baker: Patrick programs worth keeping

Posted at 17:52h in Boston

A new administration brings a mandate for change, but some of outgoing Governor Deval Patrick’s programs are well worth preserving or expanding. Here, Globe Opinion writers suggest some programs that Governor-elect Charlie Baker ought to keep. Grant visas to entrepreneurs Governor Patrick’s innovative Global Entrepreneur in Residence...

29 Sep Can states solve the immigration crisis?

Posted at 17:54h in Boston

Foreign entrepreneurs, take note: "There is a welcome mat out in Massachusetts." That's the message Greg Bialecki hopes will be conveyed through the launch of the Global Entrepreneur in Residence program this fall. Bialecki, the Massachusetts secretary of housing and economic development, helped implement the three-year pilot...

14 Apr Massachusetts’ clever immigration reform workaround

Posted at 17:59h in Boston

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick unveiled a novel plan that aims to let foreign-born, U.S.-educated entrepreneurs stay in the country. How it works. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick holds a press briefing in Boston in January. FORTUNE — In America’s battle to keep the foreign entrepreneurs it trains, Massachusetts...

11 Apr Massachusetts Has An Innovative Approach To Immigration Reform

Posted at 18:02h in Boston

Two big proposals from Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today. First, he’s proposing to ban non-competition agreements. He’s also proposing anincredibly clever and innovative approach to immigration reform applicable only to Massachusetts. I lived in the Boston-area for twelve years (Cambridge for four years and Boston for eight...

14 Feb Economy will benefit from immigration reform

Posted at 18:04h in Boston

Written off as dead, real immigration reform is back on the agenda in Washington - good news for American universities, American businesses and all of us who want to accelerate our slow economic recovery. President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to immigration reform in his State of...