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    Moves on Business Visas are an Attack on the US Economy, US Workers and Massachusetts Innovation
    Andy Tarsy
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    Moves on Business Visas are an Attack on the US Economy, US Workers and Massachusetts Innovation

    In a single proclamation yesterday, President Trump extended his April order sharply curtailing legal immigration to the U.S.– including ...
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    Andy Tarsy
    • Jun 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    Business Leaders Praise Supreme Court for Saving DACA and Call For Full Embrace of Dreamers.

    The Massachusetts Business Immigration Coalition released the following statement, signed by its co-chairs, on behalf of its members repr...
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    Cutting the Student Optional Training Program is Foolish and a Blow to the US Economy. Don't Do it!
    Andy Tarsy
    • Jun 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    Cutting the Student Optional Training Program is Foolish and a Blow to the US Economy. Don't Do it!

    Massachusetts business leaders called on President Trump to back off from his stated intention to eliminate the F-1 Student Optional Trai...
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    CEOs: Safe Communities Act is Good for Business, Good for the Economy.
    Andy Tarsy
    • Feb 3, 2020
    • 8 min

    CEOs: Safe Communities Act is Good for Business, Good for the Economy.

    This week a key committee in the Massachusetts legislature will decide whether to support a key package of bills known widely as the Safe...
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    Business to Court: Uphold DACA
    Andy Tarsy
    • Nov 12, 2019
    • 1 min

    Business to Court: Uphold DACA

    Business Leaders in Massachusetts, representing the rapidly growing coalition we are building here at the MBIC released the following sta...
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    Biz Leaders Say Yes to More English Classes & Expedited Licenses for Foreign Trained Professionals
    Andy Tarsy
    • Jul 27, 2019
    • 1 min

    Biz Leaders Say Yes to More English Classes & Expedited Licenses for Foreign Trained Professionals

    The business leaders who make up the Massachusetts Business Immigration Coalition asked Governor Charlie Baker to retain key elements of ...
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    MBIC & Bristol Chamber Gather Leaders to Protect the Region's Global Workforce and Vital Businesses
    Andy Tarsy
    • Mar 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    MBIC & Bristol Chamber Gather Leaders to Protect the Region's Global Workforce and Vital Businesses

    The Massachusetts Business Immigration Coalition held a forum with the Bristol County Chamber (Fall River) and the South Area Chamber (New...
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    Business Group Rejects Trump Proposal to End Shutdown, Calls for"Meaningful Plan" to Protect Economy
    Andy Tarsy
    • Jan 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    Business Group Rejects Trump Proposal to End Shutdown, Calls for"Meaningful Plan" to Protect Economy

    BOSTON - President Donald Trump made a proposal today to end the government shutdown via a series of immigration policy “compromises”. Ma...
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    Introducing MBIC - the Massachusetts Business Immigration Coalition.
    Andy Tarsy
    • Dec 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    Introducing MBIC - the Massachusetts Business Immigration Coalition.

    Friends: I am proud to introduce the MBIC - the Massachusetts Business Immigration Coalition. We are business leaders focused on advancin...
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