"If we increase the number of H-1B visas that are available to U.S. companies, employment of U.S. nationals would likely grow as well. For instance, Microsoft has found that for every H-1B hire we make, we add on average four additional employees to support them in various capacities."
Bill Gates,
Testimony before the Committee on Science and Technology, US House of Representatives,
March 12, 2008.
December 28, 2006
International Herald Tribune -- Further trade protection of the steel industry is unnecessary and unjust to taxpayers and consumers
December 27, 2006 The Wall Street Journal -- Rice market is the most distorted in the world
Washington Post -- S. Korea is the biggest loser of USTR's refusal to countenance changes to anti-dumping laws
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Financial Times -- A bill permitting a use of anti-subsidy laws as reaction to 'currency manipulation' would damage trade ties Bloomberg.com and Washington Times -- The ITC should repeal the U.S. steel tariff protection La Prensa (in Spanish) -- There is no reason why the U.S.-Panama free trade agreement should not receive a green light in the U.S. Congress Bloomberg.com -- Even though U.S. trade with China is growing faster, our economic ties to Mexico run deeper U.S. News -- When it comes to the Chinese yuan, "Be careful what you wish for" The Weekly Standard -- Charlie Rangel "not a reliable vote for free trade" Business and Media -- Lou Dobbs accuses Ford Motor Co. of supposedly 'bankrolling terrorism' Washington Times -- Bush's visa waivers proposal to ease travel for select allies in Eastern Europe and East Asia
Recommendation to the Bush administration to draw a line in the sand against any protectionist backsliding (Financial Times) Expected rough waters for the administration's trade agenda (CBS News) The U.S. trade policy has been sputtering along for several years (Yahoo! News) Possibilities for the Haiti trade proposal (Wall Street Journal) Benefits from U.S. trade with China are significant (Laredo Morning Times) With Russia we would finally have "a true WTO" (NewsHour) Danger of the Democrats' trade agenda (Newsweek International) The Guest Worker Program is "the cornerstone of any serious reform" (The Epoch Times) If Americans want to grow business and the economy they need better access to foreign markets (The Wall Street Journal) Each of the top 10 selling cars and trucks in the first half of 2006 is produced at U.S. facilities (The Wall Street Journal) The U.S. preaches the virtues of opening markets, but at the same time doesn't necessarily practice what it preaches (PBS) Democratic Congress might demand a renegotiation of the U.S. FTAs with Peru and Colombia (Vanguardia) - in Spanish Russia's WTO accession is now just around the corner (RadioFreeEurope) Dark future for the free trade agreements (La Opinion) - in Spanish Having Democrats in the House means a tough battle for the president to win approval of trade deals (Reuters) Predicted stalemate in U.S. trade policy (Turkish Press) Univision.com (in Spanish) -- Restricting immigration would be a gigantic error for the Congress The population growth rate reflects the strength of the U.S. democracy and guarantees the survival of its retirees (EFE News Service) - in Spanish Elections' effect on U.S. trade policy (Market Watch) Import restrictions and rising global demand had given steelmakers the upper hand in pricing (Los Angeles Times) The Doha Round to be over until 2008 (Reuters) Expected death of president's trade agenda after midterm elections (Clarion Ledger) The presence of the National Guard is more symbolism than a solution (Arizona Daily Star) The steel industry is extremely profitable now; it doesn't need the protection anymore (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Chile with its commerce and market reforms is a shining example in Latin America (El Mostrador) - in Spanish Argument for a legal flow of workers for the lower levels of a high-tech economy (Arizona Republic) Encouragement to celebrate the 300 million population mark (Deseret Morning News) Never in the history of mankind have so many people lived such free and prosperous lives in one country (BBC News) Susan Schwab's statement on the "out of proportion" role of farmers in winning approval of trade pacts (Reuters) The best consumer advocates are free markets (Prensa Libre) - in Spanish Minimal cross border transaction costs will signify lower prices and better use of resources (Prensa Libre) - in Spanish Unrealistic expectations of the U.S.-Europe free trade zone (Handelsblatt) - in German Deportation of illegal immigrants would create U.S. economic crisis (HR Magazine) A 700-mile Mexican border fence would drive up smuggling fees and the number of dead bodies (Orange County Register) The U.S. market as a flashing neon sign needing more skilled workers: immigration is a solution (Portland Press Herald) Zeroing as a controversial practice for calculating anti-dumping duties (Reuters South Africa) Chinese economic reform is in everybody's interest (Christian Science Monitor) Increased trade, and the economic growth it spurs, does not require new trade agreements (Forbes) A healthy state of the steel industry (Washington Times) Disappearance of the postwar consensus on free trade and the collapse of support for it in the Democratic Party (Herald Tribune) The cost of the steel tariffs President Bush introduced in March of 2002 (Global Envision) Foreign-based companies have brought jobs to thousands of American workers (Business and Media Institute) A sugar program that is no-cost in terms of taxpayer outlays (Human Events) A temporary-worker program (Christian Science Monitor) Likeliness of reversing the general upward trend in un-documented workers (New York Post) Pat Buchanan's prescription that cannot stop rising levels of immigration (World Peace Herald) Arguments in favor of immigration (Faz.net) - in German A strong case for expansion of the Visa Waiver Program (Heritage) The southwest border does not allure terrorists (WTOV9.com) The U.S. negotiators made a decent proposal last October, but the Europeans wouldn't go along (OCRegister)