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Why Billionaires, All-Star Athletes And Wall Street Leaders Are Joining The Forbes Opportunity Zones Summit
On May 21, we’re launching our new Forbes Opportunity Zones Summit in Newark, New Jersey.
Read moreEIG kicks off Opportunity Zones Webinar Series
The Economic Innovation Group held its first Opportunity Zones webinar for investors, community leaders, and stakeholders eager to take advantage of the Opportunity Zones incentive. A recording of the webinar can be found here with the slides here. EIG’s Catherine Lyons and Rachel Reilly led the webinar, walking participants through the basics of Opportunity Zones, regulatory actions from…
Read moreHow ‘Heartland Visas’ Could Reduce Geographic Inequality
Place-based immigrant visas could help revitalize America’s left-behind cities and regions, economic researchers say in a new report.
Read moreDemographic Decline Is the Real Threat to the U.S.
The Economic Innovation Group, a think tank, suggests using place-based visas to send skilled immigrants to declining regions.
Read moreTrump Says the U.S. Is ‘Full.’ Much of the Nation Has the Opposite Problem
President Trump has adopted a blunt new message in recent days for migrants seeking refuge in the United States: “Our country is full.” To the degree the president is addressing something broader than the recent strains on the asylum-seeking process, the line suggests the nation can’t accommodate higher immigration levels because it is already bursting at the…
Read moreAmerica isn’t full
“Our Country,” President Donald Trump says, “is FULL!” America is the 146th most densely populated country on earth, sandwiched between Venezuela and Kyrgyzstan. Still, immigration is about more than land. People who say America is full are arguing that the costs immigrants impose outweigh the benefits. Those costs can be cultural, economic, or even political. I’m the…
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