Immigration
Immigrants helped build America’s manufacturing industry, and immigration reform is essential to our competitiveness worldwide. We need a system that provides certainty for our businesses and dedicated employees, ensures national security, offers compassion and is consistent with our values and our history as a nation of immigrants.
Where Are All the Accountants?
January 19, 2023The Wall Street Journal (subscription). The problem: In the past two years, there has been a significant turnover among accountants and auditors, with more than 300,000 leaving their jobs, federal data shows. The impact on clients: This means that companies providing basic services like audits and tax returns are struggling to meet the needs of…
Timmons Highlights Manufacturing Priorities in Mexico
January 11, 2023The goal: The NAM was focused on conveying the critical importance of full implementation of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement to support North American competitiveness, investment and supply chain resiliency. Timmons emphasized the need for an investment climate that is grounded in core principles like transparency and the rule of law. Strengthening alliances: During a conversation…
Biden Administration Announces New Immigration Rules
January 6, 2023Reuters mentioned the NAM’s call to action on immigration.
Manufacturers Appreciate President’s Initial Steps on Critical Immigration Issues
January 5, 2023Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement on President Biden’s remarks on border security and enforcement. “The NAM was encouraged when President Biden made immigration a ‘day one’ priority, and now we need members of Congress to do their part—especially with 779,000 open jobs in manufacturing…
