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Eva Arevuo   Mar. 20, 2013

The Latest Immigration Debate Takes All Faces into Account

 
There are many faces of immigration, and finally we’re close to a solution that takes them all into account. We in the startup community have been steadfastly focused on making sure that the discussion on high-skilled immigration – with provisions for a Startup Visa and no caps on H-1B visas – gets enough airtime. But there is a flipside. And when a critical mass of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle can agree not only on high-skilled immigration, but also on paths to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, and policies on family visas, then truly comprehensive reform has a real shot.

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Eva Arevuo   Mar. 18, 2013

Good STEM Education Needs to be Available to Everyone. Early.

 
Increasing American opportunity and innovation means encouraging STEM education and creating a more level educational playing field in order to produce more qualified young people entering the workforce. Looking at STEM education starting with college obscures the fact that technological awareness and education starts much earlier -- at home and at school. If students fall behind early, they’re likely to stay behind.

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Mike McGeary   Mar. 13, 2013

Politics and Brisket: Moving the Political Dialogue at SXSW

 
As the developers and technologists -- and techie reporters -- head out of Austin as SXSW Interactive comes to an end, it’s important in the afterglow to focus on what drove conversation during the event itself. This year, a lot of focus has fallen on the lack of a major “hype” event -- no new Twitter, or even Highlight emerged as a social media victor -- but instead of riding a wave of hype, those of us in attendance got to experience people actually making, doing, and talking about interesting things.

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Vrunda Rathod   Mar. 9, 2013

Entrepreneurs Tell Lawmakers What They Need

 
At the end of February, Engine took 32 startups from across the country to the very heart of policy-making in Washington D.C. for our second annual Startup Day on the Hill. The aim was to facilitate interactions between lawmakers and entrepreneurs in order to build mutually beneficial relationships. Here’s what Stacey Delo, Maybrooks Founder, had to say about her experience in Washington D.C. and what she went to talk about.

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Nmachi Jidenma   Mar. 8, 2013

Startup Act 3.0 Understands the Importance of Skilled Labor -- American or Foreign-born.

 
Recently, Senators Mark Warner (Democrat) of Virginia, Chris Coons (Democrat) of Delaware and Jerry Moran (Republican) of Kansas introduced Startup Act 3.0 to the Senate. An updated version of Startup Act 2.0 , the new bill’s central goal is both to attract top talent and to keep high-skilled workers and talented entrepreneurs inside the U.S.

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Engine Advocacy   Feb. 27, 2013

Entrepreneurs to Congress: Act on Patent Troll Suits

Engine and the Electronic Frontier Foundation join with more than 60 entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators to ask the House Judiciary Committee to take action on patent trolls. Our call to action su...

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Luis Arbulu   Feb. 21, 2013

What You Need to Know About Immigration Reform

 
In the past few weeks, immigration reform has come back into the limelight on Capitol Hill. The post election climate is such that immigration is a priority for both Republicans and Democrats. Preside...

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Edward Goodmann   Feb. 14, 2013

Bringing More to the Patent Discussion

 
Innovators may have the opportunity to work more closely with patent regulators as they expand their operations to the West coast. On behalf of Engine, I headed to Stanford University on Tuesday to spe...

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Mike McGeary   Feb. 12, 2013

Tech State of the Union

 
Today, President Obama will deliver his view on the state of our union to the Congress, as mandated by the Constitution. Tradition, and the aforementioned constitutional mandate, holds th...

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