Glenn Hamer And so it begins. After six years since the last substantive debates over immigration reform, the Senate Judiciary Committee last week began hearings on the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, the title of the legislation borne out of the months-long work of the bipartisan Gang of Eight, which includes Arizona […]
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In case you missed it, Arizona Tax Research Association President Kevin McCarthy in this morning’s Republic lends his respected voice to the debate over Gov. Brewer’s plan to restore and expand the Prop. 204 childless adult population. McCarthy nails it when he writes that the conversation would “benefit from a healthy dose of intellectual honesty about not
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Before the Gang of Eight assembled, which includes our two U.S. Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery was busy working with former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and community leaders in the Real Arizona Coalition on an Arizona-based immigration plan. The plan, dubbed with the acronym S.A.N.E. for
The Gang of Eight’s immigration proposal not only repairs our broken immigration system, but it will also help strengthen our economy and reduce the national debt, according to former Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Chief Douglas Holtz-Eakin, who is now president at the American Action Forum, a Washington–based think tank. Holtz-Eakin’s study suggests that passing comprehensive
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PHOENIX – The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry will present the 2012 Arizona Heritage Award to Alice Cooper this Friday, April 26th at the organization’s annual Heritage Award Dinner. The Chamber’s Heritage Award honors a distinguished individual whose accomplishments and commitment to Arizona are recognized within the state, nationally and internationally. Past recipients
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Summary of Gang of Eight proposal sets stage for historic debate over reform of nation’s immigration system PHOENIX – Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry President and CEO Glenn Hamer today made the following statement regarding the release of a 17-page summary of comprehensive immigration reform legislation: “Today marks a crucial step on the
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The Arizona Chamber sent the following letter to state senators today indicating the broad support across the state for more rigorous education standards and an improved assessment.Dear Members of the Arizona State Senate: The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry applauds you for your recent passage of legislation that will retire the AIMS exam in
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I want to pass along this important new website from our friends at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as part of their “Making Immigration Work” campaign. The site features an inspiring video, which contains footage of Sen. Marco Rubio’s recent comments before the US Chamber’s Committee of 100 meeting in Florida that I was fortunate
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The annual Heritage Award honors a distinguished individual whose accomplishments and commitment to Arizona are recognized within the state, nation and world. Past recipients include Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Bil Keane, Senator John McCain, Ambassador Bob Fannin and Frank Kush to name a few. This year’s Heritage Award will be presented to Alice Cooper on
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Glenn Hamer The late conservative columnist, Robert Novak, once referred to Arizona’s new U.S. senator, as an “insistent reformer.” During his 12 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Flake helped bring about what many insiders considered impossible: essentially eliminating earmarks from appropriation bills. During his House tenure he also worked on a failed effort
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