200 jili cc register Some tech industry leaders are pushing the incoming Trump administration to increase visas for highly skilled workers from other nations. Related Articles National Politics | In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families National Politics | Court rules Georgia lawmakers can subpoena Fani Willis for information related to her Trump case National Politics | New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns National Politics | Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen National Politics | Exhausted by political news? TV ratings and new poll say you’re not alone The heart of the argument is, for America to remain competitive, the country needs to expand the number of skilled visas it gives out. The previous Trump administration did not increase the skilled visa program, instead clamping down on visas for students and educated workers, increasing denial rates. Not everyone in corporate America thinks the skilled worker program is great. Former workers at IT company Cognizant recently won a federal class-action lawsuit that said the company favored Indian employees over Americans from 2013 to 2022. A Bloomberg investigation found Cognizant, and other similar outsourcing companies, mainly used its skilled work visas for lower-level positions. Workers alleged Cognizant preferred Indian workers because they could be paid less and were more willing to accept inconvenient or less-favorable assignments. Question: Should the U.S. increase immigration levels for highly skilled workers? Caroline Freund, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy YES: Innovation is our superpower and it relies on people. Sourcing talent from 8 billion people in the world instead of 330 million here makes sense. Nearly half our Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children. Growing them also relies on expanding our skilled workforce. The cap on skilled-worker visas has hardly changed since the computer age started. With AI on the horizon, attracting and building talent is more important than ever. Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research YES: After years of openly allowing millions of undocumented entrants into the country, why is there controversy over legally increasing somewhat the number having desirable skills? Undocumented immigration significantly impacts lower skill level jobs and wages competing with domestic workers at every skill level. Why should special cases be made against those having higher skills? Could they just not walk across the border anyway, why make it more inconvenient to those with desirable skills? James Hamilton, UC San Diego YES: Knowledge and technology are key drivers of the U.S. economy. Students come from all over the world to learn at U.S. universities, and their spending contributed $50 billion to U.S. exports last year. Technological advantage is what keeps us ahead of the rest of the world. Highly skilled immigrants contribute much more in taxes than they receive in public benefits. The skills immigrants bring to America can make us all better off. Norm Miller, University of San Diego YES: According to Forbes, the majority of billion-dollar startups were founded by foreigners. I’ve interviewed dozens of data analysts and programmers from Berkeley, UCSD, USD and a few other schools and 75% of them are foreign. There simply are not enough American graduates to fill the AI and data mining related jobs now exploding in the U.S. If we wish to remain a competitive economy, we need highly skilled and bright immigrants to come here and stay. David Ely, San Diego State University YES: Being able to employ highly skilled workers from a larger pool of candidates would strengthen the competitiveness of U.S. companies by increasing their capacity to perform research and innovate. This would boost the country’s economic output. Skilled workers from other nations that cannot remain in the U.S. will find jobs working for foreign rivals. The demand for H-1B visas far exceeds the current cap of 85,000, demonstrating a need to modify this program. Phil Blair, Manpower YES: Every country needs skilled workers, at all levels, to grow its economy. We should take advantage of the opportunity these workers provide our employers who need these skills. It should be blended into our immigration policies allowing for both short and long term visas. Gary London, London Moeder Advisors YES: San Diego is a premiere example of how highly skilled workers from around the globe enrich a community and its regional economy. Of course Visa levels need to be increased. But let’s go further. Tie visas and immigration with a provision that those who are admitted and educated at a U.S. university be incentivized, or even required, to be employed in the U.S. in exchange for their admittance. Bob Rauch, R.A. Rauch & Associates NO: While attracting high-skilled immigrants can fill critical gaps in sectors like technology, health care and advanced manufacturing, increasing high-skilled immigration could displace American workers and drive down wages in certain industries. There are already many qualified American workers available for some of these jobs. We should balance the need for specialized skills with the impact on the domestic workforce. I believe we can begin to increase the number of visas after a careful review of abuse. Austin Neudecker, Weave Growth YES: We should expand skilled visas to drive innovation and economic growth. Individuals who perform high-skilled work in labor-restricted industries or graduate from respected colleges with relevant degrees should be prioritized for naturalization. We depend on immigration for GDP growth, tax revenue, research, and so much more. Despite the abhorrent rhetoric and curtailing of visas in the first term, I hope the incoming administration can be persuaded to enact positive changes to a clearly flawed system. Chris Van Gorder, Scripps Health YES: But it should be based upon need, not politics. There are several industries that have or could have skilled workforce shortages, especially if the next administration tightens immigration as promised and expected. Over the years, there have been nursing shortages that have been met partially by trained and skilled nurses from other countries. The physician shortage is expected to get worse in the years to come. So, this visa program may very well be needed. Jamie Moraga, Franklin Revere NO: While skilled immigration could boost our economy and competitiveness, the U.S. should prioritize developing our domestic workforce. Hiring foreign nationals in sensitive industries or government-related work, especially in advanced technology or defense, raises security concerns. A balanced approach could involve targeted increases in non-sensitive high-demand fields coupled with investment in domestic STEM education and training programs. This could address immediate needs while strengthening the long-term STEM capabilities of the American workforce. Not participating this week: Alan Gin, University of San DiegoHaney Hong, San Diego County Taxpayers AssociationRay Major, economist Have an idea for an Econometer question? Email me at phillip.molnar@sduniontribune.com . Follow me on Threads: @phillip020Hunter animal pounds and shelters are full and facing growing wait-lists for surrenders as a government inquiry details the dire "rehoming crisis" crippling the state. Login or signup to continue reading A NSW government inquiry into pounds released a report in October with 24 recommendations to improve animal welfare. The inquiry found that NSW was facing an "animal rehoming crisis" with pounds and rescues severely underfunded and over-capacity with heavy reliance on rescue and rehoming organisations. Dog ownership has skyrocketed since the pandemic. Government data shows there were 105,168 microchipped dogs in Lake Macquarie, 48,335 in Maitland and 64,054 in Newcastle in the July-September quarter of 2024. This is up from 102,108 in Lake Macquarie, 46,364 in Maitland and 61,899 in Newcastle the previous year, and a major increase from 88,698 in Lake Macquarie, 38,620 in Maitland and 54,316 in 2020. Dog Rescue Newcastle founder Sue Barker said the number of dogs needing homes was higher than ever. "It's out of control," she said. "I've been doing rescue since 1984 formally and it's worse than it's ever been." The Newcastle rescue saved 851 dogs from either private surrenders or overflowing pounds and found homes for 857 over the course of 2024. Ms Barker said animals were passed onto rescue groups after pounds were increasingly becoming full. Pound data from 2023-24 shows Newcastle council had 158 incoming dogs and 11 cats. Of those, 90 dogs and nine cats were released to rescue and rehoming organisations. Lake Macquarie council had 278 incoming dogs and 96 cats, with 79 dogs and 73 cats released to organisations for re-homing. In Maitland, 413 dogs and 106 cats were reported with 104 dogs and 92 cats released to organisations for re-homing. Maitland is in the top 12 local government areas in the state for dogs in its facilities. Maitland council director city planning Matt Prendergast said the Maitland Animal Management Facility serviced Maitland, Cessnock and Dungog. "As a result, there is pressure from the community and a growing waitlist for surrenders, with rental housing issues, homelessness, cost of living and domestic violence commonly cited as reasons for requiring to surrender an animal," Mr Prendergast said. "We take a proactive approach to managing companion animals in the Maitland LGA, and despite high incoming animal numbers, there is a very high return to home rate - last month, this was over 90 per cent." Ms Barker reported similar factors as the cause of the issue. "A lot of it is because of the housing crisis and out of control breeding," she said. "Also people can't get rentals with their dogs - there's a break-up in families and neither party can take the dog. "It's a crisis - I don't sleep." The inquiry committee has recommended the NSW government urgently introduce legislation to ensure tenants can rent with animals and implement puppy farming reform. The NSW government announced on October 25 it will introduce legislation to parliament to make it easier to have pets in rentals, with landlords only able to decline on certain grounds. The inquiry also found a large number of animals were still being killed in NSW pounds, which is "unacceptable". "Animals are being killed simply because of space, " Ms Barker said. "This shouldn't be happening in this day and age." While Hunter councils have lower euthanasia rates than some other areas of NSW, dogs and cats have been put down in the region's pounds for various reasons. According to 2023-24 pound data, Newcastle had 11 dogs euthanised that were unable to be rehomed; two dogs euthanised at the owner's request; one dog euthanised after being deemed dangerous, restricted or other and two cats put down due to being feral or infant. Three dogs in Maitland were euthanised due to illness or injury and six dogs were euthanised due to being dangerous, restricted or other. Four cats were euthanised due to being feral or infant. Lake Macquarie had more animals euthanised than the other two councils, including 36 dogs deemed unsuitable for re-homing and eight cats that were feral or infant. Four dogs and three cats were euthanised due to illness or injury, eight dogs were euthanised as they were unable to be rehomed and one dog was euthanised due to being dangerous, restricted or other. Mr Prendergast said Maitland council did not euthanise animals unless there was "an overwhelming need due to significant medical or behavioural issues". The committee found that many pound facilities were sub-standard, not fit for purpose, and failed to meet community expectations for animal welfare. Ms Barker said council pounds she had dealt with were "totally inadequate for the numbers coming in". The inquiry has recommended the government provide increased funding for council pounds and provide ongoing grant funding to rescue services. The City of Newcastle spokesperson said a 2022 amendment to the Companion Animals Act had increased management costs for councils, as impounded animals often stayed longer while arrangements with rehoming organisations were made. "City of Newcastle welcomes any increases in funding from the NSW Government to assist with its legislated animal management obligations, to support the safe management of animals within the Newcastle Local Government Area," the spokesperson said. "City of Newcastle has faced delays in receiving nominated funding from the Office of Local Government related to animal registrations within Newcastle. This impacts the operational costs of managing our community services related to companion animals in Newcastle." Mr Prendergast said Maitland council would "fully support" increased opportunities for grant funding to help alleviate the strain currently placed by the pound system. Mr Poulton said there was "no doubt there is high demand on rehoming services and we see some of the recommendations in the recent report as key to supporting their ongoing work". Councils say they aim to take a proactive approach to animal management and encourage responsible pet ownership and microchipping. A City of Newcastle spokesperson said the council engaged daily with re-homing organisations, locally and across the country. "We have one of the highest rehoming rates in Australia, with 95 per cent of animals taken into care last year able to be returned to their owner or rehomed," the spokesperson said. "Our team has facilitated re-homing 12 animals to interstate locations since taking over the management of impounded animals (6 in the 2023/24 financial year and 6 so far in the 2024/25 financial year)." Lake Macquarie council manager environmental regulation and compliance Derek Poulton said over the past four years increased number of animals have been returned to their owners in the field before entering the facility due to improved animal registration programs. "We've actually seen a reduction in animals entering our facility and more stable animal numbers being surrendered and requiring rehoming via our 16 possible rehoming rescue partners," he said. "There have been several occasions over the years that our facility has reached capacity. 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Vancouver Canucks prospect Sawyer Mynio was not registered ahead of Team Canada's first game at the 2025 World Juniors. The native of Kamloops, BC was named to the roster just over a week ago, but at this point is slated to not suit up for his country. Mynio is left off of the official roster along with Seattle Kraken prospect Carson Rehkopf and Philadelphia Flyers goalie prospect Carson Bjarnason. Despite not being registered, the Canucks prospect could find his way into Team Canada's lineup with an injury, and while there are only four preliminary games - injuries are not unheard of. While it'll be disappointing to not see Mynio suit up, being selected ahead of the wide crop of Canadian defencemen available is still no small feat. Sam Dickinson, Oliver Bonk, Tanner Molendyk, Caden Price, Beau Akey, Matthew Schaefer, and Andrew Gibson stand to make up Canada's defensive core for the length of the tournament barring injury. A strong D+2 season for Sawyer Mynio Mynio, a third round pick in 2023, took strides last year as a top defenceman with the Seattle Thunderbirds. This year, the 19 year old is further building his case to be a future member of the Canucks , and is starting to look like a steal at 89th overall. So far in 18 games played, Mynio has 19 points for a Thunderbirds team that has struggled this season. If his WHL team continues to struggle throughout the season, he'll likely get moved to a contender. This article first appeared on Canucks Daily and was syndicated with permission.

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After more than a year of investigating the domestic violence killings of four Aboriginal women, the Northern Territory’s coroner Elisabeth Armitage has handed down her final report. More funding, specialist training for frontline workers and a peak body for the domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) sector in the Northern Territory are some of the 35 recommendations from Judge Armitage, who said the recommendations were nothing “radical”: rather, something that the DFSV sector has been fighting for for a long time. Judge Armitage described the “plague of DV” as “our horror” and “our national shame”. “Domestic and family violence is present in our homes, on our streets, in our shopping centres and parks, on our beaches and at our bus stops. It is happening right now,” Judge Armitage as she handed down the report in Alice Springs today. “Right now, 000 calls are being made and first responders – police cars and ambulances – are being dispatched. “Given the recent loss of life, and the extent of the horror, no further delay can be tolerated.” For the last 12 months, Judge Armitage has been investigating the deaths of four Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory: Kumarn Rubuntja, Kumanjayi Haywood, Ngeygo Ragurrk and Miss Yunupiŋu. Judge Armitage read out the horrific stories of these women and the years of violence and abuse they endured before their untimely deaths. “This is not just an unfolding tragedy for those families most directly affected,” Judge Armitage said. “It is an existing tragedy for our community and our agencies and institutions that work to serve our community. It affects the Norther Territory every single day.” Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are disproportionately affected by violence: they are 31 times more likely to be hospitalised, and eight times more likely to die from DFSV, than non-Indigenous women. It’s even worse in the Northern Territory, which has the highest rates of DFSV in the country. In fact, the Northern Territory’s rate of intimate partner homicide is seven times that of the national average. Since the year 2000, DFSV has taken the lives of 87 women in the Northern Territory – 82 of these women are First Nations women. According to police, there has been a 117 per cent increase of DFSV in the last 10 years, and they project it will increase another 73 per cent in the decade to come. Judge Armitage said that since June this year, eight Indigenous women, and one sister-girl, have died allegedly from DFSV. “Statistics are numbers, but the people they count are not,” Judge Armitage said. “All of these women were daughters and sisters and aunties, and some of them were mothers. Together, their stories help us understand the nature of the problem.” In Judge Armitage’s report, one of the key recommendations from the 35 included a major boost in funding, especially to frontline services, emergency service responders and women’s shelters. Earlier this year, a Senate inquiry into the high rates of missing and murdered First Nations women and children in the Northern Territory heard from several advocacy and legal organisations funding for frontline services is: the Senate committee heard that the NT receives just 1.8 per cent of Australia’s domestic violence funding, despite having some of the worst domestic and family violence rates not just in the country, but around the world. Other recommendations from Judge Armitage included establishing a peak body that would represent and advocate for the sector on a national level, as well as a rollout of specialist training for frontline workers – like healthcare workers and police – delivered by experts in the space. The NT government is yet to respond to Judge Armitage’s recommendations.Metairie, La., Dec. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magnolia Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), a newly formed Louisiana corporation which will be the holding company for Mutual Savings and Loan Association (the “Association”), announced today that the Association’s members approved the plan of conversion pursuant to which the Association will convert from a federally chartered mutual savings and loan association to a federally chartered stock savings association and the transactions provided for in such plan of conversion, including the adoption of a new federal stock Charter and new Bylaws for Mutual Savings and loan association. The Company also announced that the subscription and community offering closed on December 17, 2024 at 1:00 p.m., Central Time. The Company is currently processing the orders and will provide additional information as soon as it is available. The number of shares to be sold in connection with the conversion and stock offering will be based on a final appraisal and receipt of final regulatory approvals. The stock offering and the simultaneous mutual-to-stock conversion of the Association are expected to close in early to mid-January 2025, subject to final regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Company will provide more information as soon as it is available. The Company’s common stock is expected to be quoted on the OTCQB Market. The Stock Information Center will be confirming order fulfillment information after all final approvals are received. Other information regarding the subscription and community offerings may be obtained by contacting the Stock Information Center at 1-877-643-8217. Generally, the Stock Information Center is open Monday through Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Central Time; however, with the upcoming holidays the Stock Information Center hours will vary. Normal hours of operation will resume on January 2, 2025. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, A Stifel Company, acted as selling agent in the subscription and community offerings, and served as financial advisor to the Company and the Association in connection with the conversion. Silver, Freedman, Taff & Tiernan LLP acted as legal counsel to the Company and the Association. About Mutual Savings and Loan Association The Association was founded in 1885 and serves the banking needs of customers in its market area, which primarily consists of Jefferson and St. Tammany Parishes in Louisiana. The Association operates from its headquarters and main banking office in Metairie, Louisiana, as well as one additional full service branch office located in St. Tammany Parish on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Mandeville, Louisiana. Its primary business activity is attracting deposits from the general public and using those funds primarily to originate one- to four-family residential loans, residential construction loans and home equity lines of credit. At September 30, 2024, the Association had total assets of $35.1 million, total deposits of $20.4 million and equity of $14.0 million. Magnolia Bancorp, Inc. will become the holding company for the Association upon completion of the conversion and stock offering. Forward-Looking Statements This press release and the Company’s prospectus for the offering contain forward-looking statements, which can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may,” and words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include statements of the Company’s goals, intentions and expectations; statements regarding the Company’s business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies; statements regarding the quality of the Company’s loan portfolio; and estimates of the Company’s risks and future costs and benefits. These forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors. Factors that could cause such differences to exist include, but are not limited to: the failure to obtain the final approval of the OCC for the proposed conversion and related stock offering, delays in obtaining such approval, or adverse conditions imposed in connection with such approval; those related to the real estate and economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Association operates; fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. Government; changes in government regulations affecting financial institutions, including regulatory compliance costs and capital requirements; fluctuations in the adequacy of loan loss reserves; decreases in deposit levels necessitating increased borrowing to fund loans; operational risks including, but not limited to, cybersecurity, fraud and natural disasters; the risk that the Company and the Association may not be successful in the implementation of their business strategy; changes in prevailing interest rates; credit risk management; asset-liability management; and other risks described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov . The Company cautions undue reliance on any such forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly release any revision made to any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. This press release is neither an offer to sell nor an offer to buy shares of common stock of the Company. The Company has filed with the SEC a registration statement for the offering to which this press release relates as well as the final prospectus, dated November 8, 2024, for the subscription and community offerings. Before you invest, you should read that prospectus and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the stock offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov . The shares of common stock of the Company are not deposits or savings accounts and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.US President-elect Donald Trump's promise to impose a 60% tariff on imports from China and a 10-20% tariff on all other imports has triggered a public debate about whether such policies are really so bad. After all, a tariff is a consumption tax, and most economists favour taxes on consumption over income taxes. But tariffs have significant drawbacks. Since they tax only imported products, they distort markets by shifting resources from more efficient foreign producers to less efficient domestic firms. This inefficiency comes at the expense of consumers, and like most consumption taxes, tariffs are regressive, placing a heavier burden on low-income households. Still, tariffs do have political appeal. Critics of globalisation in advanced economies have long argued that the efficiency gains from recent decades of trade liberalisation have been modest relative to the disruptions caused. While US consumers benefited from lower prices on imported goods, particularly from China, these widely dispersed gains were less salient than the concentrated pain of factory closures and job losses in regions exposed to import competition. The problem with such arguments is that they ignore the current macroeconomic context. Inflation over the last three years has increased consumer sensitivity to price changes. Voters today will be far more attuned to the inflationary pressures of tariffs than they were in the past. While proponents of new tariffs claim that China would bear the brunt of the financial burden, the evidence from the 2018-19 tariffs shows otherwise: US consumers bore most of the cost. Even if US prices remained unchanged, unintended consequences could follow. If broad-based tariffs led to a sharp depreciation of China's currency, the stronger dollar would make Chinese imports relatively cheaper. This may partly offset the higher prices caused by tariffs, but it would undermine the original goal of making US manufacturing more competitive. Meanwhile, the stronger dollar would hurt US exports, worsening the trade deficit. This suggests that the multiple goals currently advertised for tariffs -- reshoring manufacturing, reducing the trade deficit, generating revenue, lessening America's reliance on China, and forcing China into negotiations, all while minimising the impact on consumers -- often conflict with one another. This is because tariffs affect the US economy through prices. To boost US competitiveness or reduce the deficit, tariffs must raise import prices -- a politically toxic outcome today. Reducing America's reliance on China is also complex, given that Chinese-made intermediates are embedded in many goods exported to the US from third countries. Since 2018-19, China and several "bystander" countries have registered robust export growth despite tariffs. The proposed new tariffs might affect only direct Chinese exports to the US, not to other countries. The argument for tariffs as a revenue-generating mechanism is interesting and novel (in the sense that it has not been used for many centuries). But it does not hold up. Tariffs cannot possibly replace income taxes as a source of revenue: the scale of the income tax base is roughly an order of magnitude larger than the scale of imports. Still, tariffs could generate some government revenue, with China potentially bearing part of the cost. If used as a short-term negotiating tactic, they could apply some economic pressure on China. Strengthening the United States' negotiating leverage is the most compelling argument for tariffs. The 2018-19 tariffs led to the "phase one" agreement, a planned de-escalation in exchange for Chinese commitments to import more from the US and address concerns about intellectual property and technology transfers. But the 2018-19 tariffs were far from cost-free. They poisoned US-China relations, escalated tensions, pushed China into an alliance with Russia and Iran, and fueled anti-Asian sentiment domestically. They eroded America's relationships with allies who were not consulted and who found themselves also targeted by specific tariffs. And when all was said and done, the phase one deal's full impact was never realised. The disruption to trade from the pandemic meant that China fell far short of its commitments to purchase goods from the US. Today's tariff proposals risk repeating history, only on a grander scale. The incoming administration will face a wary, inflation-sensitive public and a Chinese regime that is well prepared to pursue large-scale retaliation. Whether tariffs become a negotiating tool or a source of greater economic disruption depends on how the administration balances competing objectives. Reason and strategic foresight will be crucial. ©2024 Project Syndicate Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, a former World Bank Group chief economist and editor-in-chief of the American Economic Review, is Professor of Economics at Yale University.

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