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Oklahoma Business and Community Leaders Respond to the Announcement of the SUCCEED Act Sponsored by Senator Lankford to Address DREAMers in the Economy
Oklahoma City, OK — Today, Oklahoma business and community leaders responded to the announcement of the SUCCEED Act, co-sponsored by Senator James Lankford (R-OK), that aims to address the uncertain future of DREAMers following the announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. “I’m encouraged to see Senator… Read More
North Carolina Business and Community Leaders Respond to the Announcement of the SUCCEED Act Sponsored by Senator Tillis to Address DREAMers in the Economy
Raleigh, NC — Today, North Carolina business and community leaders responded to the announcement of the SUCCEED Act, co-sponsored by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), that aims to address the uncertain future of DREAMers following the announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. “It is encouraging to see… Read More
NAE Statement on The SUCCEED Act
Following the introduction of Senator Tillis’, Senator Lankford’s, and Senator Hatch’s SUCCEED Act (Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers Employment Education and Defending Our Nation), which protects undocumented young people who came to this country as children, New American Economy President John Feinblatt issued the following statement: “This is a… Read More
Cherry Farmer to Washington: Give Our (Mexican) Workers Flexibility to Travel
Fifth-generation cherry farmer Dean Devine harvests around 110 acres of cherries on his properties in Modesto and Lodi, in California. He has been in the cherry business for 40 years and knows how important it is to treat the fruit with care. Cherries are one of the most labor-intensive crops. Read More
McClatchy: GOP bill will offer Dreamers citizenship after ‘extreme vetting’
Sen. Thom Tillis will introduce his “conservative Dream Act” on Monday that would provide a pathway to citizenship for as many as 2.5 million young undocumented immigrants, but one that is long and involves “extreme vetting.” The North Carolina Republican and cosponsor James Lankford, an Oklahoma Republican, will… Read More
DACA Recipient Fears Losing Ability to Support Her Younger Siblings
When Blanca Carrillo Salmeron, an undocumented immigrant in Norman, Oklahoma, received protection from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) order in 2013, a year after it was signed, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief. Carrillo Salmeron’s parents were also undocumented, and they had four other… Read More
Tucson Weekly: DREAMers Deferred
Marygrace Ghio found out she was undocumented when she was 13 years old. “It was sort of shocking because I was at the age where everyone got their license and then they went off to college,” she said. “And when I found out, it was like, well, I guess I won’t… Read More
Massachusetts Tech Giant Once Couldn’t Get Hired. Why? The Visa System
When Amar Sawhney came from India in 1987 to study chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin), he had little but the few hundred dollars his mother had given him after selling her jewelry. Three decades later, he is a successful researcher, inventor, and serial entrepreneur who… Read More
Dreamer Builds a Successful Life in New York After Mother’s Deportation
Angel Reyes Rivas, the co-founder of a thriving technology company, has sacrificed more than most to become an educated, middle-class professional. When he was in high school, his mother was pulled over for driving without a license. As an undocumented immigrant from Peru, she was handed over to Immigration and… Read More
Immigration Policy Hurting California Orchards
Santa Barbara County resident Rick Shade has been in the orchard business for generations, so he knows how time-sensitive the harvest is for crops like peaches, flowers, and lettuce. “When that stuff is ready, man, you’ve got to get it harvested today,” he says. “Not yesterday, not tomorrow — today.”… Read More
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