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New Americans in San Antonio
Report: New Americans in San Antonio Download the Report New research from New American Economy shows that immigrant households in San Antonio earned nearly $4.6 billion in 2017 and contributed more than $1 billion in taxes. The report, New Americans in San Antonio, was released… Read More
The Transcontinental Railroad at 150: The Contributions of Chinese Immigrants and Chinese Americans
This week marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Transcontinental Railroad, the first continuous railroad line from California to the East Coast. The completion of the Railroad was transformative, shortening travel time between New York and San Francisco from up to six months to less… Read More
Mexican Immigrant Builds Her Way from Small Business to Presidential Appointments
Patricia Stout long had the confidence to go her own way. Born in 1940s Mexico, she pursued business and math in school, took an airline job in the United States, married an American and, in 1974, moved to San Antonio. Although she felt isolated — “it was a different… Read More
The Guardian Opinion: I won a Pulitzer. Yet Trump wants to deport me because I’m undocumented
In September 2017, I sat with my friends in a Ball State University library room trying to come to terms with the news that Donald Trump had just shut down the program that gives undocumented immigrants like me the legal right to work and live in the United States. My… Read More
The New York Times Opinion: I’m the child of immigrants. I’m not giving up on the Republican Party.
I was drawn to the Republican Party because of my conservative principles — family-oriented, religious and socially conservative. But it has been difficult to reconcile my allegiance to the party with its devolving evermore into a mouthpiece for President Trump’s dangerous views and policies, especially with regard to immigration. This… Read More
Remembering Ellis Island’s Busiest Day: How Has Immigration Changed Since 1907?
On April 17, 1907, thousands upon thousands of immigrants filed through Ellis Island’s Registry Room, a room no larger than two high school basketball courts. By the day’s end, they had set the record for the number of immigrants processed in a single day—11,747. By… Read More
Religion News Service Opinion: Four decades after Saigon fell, we still need refugees as much as they need us
The day Saigon fell, on April 30, 1975, my mother and her family knew they could not stay in their native Vietnam. They joined the tens of thousands of South Vietnamese civilians who had evacuated the country to avoid massacre by the communist Viet Cong, who had captured Saigon. As… Read More
Portland Press Herald Maine Voices: Reform bill would allow DACA recipients to give back to U.S.
Last month, when Democrats introduced legislation to protect young immigrants like me who were brought to the United States as children, I felt a huge wave of relief. Ever since President Trump announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program more than a year and a half… Read More
Communications of the ACM Opinion: Immigrants Help Solve the Looming STEM Worker Shortage
As an engineering hardware manager working in the rapidly growing automotive electronics industry, I’ve been baffled by politicians who champion anti-immigration policies. If we want our economy to prosper, we should eagerly welcome the world-class talent that’s knocking at our door. I should know. I’ve witnessed firsthand the excellence newcomers… Read More
Keeping Pace with Change: The Fort Bend County Business Environment in 2017
A new report from New American Economy shows that immigrants in Fort Bend County paid $2.5 billion in taxes and contributed $11.0B to the county’s GDP in 2017. The report, Keeping Pace with Change: The Fort Bend County Business Environment in 2017, was… Read More
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