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Lexington Herald-Leader Opinion: I’m a Dreamer fighting for civil rights – and my place in America

Lexington Herald-Leader Opinion: I’m a Dreamer fighting for civil rights – and my place in America

The first time I boarded a U.S. domestic flight, I was 17 years old. I was traveling to Denver to present at a National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) conference, and I beamed as I showed my ID and was waved through security. As a Dreamer, brought here from El Salvador… Read More

Without an H-4 EAD, Hotel Owner Could Lose Business, Fire U.S. Workers

Without an H-4 EAD, Hotel Owner Could Lose Business, Fire U.S. Workers

Several times a week, Rakesh Patel makes the 98-mile commute from his home in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to the Gateway Inn & Suites he owns and manages in Waupun. Although the drive can be taxing, Patel is thrilled to run his own business. “I love the… Read More

Waco Tribune Opinion: Waco Cha enables entrepreneurs to bring their world to downtown

Waco Tribune Opinion: Waco Cha enables entrepreneurs to bring their world to downtown

If you have ever tasted the bubble tea, a cold drink made with iced tea, sweetened milk and normally sweet black balls or “pearls” made from tapioca, at the Waco Downtown Farmers Market, then you know it’s a tasty treat. Local therapist and Taiwanese-American Jaja Chen and her husband, Devin… Read More

Florida Business and Civic Leaders Launch the Florida Compact on Immigration

Florida Business and Civic Leaders Launch the Florida Compact on Immigration

MIAMI, FL – Today, business leaders gathered at Miami Dade College to announce the Florida Compact on Immigration, a set of key principles outlining the need for smart immigration policies at the state and federal levels to drive Florida’s economy forward. Read the Compact and its full list… Read More

New Data Shows Immigrant-Owned Businesses Employed 8 Million Americans; Immigrants Wield $1.1 Trillion in Spending Power

New Data Shows Immigrant-Owned Businesses Employed 8 Million Americans; Immigrants Wield $1.1 Trillion in Spending Power

NEW YORK – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and immigration advocacy organization, launched this year’s edition of Map the Impact, an interactive map that quantifies immigrant contributions at the national, state, city, and congressional district levels, and across industries. Map the Impact shows… Read More

Iowa Business Leaders Launch the Iowa Compact on Immigration,  Announce Key Principles That Will Drive Immigration Reform in Iowa

Iowa Business Leaders Launch the Iowa Compact on Immigration, Announce Key Principles That Will Drive Immigration Reform in Iowa

DES MOINES, IA — Today, business leaders gathered at the Des Moines Capitol to announce the Iowa Compact on Immigration, a set of principles outlining the need for smart immigration policies at the state and federal levels to drive Iowa’s economy forward. The Iowa Compact on… Read More

St. Louis Tribune Commentary: Two years after Muslim ban, Utah remains a bright spot of tolerance

St. Louis Tribune Commentary: Two years after Muslim ban, Utah remains a bright spot of tolerance

Two years ago, I was so devastated when President Donald Trump announced sweeping travel restrictions against individuals from seven predominantly Muslim countries that I silently cried at work. As an Iranian-American Muslim born in Stockton, Calif., I still had my rights. But I saw the impact on my family. My… Read More

The Salt Lake Tribune Commentary: Why this conservative LDS member didn’t vote Republican

The Salt Lake Tribune Commentary: Why this conservative LDS member didn’t vote Republican

As a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I’ve always considered myself conservative. I believed the Republican Party best promoted the values of family and faith that define my moral core. Yet, during this last election, I did something I never thought I would do:… Read More

NAE Gifts Back Sweepstakes: Abbreviated Rules

NAE Gifts Back Sweepstakes: Abbreviated Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  Void where prohibited.  Open to residents of the 50 United States (incl. DC), who are 18+ (19+ in NE and AL; 21+ in MS) at entry.  Begins 12:00 PM ET on 12/14/18; ends 12:00 PM ET on 1/3/19.  To enter, follow Sponsor on Instagram and comment on… Read More

Cleveland Plain Dealer Opinion: President Trump’s “public charge” policy for immigrants would hurt Cleveland - and time is running out to oppose it

Cleveland Plain Dealer Opinion: President Trump’s “public charge” policy for immigrants would hurt Cleveland – and time is running out to oppose it

CLEVELAND — When I was a kid, growing up in Cleveland’s St. Clair-Superior neighborhood, my parents struggled to make ends meet. My dad, the son of Slovakian immigrants, worked long hours at an electronics production plant and my mom, an immigrant from the former Yugoslavia, stayed home to take… Read More

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