Indiana, District 2
The Immigrant Success Story
Some confusion exists regarding the economic aspects of family-based immigration. To help unpack those aspects, this report focuses on one of them—namely, the earnings of family-based immigrants. Read More
Public Radio Tulsa: Report: Immigrants Have Big Economic Impact on Tulsa
Immigrants make up just under 7 percent of the Tulsa metro area’s population, but they contributed nearly $4 billion to its gross domestic product in 2015. Immigrants’ presence in the workforce has created or kept more than 3,000 manufacturing jobs here. That and other data is from a new economic… Read More
No Field Workers Means No Food — and No Food Security, Says Agriculture Exec
In 45 years in the agriculture business, Frank Gasperini, former CEO of the National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE), has seen the phenomenon time and again: U.S. farms scrapping crops because they don’t have enough workers for harvest. “When farmers realize their labor is going to be really late, they’ll… Read More
‘We’re Working, Staying out of Trouble,’ Says DACA Recipient
When Radi finished high school, she longed to go to college. But as an undocumented immigrant, she didn’t have the same opportunities as her friends, and for years she waited tables at a local restaurant. Things finally changed with the implementation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a 2012… Read More
WPLG: Local Republican lawmakers call on White House to work with Congress on immigration reform
As the country waits for President Donald Trump to release a revised version of his executive order on immigration, new information is emerging about the economic impact of immigrants in South Florida. “Miami is a successful immigrant story, and we’ve got a lot to brag about,” U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen,… Read More
Do refugees make U.S. cities safer? Some (limited) research says yes
Is there a link between crime rates and refugee resettlement in the U.S.? One group’s research suggests there is–a beneficial one, and that one Michigan city has benefited the most. The research is from a group called Partnership for a New American Economy. It’s a nationwide group of mayors and businesspeople… Read More
Lawful Status Allows Mexican Immigrant To Help His Neighbors Get the Healthcare They Need
Juan Carlos Diaz grew up in a crowded home in Goshen, Indiana, surrounded by friends and family, some with legal status, some without. It was a blue-collar upbringing. Virtually all the adults he knew worked in Indian’s robust RV manufacturing industry, where four of every five U.S.-made RVs are built… Read More
U.S. Economy Can’t Win Without Guest Workers, Says Arizona Business Consultant
Republican Jaime Molera, founding partner of Phoenix consultancy Molera Alvarez, says a strong business climate depends on immigration reform. “When Arizona was going through a number of challenging policy issues, like the infamous and controversial Senate Bill 1070” — a law requiring police to determine the immigration status of… Read More
Background on Judicial Review of Immigration Decisions
“Judicial review” refers to federal court review of an immigration agency decision. Some individuals whose immigration benefits applications are denied or who are ordered removed from the United States may seek judicial review. However, the immigration law contains many technical barriers to accessing the federal courts, including inflexible restrictions on… Read More
Mexican Entrepreneur Comes to Learn English, Stays To Launch $2 Billion U.S. Company
Mexican-born entrepreneur Isaac Torres came to the United States to learn English and wound up staying to found InterCambio Express, a money transfer service that now processes around $2 billion a year in transfers to countries across Latin America. Torres employs about 250 people — half in the United States,… Read More
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