Michigan, District 12

Michigan, District 12

An Economic Opportunity: Removing Barriers to Higher Education in Missouri

An Economic Opportunity: Removing Barriers to Higher Education in Missouri

As Missouri’s unemployment rate hovers below the national average of 3.5 percent, the state continues to face the challenge of a labor force growth rate that has lagged behind the national average since the 1970s. These factors only serve to exacerbate critical worker shortages in the state, hampering the ability… Read More

Power of the Purse: Middle-Easterners and North Africans in America

Power of the Purse: Middle-Easterners and North Africans in America

Two years ago, on January 27, 2017, the Trump administration enacted a travel ban, which attempted to prevent visitors and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries from coming to the United States. After the ban was challenged in court, the ban was revised and today’s iteration prevents new visitors and… Read More

Upworthy: Immigrants make America great, and one organization has the data to prove it

Upworthy: Immigrants make America great, and one organization has the data to prove it

President Donald Trump has been busy making changes to our immigration system — for better or for worse. Between the border wall, “deportation force,” and travel ban, Trump is taking bold action to address our country’s broken immigration system. His focus on removing undocumented immigrants and making it more difficult… Read More

Founder of Aspiring Americans Wants to Help Other Undocumented Students Excel

Founder of Aspiring Americans Wants to Help Other Undocumented Students Excel

It took Akash Patel 22 years to become a U.S. citizen. That’s how long it takes, he says, when you follow proper protocol—the current immigration system is that broken. “My parents, sister, and I came to the U.S. from London on visitor visas in 1993 and immediately applied for green… Read More

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