Nebraska, District 2
Argentinian Immigrant Provides Legal Advocacy to Families Across Nebraska and Southwest Iowa
As executive director of Immigrant Legal Center, Argentinian immigrant Emiliano Lerda provides legal advocacy to families across Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Recently his organization, which works primarily with new immigrants and low-income families, received a $4.5 million multi-year grant and an additional $3.1 million thanks to a capital campaign. When… Read More
Venezuelan Fulbright Scholar Brings Soulful Food to Baltimore
In 2015, when Irena Stein opened Alma Cocina Latina in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood, the food world took notice. “The best restaurant to open for years in the Southeast Baltimore neighborhood,” said The Baltimore Sun. The Washington Post told readers they should “prepare to be dazzled” by both the Venezuelan cuisine… Read More
Visa Rules Discourage U.S. Development of App to Help the Blind
When 26-year-old computer scientist Oluwatosin Oluwadare invented EyeCYou, an app that uses sophisticated image-processing software to help the visually impaired, he thought it would be straightforward to start a company in the United States. But Oluwadare is a Nigerian, in the country to earn a PhD. “Being… Read More
New American Economy Maps the Impact of Immigrants in Over 100 of the Largest Metro Areas in the United States
New York, NY — Today, New American Economy (NAE) announced new data on immigrant contributions in 100 of the largest metro areas in the United States. The data is available on Map the Impact, an interactive showcasing the contributions of immigrants in states,… Read More
Argentinian Immigrant Helps Immigrants Contribute in Omaha
As executive director of Justice For Our Neighbors-Nebraska (JFON-NE), Emiliano Lerda helps families build productive lives in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, a move that in turn helps to bolster the regional economy. Take the young immigrant mother of two who fled domestic violence. When the legal team met her, the… Read More
Entrepreneur: Entrepreneurs Are Being Deported — And They Might Be At The Center of America’s Coming Immigration Fight
On a recent Thursday morning in Cambridge, Mass., Alessandro Babini straps his company’s palm-size wearable device onto his arm. He’s the cofounder of a startup called Humon, which makes a next-generation fitness gadget. It monitors how well a user’s muscles are processing oxygen and then relays that information to an… Read More
Understanding Trust Acts, Community Policing, and “Sanctuary Cities”
The term “sanctuary city” is often used incorrectly to describe trust acts or community policing policies that limit entanglement between local police and federal immigration authorities. Here are the facts. Read More
Prominent Nebraska Nursery Struggles to Find Enough Workers
After 60 years of steady expansion, Mulhall’s Nursery may have to face stagnation, says co-owner Dan Mulhall. Why? Lack of immigrant labor in an industry in which the American-born seem less willing to work with each passing year. “Who will do the work?” he asks. In 1951, former U.S. Navy… Read More
How Tech Startup Founders Are Hacking Immigration
Standing under fluorescent lights at a San Francisco hospital, employees of Medisas Inc. were celebrating the debut of their medical records software. It was the product of two years of planning, coding, and countless meetings with hospital administrators, all driven by Gautam Sivakumar, the startup’s founder and chief executive officer. But Sivakumar spent… Read More
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