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Pakistani Doctor: A Muslim Woman ‘Can Make a Difference’
When Zartash Gul, Director of Myeloid Malignancies at University of Cincinnati Health, helps patients enter a potentially lifesaving drug trial, she tells herself: “I have come a long way. And the United States has allowed me to do this.” Gul had plans to set up a hospital in her… Read More
KCAL 9 CBS Los Angeles: Sen. Harris Calls Trump’s Immigration Policies ‘Outrageous’
California State Senator Kamala Harris says President Trump’s immigration policies are extreme and outrageous. Harris held a discussion on immigration in Chinatown Wednesday. “As a prosecutor, I can tell you, it is a serious mistake for us to conflate criminal justice policy with immigration policy as though they are the… Read More
Immigration Policies Are Stifling the Growth of this Miami-Based Digital Marketing Firm
EveryMundo, a technology company who creates products and services to drive qualified traffic directly to airlines’ websites, has experienced tremendous growth in the last five years. Despite employing 45 people and partnering with 20 international airlines, U.S. immigration policy continues to frustrate its founders, Seth Cassel and Anton Diego, who employ international employees to assist… Read More
Language Diversity and the Workforce: The Growing Need for Bilingual Workers in Colorado’s Economy
The Seal of Biliteracy has been hailed as an important initiative to recognize high school graduates who have attained proficiency in two or more world languages, and provide employers in their states a method of identifying job candidates with multiple language skills, according to a study by New American Economy. The… Read More
A Young Syrian Helps Shine Light on the Immigrant Experience
For Doha Salah and her family, arriving in the United States as refugees was a lesson in blind trust. “We had no one in this country, no friends or family,” says Salah, who was 9 years old when she was admitted to the country in 2008. When they landed at… Read More
The Contributions of New Americans in Kentucky
While less than 4 percent of Kentucky’s population is foreign-born today, the state is one of several across the country that in recent years have become increasingly attractive to immigrants. While in 1990, less than 1 percent of Kentucky’s population was foreign-born, by 2010 that share had more than tripled,… Read More
Patricia Serrano’s Son Just Graduated from Williams College, But She Couldn’t Attend the Ceremony
As an undocumented immigrant who came to southern California from Mexico 22 years ago, Patricia Serrano has achieved part of the American dream: She raised a son who recently graduated from prestigious Williams College in western Massachusetts. However, she could not fly cross-country to see him receive his diploma, because… Read More
With Investors Wary of Non-Citizen Founders, Two Immigrants Launch Multimillion Dollar Startup With Credit Cards
Marcela Henao’s company, LeapFactor, helps corporations increase efficiency and revenue and boasts clients such as L’Oreal, Bayer, JPMorgan Chase, and Avon. The Colombian immigrant, who manages a team of tech professionals across Latin America from her company’s base in Miami, has been successful from the start. By 2014, just four… Read More
University President Once Fled the Communists — Now He Presides Over a Diverse Group of Promising Students
As President of Miami Dade College, Eduardo Padrón presides over 170,000 students, most of whom are immigrants or the children of immigrants, Graduates include mayors, lawyers, police and fire chiefs, and prominent political figures such as U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the first Cuban-American… Read More
Alberto Cardenas: Miami Republican Strategist Urges Immigration Reform
“I’m in love with America,” says Cuban-born attorney and Republican political strategist Alberto “Al” Cardenas. “It gave us an opportunity that I could not have had anywhere else. …I believe that every citizen should have an obligation to not only do for themselves and their families, but to a bigger… Read More
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