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Itemlive: ICE Rumors Send Chill Through North Shore
President Donald Trump’s high stakes effort to target millions of undocumented immigrants has frayed the nerves of many North Shore residents. “There’s tremendous fear, uncertainty and confusion over what is happening with the administration’s crackdown and it’s not just people from Muslim countries,” said Denzil Mohammed, a director at the… Read More
The Conversation: Want a stronger economy? Give immigrants a warm welcome
Immigrants have long been a scapegoat when economies are sputtering, jobs are being lost or security is a concern. President Donald Trump’s planned wall along the Mexican border, for example, is premised on the notion that immigrants are pouring across the border (they’re not), taking Americans’ jobs (they haven’t) and… Read More
Feedstuffs: Immigration enforcement executive orders causing fear
President Donald Trump campaigned on taking a strong stance against individuals who are undocumented and living in the U.S., and recent executive actions have taken his promises to a new level of injecting fear in the countryside as well as buckling down on those who provide false documents. This week,… Read More
Providence Business News: “Report: R.I. home to 104K immigrants”
A new report released this week shows that Rhode Island is home to nearly 140,000 immigrants, and that they are mostly of working age, and work in the manufacturing and software industries. That number grows to more than 200,000 when the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area is included. Again, most of… Read More
WPRO: “Jeremy Robbins – study examines impact of immigrants on the U.S. economy”
Jeremy Robbins, Executive Director of “New American Economy”; issues a report examining the impact of immigrants on the U.S. economy. Read the full story from WPRO: “Jeremy Robbins – study examines impact of immigrants on the U.S. economy“
Jewish Business News: Michael Bloomberg Backed Group Fights Donald Trump On Immigration
An organization led by billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg is fighting back against President Donald Trump’s harsh immigration policies. The Partnership for a New American Economy is an advocacy group for immigration reform in America. After the Federal courts struck down his travel ban on citizens of seven Muslim nations, Donald… Read More
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
Inc: Mark Cuban-Backed Group Explains How Immigrants Affect Your Local Economy
As the Trump administration continues its push for aggressive enforcement of immigration laws, a group of business leaders want to use economic data to influence the conversation. A group called New American Economy–whose members include Y Combinator’s Sam Altman, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Twitter and Square’s Jack Dorsey, and… Read More
Akronist.com: “International Institute hosts Rep. Tim Ryan, publishes report on spending power, impact of refugees, immigrants”
Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, paid a visit yesterday to International Institute of Akron, which was coordinated with a new report on Ohio Congressional District 13 that points to significant spending and voting power among foreign-born residents. The report points out that these residents also are critical to home ownership and… Read More
Bloomberg: Keeping America’s Doors Open
Donald Trump’s latest harsh immigration orders leave little doubt about how he and his administration view outsiders who have come to the U.S. illegally. His views on high-skilled, legal immigrants are more complicated. He’s vowed to punish companies that bend the rules to replace American workers with cheaper foreigners, but… Read More
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