North Dakota
Launching Today: NAE’s Reason for Reform Campaign and National Day of Action
Today we are excited to officially launch our Reason for Reform campaign. Reason for Reform calls on all those affected by our country’s broken immigration system—from farmers to tech leaders, students to faith communities, and others—to give their reasons for reform by recording brief, 30-second videos from cell… Read More
The Contributions of New Americans in North Dakota
Ever since new drilling technology opened up large chunks of the state to oil drilling around 2006, North Dakota has been in a state of flux. Although it is beginning to slow down now, oil and gas companies have rapidly ramped up their activity in the state in recent years,… Read More
The Contributions of New Americans in North Dakota
Ever since new drilling technology opened up large chunks of the state to oil drilling around 2006, North Dakota has been in a state of flux. Although it is beginning to slow down now, oil and gas companies have rapidly ramped up their activity in the state in recent years,… Read More
The Contributions of New Americans in Montana
Montana is one of several states in the country that, while not boasting a huge foreign-born population, is increasingly drawing more immigrants now. In 2010, the state was home to less than 20,000 foreign-born residents. Between 2010 and 2014, that number grew by 19.1 percent—or more than three times as… Read More
In Immigrants, Michigan’s Business Community Sees a Way to Grow the Economy, Says Entrepreneur
When Bing Goei and his parents came to western Michigan in 1960, they were among the first Indonesians to arrive in the region, and their arrival made the front page of the local newspaper. “It must have been a slow news day,” Goei laughs. These days, it’s hardly big news… Read More
H2-A Program Needs Year-Round Employment and Renewability, Says Owner of Third-Generation North Dakota Farm
“The people sitting in an office at the Department of Labor don’t understand the nuances of what it takes to run a successful farm,” says Katie Heger. “And that means the regulations they set are cumbersome, untimely, expensive, and lack an understanding of agriculture and our labor needs.” Heger, who… Read More
Declaration from Arlene Rivera
The attorney desks were located about 10-15 feet away from the ICE officers and so could easily be overheard by them. ICE officers approached us every hour, even during client meetings, to conduct head counts. In addition to the ICE officers, other detainees and their children (who were with their… Read More
Pakistani Surgeon Fills Key Medical Gap in North Dakota
Before Dr. Syed Osman Ali arrived in Grand Forks, North Dakota, many patients in this state needing complex thoracic surgery or even urgent cardiac surgery would make a 400-mile trek to the Mayo Clinic in neighboring Minnesota for their care. The hospital in Grand Forks had operating equipment; what… Read More
Immigration is vital for innovation
While it’s no surprise that immigration policy remains at the forefront of political debate, conversations on this important topic often bypass the impact of policy on business in the U.S. For manufacturing, the topic of immigration and skills shortages are a topic that we must work to solve if this… Read More
Conservatives Who Support Immigration Reform Need to Rethink Border Security
The elections have produced nothing short of an immigration epiphany among some conservative commentators and politicians. Spurred by the electoral beating that Republican candidates suffered at the hands of Latino voters, pundits and lawmakers who once advocated an enforcement-only solution to the problem of unauthorized immigration are now talking about a pathway to legalization. While this new-found pro-legalization stance is highly commendable, it is being coupled with distinctly old-fashioned notions of border security. Legalization programs are being proposed along with border walls as the solution for our border-security weaknesses. However, walls which try (and fail) to keep people out of the country won’t make us safer. The real target of border-security measures should be the cartels that smuggle immigrants, money, drugs, and guns across the border—not the immigrants, money, drugs, and guns themselves. Read More
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