Pennsylvania, District 13
New Americans in Ada County
A new report by New American Economy Immigrant shows that households in Ada County, ID contributed $1.8 billion to the county’s GDP in 2016. The report, New Americans in Ada County, was prepared in partnership with the City of Boise, the Boise Metro Chamber, Global Talent Idaho, and the… Read More
Tennessean: Nashville is more culturally rich than you might think: 11 things you should know about Nashville’s diversity
With the Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival taking place in Centennial Park on October 7, I thought it might be a good time to look at just how diverse we are as a community these days. Here are 11 things you might not know about Nashville’s increasing diversity:… Read More
Buzzfeed News: Scrapping DACA Could Cost The Economy As Much As $215 Billion
Reversing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could cost the economy $215 billion in lost GDP and cost the federal government $60 billion in lost revenue over 10 years, according to the libertarian think tank the Cato Institute. Ike Brannon, a visiting fellow at Cato, wrote in a recent blog post: “It is… Read More
Dreamer Pursues Media Career With Plans to Support Her Family
This summer, when 21-year-old journalism and graphics major Erika Espinoza tosses her cap alongside her classmates at Ball State University, she’ll become the first person in her family to graduate from college. An undocumented immigrant who was brought to Indiana from Mexico when she was 9 years old, Espinoza has… 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
Nepali Refugee Doesn’t Let Job, Business or Family Stand in Way of Volunteering: ‘We Want To Give Back’
When Jay Subedi arrived in Syracuse, New York, with his parents, wife, and baby daughter in November 2008, it was one of the coldest, snowiest seasons in recent memory. The city wasn’t just blisteringly cold, but, like the rest of the country, mired in a recession. Subedi, a native of… Read More
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