‘Just Give Them a Meal,’ Says Pakistani-American Whose Restaurant Feeds the Homeless
When Kazi Mannan threw a grand opening party for Sakina Halal Grill, his Pakistani-Indian restaurant in Washington, D.C., his friends were surprised that they weren’t included on the guest list. Did he ditch them for a bunch of high-ranking politicos? No. The VIPs were all homeless. After serving his homeless… Read More
Cuban-American Eases Pain — and Doctor Shortage
On a recent Monday at the Vital Pain Center in Pittsburgh, a $700,000 business that serves some 1,500 patients, a patient asked Dr. Jorge Rivero-Becerra for clearance to start playing hockey again. Rivero-Becerra was happy to give him the OK to hit the ice. “It’s really rewarding to help people… Read More
CT Post: Study shows value of undocumented immigrants
As President Donald Trump prepares to deport millions of immigrants who are in the country illegally, a new national study shows undocumented workers pump billions of dollars into Connecticut’s economy each year. The New American Economy, a coalition of mayors and business leaders who support “sensible” immigration reform, found the… Read More
My San Antonio: Smart immigration reform can make US economy more vital
Immigration is once again at the forefront of American politics. Following President Trump’s infamous travel ban, the highly-publicized immigration raids, and the Day Without Immigrants protests in response, policymakers from both sides of the aisle are turning increasing attention to the need for immigration reform. It is important, however, before… Read More
Crain’s Cleveland Business: Personal View: New data show economic impact of immigrants
New American Economy, an immigration reform advocacy organization, last week launched “Map the Impact” — a campaign to highlight the vital economic contributions of immigrants in communities across the country. Global Cleveland has joined this time of action to help promote the new research on the contributions of immigrants in… Read More
Cleveland.com: Cleveland immigrants pay taxes, start businesses, create jobs, New American Economy says
Immigrants comprise just about 5 percent of Greater Cleveland’s population, but are far more likely than their native-born neighbors to be entrepreneurs, and to work in professional, scientific, technical, healthcare, and manufacturing. A just-released Map the Impact study says that the region’s 113,252 immigrants also paid $1.2 billion in state… Read More
WISTV: Midlands peach farmer urges Congress to pass reform for immigrant employees
On Titan Farms in Ridge Spring, between thousands of rows of blossoming peach trees, are dozens of migrant workers with pruning shears. There’s a lot of work to do on the second largest peach farm in the country. “They work with open hearts seven days a week, and they never… Read More
The Wire: Trump’s Deportation Push Turns American Dream Into a Nightmare For Indians
An Indian couple working in a 24-hour grocery store in North Shore in the New York City borough of Staten Island cowered in the back of the store room, petrified. Their hearts raced as federal agents stormed homes in the New York City area rounding up illegal immigrants. US Immigration… Read More
Crain’s Chicago Business: My grandparents were immigrants
My maternal grandparents came to America in the early 1900s: Giuseppi Cimino and Fortunata Cardia, both right off the boat in New York and Baltimore from Cefalu, a lovely but economically challenged little town on the north coast of Sicily. Their life here wasn’t easy, not when terms like wop… Read More
Becoming a citizen would mean finally being accepted in my own country
Like her parents, Leslie is an undocumented immigrant. But while her parents are still working hard in low-paid jobs, Leslie is majoring in psychology at Meredith College, working at a student-run preschool for children with autism, and dreaming of a career as a high school psychologist or counselor. “There’s… Read More
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