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The San Diego Union-Tribune: San Diego wins grant to welcome immigrants
San Diego received $25,000 to make a strategic plan for the city to welcome and integrate immigrants and refugees. The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. and the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce will work with several local nonprofits to research needs in immigrant and refugee communities over the next six months or so, […]
Read MoreFlorida and Texas Need Immigrants to Rebuild
With Hurricanes Irma and Harvey ravaging much of Florida and Texas, the states will soon begin a substantial, years-long rebuilding process. The aftermath of previous natural disasters has shown that much of that rebuilding process was carried out by immigrants, many of whom were undocumented. But relying on foreign-born labor to reconstruct Florida and Texas’ […]
Read MoreCapital Gazette: Our say: Better to found a candle company than curse the economy
A typically American success story came to a crossroads last week when it was announced that a global consumer goods company had agreed to pay $75 million for Chesapeake Bay Candle. The story began in the basement of an Annapolis home in 1994 when Chinese immigrants — one of them Mei Xu, who came to […]
Read MoreWashington Post: Distinguished persons of the week
President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions this week chose to use the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program as fodder in their battle for the hearts of angry white nationalists. Their phony legal deadline — no lawsuit had been filed — concocted by Republican governors (with or without collaboration with […]
Read MoreDreamer Counsels Long Island Students to Dream — and Work Hard
In 2012, Carolina Perez was on the verge of getting a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology at Hunter College, in New York City, but she was depressed about her prospects. Born in Chile, Perez came to the United States with her family when she was 11 years old. Once in college, she realized that […]
Read MoreThe DACA Affair: The Epitome of Injustice
On January 13, 1898, the novelist Émile Zola penned a now famous open letter in the French newspaper L’Aurore, accusing the French government of anti-Semitism for falsely convicting military officer Alfred Dreyfus of espionage. The impassioned essay on what became known as the Dreyfus Affair galvanized many of the era’s prominent writers, artists and intellectuals […]
Read MoreTrump Bows to Threats by Attorneys General and Ends DACA Initiative
The Trump administration brought the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative (DACA) to an end on Tuesday, striking one of the largest blows to America’s immigrant community since taking office. Despite promising to show recipients of the Obama-era initiative “great heart,” the administration announced that it will officially rescind the program after being threatened with litigation […]
Read MoreWashington Post: Companies to offer ‘dreamers’ legal protection as Trump scraps DACA
President Trump’s decision Tuesday to scrap an Obama-era program allowing young undocumented immigrants to work in the United States would fall most heavily on the hospitality, retail and construction industries, which together employ nearly half of the 1.3 million immigrants initially eligible for protection, according to an analysis by New American Economy, a national business […]
Read MoreOklahoma Business and Community Leaders Respond to Trump Administration’s Decision to End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, Calls on Congress to Pass Bipartisan DREAM Act to Keep State Economy Strong
Oklahoma City, OK — Today, Oklahoma business and community leaders responded to President Trump’s announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, opposing the decision to remove the thousands of individuals that help make Oklahoma’s economy stronger. The group called for Congressional solutions that instead harness the power of the foreign-born individuals […]
Read MoreFlorida Immigration Reform Coalition Responds to Trump Administration’s Decision to End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, Calls on Congress to Pass Bipartisan DREAM Act to Keep State Economy Strong
Miami, FL — Today, the Florida Immigration Reform Coalition responded to President Trump’s announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, opposing the decision to remove the thousands of individuals that help make Florida’s economy stronger. The coalition called for Congressional solutions that instead harness the power of the foreign-born individuals eligible […]
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