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The Jackson Sun: “Made in America”
On Tuesday, Darius Mir, an Iranian immigrant and local business owner of Made In America Seating, a seating manufacturing company based in Union City, will be hosting a conversation highlighting the economic contributions of immigrants and immigrant business owners in Tennessee. An Iranian immigrant, Mir moved to the United States in 1983 and has since […]
Read MoreWKRN: Influential immigrants talk about impact they have on Tennessee’s economy
On Tuesday, representatives with the Department of Homeland Security released two new memos saying they are going to hire 15,000 new employees to help with enforcement. In response, business leaders went to Tennessee’s capitol to talk about the impact immigrants have on the state’s economy. “We are here today for one reason. We are here […]
Read MoreWyoming Tribune Eagle: “Local immigrant wants what’s best for America”
For one month Nesley Corona waited in Agua Prieta in the state of Sonora, Mexico, with her two older sisters before boarding a truck that would cart her across the border into the United States. While she waited, the person responsible for her transport kept asking her for more money. She was 15 years old. […]
Read MoreWisconsin State Farmer: “Wisconsin Farm Bureau supports National Day of Action to encourage immigration reform”
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation supports the New American Economy’s (NAE) National Day of Action and immigration reform campaign. The campaign kicked off Tuesday with the launch of the Map of Impact that includes updated immigration statistics by state and congressional district and is available at newamericaneconomy.org/locations. This campaign highlights the power of immigrants in communities […]
Read MoreImmigration Policies Are Stifling the Growth of this Miami-Based Digital Marketing Firm
EveryMundo, a technology company who creates products and services to drive qualified traffic directly to airlines’ websites, has experienced tremendous growth in the last five years. Despite employing 45 people and partnering with 20 international airlines, U.S. immigration policy continues to frustrate its founders, Seth Cassel and Anton Diego, who employ international employees to assist them in running and expanding […]
Read MoreIdaho Statesman: Fearing loss of workforce, Farm Bureau, dairymen promote study of immigrants’ impact
The Trump administration’s immigration rhetoric and proposals potentially pose a crippling blow to the state’s agriculture industry and overall economy, agriculture leaders said Tuesday. “The economic vitality of rural Idaho stands on the shoulders of foreign-born laborers,” said Bob Naerebout, executive director of the Idaho Dairymen’s Association, which estimates those workers make up more than […]
Read MoreCBS Local Miami: ‘Even If They’ve Been Good, They’ll Be Sent Back’: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen On Trump Immigration Agenda
Local leaders and business owners gathered Tuesday to celebrate Miami’s many immigrants and what they bring to South Florida’s table. At Venture Hive, a firm that helps entrepreneurs start up companies, a half a dozen young immigrant business owners were rolled out, like Dominican Jorge Estrella. “We actually have a team in Miami with seven […]
Read MoreThe Columbus Dispatch: “Immigrants Crucial to Ohio economy, Report says”
Omar D’Angelo and his family moved to Columbus in 2000 to escape a crippling financial collapse that devastated the middle class in their native Argentina. Shortly after arriving here, he started helping his parents bake cakes and other South American confections for family members and friends. At the same time, he was learning English, taking […]
Read MoreThe Times-Tribune: Report: Immigrant entrepreneurs bolster local economy
When Krishna Kuikel lived in Nepal, he slept with six other family members in a bathroom-sized bamboo hut. Now, the 33-year-old refugee and his wife, Bindu, own a corner building on Scranton’s South Side where they live and run a thriving business — and plan to expand. After a stop in Burlington, Vermont, in 2008, […]
Read MoreCleveland Plain Dealer: “U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan hears immigration panel at International Institute of Akron”
Those immigrants paid $126 million in taxes and had a spending power of $342 million in 2014, the latest year for which figures are available, says the research, conducted by the International Institute of Akron in partnership with the New American Economy. With immigration threatened by President Donald Trump, the institute on Tuesday presented the research to […]
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