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Seniors’ Access to Health Care May Suffer If DACA Is Terminated
Industries across the nation may find themselves in dangerously short supply of workers if no solution is found for the 800,000 young immigrants now at risk of deportation due to the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. One industry, however, may be struck particularly and immediately hard: health care. The Trump […]
Read MorePress Herald: Letter to the editor: Leadership of immigrants helped build U.S. economy
Before Congress throws out the baby with the bathwater, I’d like to remind nativists (those who approve of President Trump’s immigration policies) of the consequences of restricting immigration. Republicans’ protest that they are only interested in reducing “illegal” immigration doesn’t wash. The reform bill introduced this year (sponsored by Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue) would cut […]
Read MoreArizona Business and Industry Leaders Release Open Letter to the Arizona Congressional Delegation in Response to the Decision to End DACA
Phoenix, AZ — Today, Arizona business and industry leaders released an open letter addressed to the Arizona Congressional Delegation in response to the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The group cited economic data compiled by New American Economy (NAE) on the DACA-eligible population in the state, and called on the […]
Read MoreColorado Immigration Reform Coalition Releases Open Letter to the Colorado Congressional Delegation in Response to the Decision to End DACA
Denver, CO — Today, the Colorado Immigration Reform Coalition released an open letter addressed to the Colorado Congressional Delegation in response to the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The group of local leaders cited economic data compiled by New American Economy (NAE) on the DACA-eligible population in the state, and […]
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 MoreStates and NGOs Sue Trump Administration Over DACA Termination
With the Trump administration announcing it was ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative on Tuesday, a number of states, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and DACA recipients immediately went to federal court in attempt to stop its termination. In the two days since the administration called an end to DACA, three lawsuits have been […]
Read MoreVenezuelan Fulbright Scholar Brings Soulful Food to Baltimore
In 2015, when Irena Stein opened Alma Cocina Latina in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood, the food world took notice. “The best restaurant to open for years in the Southeast Baltimore neighborhood,” said The Baltimore Sun. The Washington Post told readers they should “prepare to be dazzled” by both the Venezuelan cuisine and the service. And in […]
Read MoreWashington Post: White House claims ‘dreamers’ take jobs away from blacks and Hispanics. Here’s the truth.
It’s a long-running talking point spouted by Trump administration members and the president himself: Undocumented immigrants are taking jobs away from black and Hispanic Americans. Hours after President Trump dismantled an Obama-era program that had granted 800,000 young undocumented immigrants permission to live and work in the United States, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders again […]
Read MoreBloomberg View: Trump’s DACA Failure Is Congress’s Opportunity
An executive’s job is to make tough decisions and convince people to follow you. That’s what CEOs are hired to do — and it’s what we elect presidents to do. By punting the legal status of young immigrants to Congress without offering his own proposal, President Trump has failed an important test of executive leadership. But […]
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 […]
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