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Immigrant Soldiers ‘Motivated by American ideals,’ Says U.S. Vet
Serving in a U.S. Army intelligence unit in 1990s South Korea, Stephanie Izaguirre learned what it meant to be an outsider. “It is a beautiful culture, but I had to give up everything I knew to experience this whole other part of life,” she says. “That opened my eyes about what it meant to be […]
Read MoreAlaskan Leads Effort to Get Military the Skills it Needs: Immigrants
Immigrants who enlist in the military have high retention rates and bring language and medical skills considered vital to the nation’s success. So why do they make up less than 5 percent of the U.S. Armed Forces when they account for 13.4 percent of the population? “Why the mismatch? It’s not because immigrants don’t want […]
Read MoreTemporary Protected Status: An Overview
This fact sheet provides an overview of how Temporary Protected Status designations are made, what benefits TPS confers, and how TPS beneficiaries apply for and regularly renew their status.
Read MoreMexican Wife’s Rocky Road to Citizenship an ‘Eye-Opener’
“You should see my wife on the Fourth of July, decked out in red, white, and blue,” says Scott Rickles, a Georgia native and the co-owner of a successful language school in Carroll County. “She’s extremely patriotic and loves this country to her core.” His wife, Rocio, was an Assemblies of God pastor whom Rickles […]
Read MoreGovernment Watchdog Questions Need for More ICE and Border Patrol Personnel
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report calling into question the need for 10,000 additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and 5,000 Border Patrol Agents as outlined in President Trump’s January executive orders. The report noted that ICE and CBP had no operational plans to justify […]
Read MoreGovernment Terminates Protection Program for At-Risk Central American Children
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it was terminating the CAM (Central American Minors) Parole Program, a special program which allows certain at-risk children in Central America to enter the United States and be reunited with their legally residing parents. This is yet another example of the administration’s increasingly cruel disregard for vulnerable immigrant […]
Read MoreArkansas Accountant: Immigrants Pay A Lot Into Local Economies
As the owner of All Services Consulting in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Jacquelynn Cadena helps immigrant entrepreneurs run their businesses efficiently and profitably. She advises them on bookkeeping, insurance, and filing taxes — whatever clients need to best serve their customers and the local economy. With hundreds of clients since she opened her doors in 2012, […]
Read MorePastor Serves the Immigrants Fueling Idaho’s Growth
Ray Duran had been a Calvary Chapel pastor for decades, before he found his true ministry calling at age 60: Working with Coeur D’Alene’s Spanish-speaking and immigrant population. “God’s great commandment is to love everyone, and immigrants need a lot of love and understanding,” says Duran, who runs an office-cleaning business during the week. The […]
Read MoreAfter Years of Waiting and Working, a Refugee Has the Chance to Give Back
Every day, Honey Omar wakes up excited to go to work. “It’s never a dull moment,” says Omar, a refugee case manager at YMCA International Services in Houston, Texas. Omar herself is a refugee. Born in Somalia, she came to the United States with her family in 2015 after having lived in a refugee camp […]
Read MoreThe RAISE Act
The Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act (RAISE Act) or S. 354 would mark a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. immigration system. It would significantly reduce levels of legal immigration to the United States.
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