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New Americans in San José and Santa Clara County
New American Economy has developed a series of research briefs that examine the demographic and economic contributions of immigrant communities in counties and cities across the United States. The latest report in the series focuses on San José and Santa Clara County. The brief shows that Santa Clara County’s 1.9 million immigrant residents–who account for roughly […]
Read MoreReport on New Americans in San José & Santa Clara County Highlights Economic Contributions of Immigrants
CONTACTS Sarah Doolin, New American Economy, [email protected] Zulma Maciel, Strategic Partnerships and Office of Immigrant Affairs, City of San José, [email protected]; (408) 535-8146 Silicon Valley Business Roundtable discusses local immigrant integration; new report shows foreign-born households bring billions to Santa Clara County GDP Santa Clara County, Calif. –Tomorrow, San José Mayor Sam Liccardo, the San Jose […]
Read MoreChinese Immigrant Wants to Stay in the United States to Strengthen Internet of Things
Even though Yingzhe “Reginald” Fu, 25, just graduated with his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in May 2016, the ambitious young man is already developing a company to advance the Internet of Things. That business, FingerBlocks, aims to connect people’s homes to the internet, transforming household features like light […]
Read MoreGeorgia Farmer Says Broken Immigration Policy Hurts His Bottom Line
Bill Brim is a lifelong Georgia farmer who’s beyond frustrated with the immigration system’s agriculture guest worker program. Brim relies on the H-2A visa program to hire about 600 migrant workers from Mexico to help harvest the bell peppers, squash, watermelon, broccoli and other produce that grows on his 6,000-acre, Tift County farm. But Brim […]
Read MorePaul Ryan’s New Border Security Plan Is More of the Same
This week Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI) introduced his national security agenda, which included a plan to “secure the border.” As part of that plan, Speaker Ryan says, “America must secure the border once and for all by accelerating the deployment of fencing, technology, air assets, and personnel.” Ryan’s plan is […]
Read MoreAndrés Moreno Founded the Largest Online English School. Let’s Welcome More People Like Him
At the age of 25, with just $700 in his pocket, Venezuelan-born Andrés Moreno booked a flight to Silicon Valley, California. It was the right move at the right time for the young man. In Menlo Park, Moreno raised money from angel investors, slept on friends’ sofas and spent two years sourcing seed money for […]
Read MoreStarting a Promising Firm Didn’t Insulate this Iranian Scientist from Visa Worries
In 2004, Mehdi Yazdanpanah triggered a chemical reaction in a University of Louisville lab that, to his surprise, created tiny, metallic points. Intrigued, he devised a way to form individual needles – microscopic in size, yet conductive and strong, a unique combination that could advance cancer and other microscopic research. “I think,” he told his […]
Read MoreVisa Restrictions Delay Opening of Doctor’s Rural Texas Clinic for Years
Indian immigrant and doctor Lata Shridharan provides a vital service to the people of Plano, Texas, and Frisco, Texas. Combined the two locations of her clinic, Natural Pediatrics, serve nearly 2,000 people and employs 10 Americans. The clinic also fuses Western and Eastern medicine, which offers patients a diversity of care options. Today, Shridharan is […]
Read MoreImmigration Makes Boise a More Exciting Place to Live, Says Idaho NGO Founders
More than 25 years ago, Laura and Nick Armstrong moved to Java, Indonesia. A big motivation was their Christian faith. “We wanted to work with marginalized people,” Laura explains. “We wanted to reach out to those who are in need.” Laura, who has a background in education, taught abroad. Nick, who has an MBA, worked […]
Read MoreFarmer: Immigrants a Valuable Resource, Not a Problem
When 60-year-old Bert Lemkes sees Hispanic immigrants working in the fields around his home in western North Carolina, or in the greenhouses and nurseries he helps manage, he’s reminded of his own arrival in the United States. “I always compare myself to those people who come here to work and make money, because I came […]
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