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The Rivard Report: Trump Action Could Put Immigrant Spouses Like Me Out of Work
When a United States pharmaceutical company offered my husband an information technology job in 2008, I was excited to join him in the United States with our 5-month-old daughter. As we boarded a plane from India, I felt like we were embarking on a great family adventure. But when I later learned that U.S. immigration […]
Read MoreNew Americans in San Antonio
New research from New American Economy shows that immigrant households in San Antonio earned nearly $4.6 billion in 2017 and contributed more than $1 billion in taxes. The report, New Americans in San Antonio, was released in partnership with the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. In addition to their financial […]
Read MoreThe Transcontinental Railroad at 150: The Contributions of Chinese Immigrants and Chinese Americans
This week marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Transcontinental Railroad, the first continuous railroad line from California to the East Coast. The completion of the Railroad was transformative, shortening travel time between New York and San Francisco from up to six months to less than a week. It opened up the West […]
Read MoreWhite House Demands Additional $4.5 Billion for Border
In a move designed to ratchet up pressure on Congress, last week the White House sent an emergency budget request to Congress asking for $4.5 billion of funding to deal with increased numbers of families arriving at the border. The money includes a request for funds that would permit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to […]
Read MoreActing DHS Secretary McAleenan Attempts to Reset Relationship with Congress
Only weeks after being named the new Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kevin McAleenan made his first appearance in front of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees this week. While it’s clear DHS will not change course on many of the policies implemented by former Secretary Nielsen, McAleenen seemed intent on […]
Read MoreTrump Administration’s Surveillance of Family Separation Protests Follows a Pattern of Harassment
Newly released government records reveal that the Department of Homeland Security monitored protest preparations across the United States and internationally in June 2018, as communities organized to oppose the Trump administration’s separation of children and parents at the southern border. The discovery follows other recent revelations that the government has been secretly monitoring activists, journalists, and immigrant rights defenders.
Read MoreRecord Low U.S. Birth Rate and Retirements Will Result in Contracting U.S. Prosperity, If Unaddressed
The U.S. population is aging quickly. Baby boomers are retiring en masse and Americans are having far fewer children, on average, than any other time in our history. The median age in this country was 38 as of 2017. America now runs the risk of becoming an aging nation with few youthful replacements if we […]
Read MoreUSCIS Says Immigrants Who Use Legal Marijuana Can Be Denied Citizenship for ‘Lacking Good Moral Character’
Under a new guidance issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), immigrants may find themselves barred from obtaining citizenship if they possess or use marijuana—even if doing so is legal where they live. The new policy also clarifies that even employment in the industry can prevent an immigrant from being a naturalized citizen. As […]
Read MoreThe Baltimore Sun Opinion: Trump administration threatens to end temporary protected status for endangered immigrants
As a biology and psychology major at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, I’m pursuing a career in medicine to treat children in underserved communities who lack access to care. But I’m also in a race against time — taking extra credits and registering for summer school, on top of working two part-time jobs and volunteering […]
Read MoreThe New York Times Opinion: I’m the child of immigrants. I’m not giving up on the Republican Party.
I was drawn to the Republican Party because of my conservative principles — family-oriented, religious and socially conservative. But it has been difficult to reconcile my allegiance to the party with its devolving evermore into a mouthpiece for President Trump’s dangerous views and policies, especially with regard to immigration. This is deeply disturbing. It has […]
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