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Akron Beacon Journal: “Lawmakers look to North Hill for answers on immigration debate”
Rollin Mukanza launched a carpet cleaning business without knowing how to clean carpets — only the desire to prosper. The Ellet man fled the Congo more than a decade ago to settle in Akron. With a degree in business, he told a friend, who knew how to remove stains, to demonstrate their service by cleaning […]
Read MoreKSL: “Utah leaders call for immigration reform, cite contributions of immigrants”
One Utah lawmaker borrowed part of a President Donald Trump campaign quote Tuesday as he advocated for immigration reform, saying Congress needs to build a door into its immigration policy. Members of Utah’s faith and business community joined with state lawmakers to call upon Congress to promote immigration reform. Over a dozen speakers from various […]
Read MoreThe Capital Times: “Study: Over 13,000 immigrants in Wisconsin are entrepreneurs”
As a little girl in Mexico, Armida Ramos remembers spending many days in her mother’s restaurant. “I always used to be helping my mom, so in the future I wanted to have my own business,” she said. She moved to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 14, and brought her entrepreneurial instincts with her. […]
Read MoreDenver Business Journal: Metro Denver immigrants have $6.9 billion in spending power, says report
As the immigration issues heat up with new immigration rules on deportation and President Trump’s promise to revise his travel ban with seven Muslim countries, the Partnership for New American Economy has released state data on immigrants in an effort to show the economic impact they have. In metro Denver, immigrants are estimated to have […]
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 MoreThe Cap Times: Study: Over 13,000 immigrants in Wisconsin are entrepreneurs
As a little girl in Mexico, Armida Ramos remembers spending many days in her mother’s restaurant. “I always used to be helping my mom, so in the future I wanted to have my own business,” she said. She moved to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 14, and brought her entrepreneurial instincts with her. […]
Read MoreColumbus 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 MoreMexican-American Creates Services for an Aging Population
Mary A. Gloria was inspired to found the Pan de la Vida Foundation by her Catholic faith and her Mexican heritage. As a devout Catholic, Gloria believes in Jesus’ teaching to help those in need. As the daughter of immigrants, she grew up around newcomers who spent their days working on behalf of the community, […]
Read MoreImmigration Enforcement Under Trump: The First “Surge”
Reports and rumors of immigration raids and round ups have been circulating since President Donald Trump took office. Last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that hundreds were arrested through “targeted enforcement actions,” the agency’s preferred term. The enforcement operations targeted homes and workplaces in at least 12 different states— California, New York, Texas, […]
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