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Afghan Entrepreneur is Behind one of Maryland’s Most Successful Technology Startups
Haroon Mokhtarzada knows all too well what it’s like to start over. When he was just 3 years old, his parents fled the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, ultimately moving their family to the United States as political refugees. Although his family was quite well off back home, the war quickly erased the family wealth. “It […]
Read More‘Day Without Immigrants’ Highlights How America Relies on the Immigrant Labor Force
The various events commemorating the “Day Without Immigrants,” held in cities around the country today to fight President Trump’s anti-immigrant policies, underscore a key reality about the United States: we are a nation dependent on immigrants including the undocumented. The Day Without Immigrants was marked by street protests, immigrant workers staying off the job, and […]
Read MoreGreen Energy Entrepreneur Succeeded Despite our Cumbersome Immigration System
Tom Szaky, a green energy entrepreneur, credits his immigrant experience with helping him see a business opportunity few others did—and having the motivation to pursue it. Szaky, who was born in Hungary, fled the country at the age of four with his family. Settling in Toronto, Canada, Tom says he and his parents were quickly […]
Read MoreImmigrants Bring Creative and Economic Capital
To Dominican Republic native Pamela Gomez, the reason immigrants help the economy is a no-brainer. “We are so creative, and we come with cultural and economic capital, with so many different understandings,” she says. Gomez, a graduate student in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of South Florida, sees this every day in […]
Read MorePriest: Love ‘the God We Cannot See by Loving the Neighbor We Can’
To Father Phil Egitto, the Bible is crystal clear about immigration. “The message of the Gospel is entirely about loving the God we cannot see by loving the neighbor we can,” he says. “That includes the immigrant, and the refugee, and the foreigner, as our scriptures remind us that we were once foreigners in a […]
Read MoreThe Economic Costs of Ending DACA
The President has left the public in suspense as to what he will do with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, which grants young immigrants a temporary reprieve from deportation, as well as work authorization. The President has made a variety of comments about what he will do, ranging from ending DACA outright […]
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, […]
Read MoreMaking America great again
A nation founded by immigrants, each of whom had begun life anew, on an equal footing now shut its doors to refugees fleeing war-torn Syria and suspended entry from seven Muslim-majority nations in the name of national interest and security. Many questions have arisen about Trump during the election campaign-about his platform, his knowledge of […]
Read MoreFilipino Immigrant is Among Thousands of International Priests Filling America’s Vacant Pulpits
After the 8 a.m. Sunday mass at St. Joseph Church on Staten Island, Father Rizalino Garcia can often be seen dashing to nearby St. Thomas Church to perform a second mass. “Sometimes you have to say mass and run,” he says with a laugh. With two churches, a school and 4,000 active congregants, Garcia — […]
Read MoreImmigrant Rights Groups File Class Action Suit Challenging Trump Administration’s “Muslim Ban”
The lawsuit is filed on behalf of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who have filed visa petitions for their immediate family members who are nationals of the seven countries.
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