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The Jackson Sun: “Made in America”
On Tuesday, Darius Mir, an Iranian immigrant and local business owner of Made In America Seating, a seating manufacturing company based in Union City, will be hosting a conversation highlighting the economic contributions of immigrants and immigrant business owners in Tennessee. An Iranian immigrant, Mir moved to the United States in 1983 and has since […]
Read MoreSun Journal: Changes in immigration law will help Maine
The state of Maine suffers demographic challenges, ranking annually as having one of the oldest populations in the nation. As our population ages, our work force is expected to decline. Those demographics mean that Maine will need a large influx of people to meaningfully grow its population and work force. Yet we are largely missing […]
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 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 MoreSacramento Bee: Economy would benefit from meaningful immigration reform
My family immigrated to the United States from Cape Town, South Africa, when I was just a year old, so I understand on a very personal level why people are willing to leave their family, friends and all that they know to start a new life here. From the get-go, we considered ourselves Americans and […]
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 MoreBusiness Expert: Automation, not Immigrants, Have Taken U.S. Jobs
When Fariborz “FG” Ghadar was in Silicon Valley several years ago, he saw an alarming billboard. It read: “H-1B Problems? PIVOT to Canada.” Sponsored by the Canadian government and aimed at highly skilled immigrants in the technology sector, “It essentially said, If you are having difficulty getting a visa in the United States, consider coming […]
Read MoreRubin: Refugees up, crime down in Southfield, elsewhere
Southfield has embraced 4,478 refugees across a 10-year span, and in that same period, its rates of violent crime and property crime have plummeted. No one is claiming a cause and effect. Across the same decade, from 2006-15, Southfield most likely embraced more cellphones and Netflix memberships, too. What’s interesting is that of the 10 […]
Read MoreWashington DC Immigrant Achievement Awards
Thursday March 5 | 6:00-8:00 p.m.The Capitol View at 400444 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC Come support the American Immigration Council and our vision for a fair and just immigration system. Network and unwind over cocktails and appetizers. We will honor world-renowned artist Phillip Ratner, whose immigration-themed sculptures greet visitors at Ellis Island. Sponsorship information […]
Read MoreDo refugees make U.S. cities safer? Some (limited) research says yes
Is there a link between crime rates and refugee resettlement in the U.S.? One group’s research suggests there is–a beneficial one, and that one Michigan city has benefited the most. The research is from a group called Partnership for a New American Economy. It’s a nationwide group of mayors and businesspeople who tout the benefits of […]
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