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University President Once Fled the Communists — Now He Presides Over a Diverse Group of Promising Students
As President of Miami Dade College, Eduardo Padrón presides over 170,000 students, most of whom are immigrants or the children of immigrants, Graduates include mayors, lawyers, police and fire chiefs, and prominent political figures such as U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the first Cuban-American ever elected to Congress. “From the very beginning, in 1960, this […]
Read MoreThis British Immigrant Entrepreneur Calls Immigration “The Ultimate Entrepreneurial Act”
British immigrant Foulis Peacock has already made one fortune, turning the HR publication he founded, DiversityInc, into a $10-million business before selling his stake in 2009. Now he’s looking to repeat the success by launching Immigrant Business, a web based company serving America’s immigrant entrepreneurs. It’s a success story that he says would only have been possible in America. “In the U.K., if you tell […]
Read MoreThis Peoria-Based Doctor and Medical Professor Sees Everyday How Immigrants Help Her Community Thrive
Between 1971, when Dr. M. Miller joined the faculty of the newly opened University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria, Illinois, and today, she has seen the city’s foreign-born population more than double. She attributes much of the area’s economic success to their contributions. On a personal level, she is indebted to one female […]
Read MoreKansas City App Developer Sees Immigrants Helping Revitalize the American Heartland
More than 90 percent of the residents of Overland Park, Kansas, are American-born — but when Vijay Ainapurapu goes to work at the Sprint Nextel headquarters, where he’s an IT architect and app developer, he’s routinely surrounded by people hailing from places like Brazil, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and India. “More than half of the […]
Read MoreProminent Nebraska Nursery Struggles to Find Enough Workers
After 60 years of steady expansion, Mulhall’s Nursery may have to face stagnation, says co-owner Dan Mulhall. Why? Lack of immigrant labor in an industry in which the American-born seem less willing to work with each passing year. “Who will do the work?” he asks. In 1951, former U.S. Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews assumed […]
Read MoreSix Facts You Should Know About Refugees
Refugees and asylees are a relatively small share of U.S. immigrants – just eight percent of all immigrants living in the U.S. These are individuals who are fleeing persecution, war, conflict, oppression, and human rights violations in their home countries and who have been granted the ability to reside permanently in the U.S. A new […]
Read MoreWith Co-Founders in Visa Limbo, Entrepreneur Misha Esipov May Have to Move Their Startup Abroad
Imagine moving to a new country for an exciting new job. But there’s a snag: Since you have no credit history, you cannot lease a car, get a loan, or even rent an apartment. Financial tech entrepreneur Misha Esipov, 28, wants to solve the international credit problem. His solution is Nova Credit, Inc., a Stanford […]
Read MoreWhy California’s Bill Allowing Undocumented Immigrants to Purchase Health Insurance is Good Policy
Governor Jerry Brown of California signed a historic law which could make his state the first to allow undocumented immigrants to purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. SB10 directs the state to negotiate a waiver with the federal government to allow this population to purchase insurance on the state’s Covered California Health Insurance Exchange. […]
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 MoreFamily Reunification Policy for Filipino WWII Veterans Takes Effect
Beginning June 8, 2016, through the Filipino World War II Veterans Parole (FWVP) executive action, Filipino-Americans who bravely fought for the United States during World War II will be allowed to request that their family members, with approved visa petitions, come to the United States and avoid further delay in long visa backlogs. This policy […]
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