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July 7, 2016

Without Immigrants ‘Almost Every Service Industry Would Collapse,’ Says Former Cop and Community Leader

Hector Flores, National Immigration Committee Chair for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), was raised by his Mexican-American grandparents in South Texas. He spent summers doing migrant work,…
July 7, 2016

Many of America’s Best Ideas Have Come From New Americans, Says Immigration Historian

Dr. Shannon Anderson, associate professor of sociology at Roanoke College and author of Immigration, Assimilation, and the Cultural Construction of American National Identity, first became interested in immigration while pursuing…
July 6, 2016

After Coming as a Cuban Refugee, This Entrepreneur Built a $50 Million Business

When the dot-com bubble burst in 2001, Cuban-born entrepreneur José Prendes watched the ensuing chaos carefully. He was trying to determine which e-businesses would survive and why. One that continued…
July 6, 2016

Immigration Reform is a Fight for Human Rights Says Northern Arizona University Student

To Northern Arizona University student Miché Lozano, 23, both the LGBTQ community and the immigrant community have something in common: a fight for respect and human rights. To…
July 6, 2016

Benedictine Monk and College Professor Makes the Personal and Religious Case for Immigration Reform

To Christians, providing hospitality and loving one’s neighbor are moral imperatives. For Benedictine monk and college professor Brother Simon-Hòa Phan, such ideals have obvious extensions into U.S. immigration policy. In…

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