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June 27, 2016

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…
June 26, 2016

Conservative Christian Says We Have a Mandate From God to Treat Immigrants Humanely

Dr. Carlos Campo, a longtime conservative Christian and the newly appointed president of Ashland University, in Ashland, Ohio, is a proud fighter for immigration reform. Every significant facet of his…
June 24, 2016

Esteemed Scholar and Khmer Rouge Refugee Speaks to Value Immigrants Bring a Country

When it comes to immigration, noted professor and political scientist Dr. Sophal Ear recalls a statement on Indochinese refugees made by former U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. “He was…
June 24, 2016

Weekend Reading: Highlights from this week’s immigration news (June 20-24)

This week, the Supreme Court held a split vote on immigration, resulting in a maintained block on President Obama’s plan to protect from deportation millions of undocumented immigrants who…
June 24, 2016

Cuban Immigrant, Business Leader, and Veteran Believes America’s Growth Starts with Immigration

If local governments handed out MVP awards to their community members, Jorge Gutierrez of Woodstock, Virginia would surely be in contention. Four years ago, after 26 years of service, he…

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