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March 30, 2016

Immigration Policy Standing in Way of Important Construction Work at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

In early 2016, Chasco Constructors was bidding on a construction job at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. It was a big job for the Round Rock, Texas company, and a big…
March 30, 2016

A ‘Most Influential’ Atlantan Says She is a Testament to What Immigrants Can Achieve When They Feel Wanted

Shortly after Lucia Jennings arrived in Valdosta, Georgia, from Rio de Janeiro to attend nursing school in 1975, someone from the local chamber of commerce knocked on her apartment door…
March 30, 2016

Brought to US as a Child, Undocumented Immigrant is Refused Her Dream of Serving in US Military

Diana Adame thought she had everything she needed to apply for a college ROTC scholarship. She’d done well in high school, taking advanced International Baccalaureate classes. She had written her…
March 30, 2016

“American Food is Immigrant Food,” Says the Owner of Food Services Business Incubator

Caleb Zigas has worked in restaurants for most of his life, from dishwasher to pastry chef to waiter, and was always struck by the fact that many talented line cooks…
March 29, 2016

Immigrant Workers Help Keep an Oregon Family Nursery in Business

For the past 11 years, Angela Bailey has run a fourth generation nursery that she inherited from her family. Her primary business challenge is finding enough immigrant employees to work…

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