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March 4, 2016

Immigrant Entrepreneur Develops Training Program that Boosts Student Salaries by $30,000 a Year

Mexican immigrant and entrepreneur Liliana Monge knows that in today’s economy tech skills help individuals thrive in the workforce. Yet access to quality tech training is often limited, leaving low-income…
March 3, 2016

Immigrants in Michigan: Host State of This Week’s GOP & Democrat Debates

This week, the remaining presidential candidates will head to Michigan for their respective party debates. Tonight, Republicans take the stage at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, while Democrats will go…
March 3, 2016

Brought to U.S. as a Baby, College Student Wants To Be a Part of ‘Making This Country a Better Place’

Itziri, a sophomore at Davidson College, is determined to wring every ounce of potential out of her education. In addition to undertaking a double major in Africana studies and political…
March 1, 2016

Entrepreneur Sees Fellow MIT Grads Made to Leave the U.S. Due to Immigration Policies

Spanish-born Bernat Olle hopes to revolutionize healthcare by using microbes as medicine. Olle is the CEO and co-founder of Vedanta Biosciences, a Cambridge-based company whose technology alters how the trillions…
February 26, 2016

Weekend Reading: Highlights From This Week’s Immigration News

Where does innovation come from? This was the question at the heart of a recent study by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. The answer: immigrants are a driving force…

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