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Immigrant Families Benefiting from Home-Sharing Economy, Study Finds
*Of course! The immigrant energy is resourceful. In fact, that energy persists in the U.S. Latino community. What’s now called the “shared economy,” as if it were a new thing, […]
On The White Nationalist Hate List, Immigrants Now Trump Blacks
*This is scary because “immigrants” is white supremacist code for Latino. VL By Rosemary Eng, Northstar News Today/New America Media (5 minute read) The Southern Poverty Law Center says post-election […]
Why Are Immigrants More Entrepreneurial?
*A couple of takeaways from this article. There are more than just millionaire immigrant entrepreneurs, the majority run small community businesses and employ a handful of workers. Also, The entrepreneurial […]
Georgia Driver’s License Law Aimed At Undocumented Immigrants Disproportionately Hits People Of Color
*See, the problem isn’t giving driver’s licenses to the undocumented, you can make a public safety argument about that, the problem is the prejudices of people who use excuses to […]
Undocumented Immigrants Taking Jobs From US Citizens? Most Americans Believe Immigration Is Bad For Economy
*This is only half of the story. The other half has to do with the perception that Latinos, in general, are undocumented. Chances are that when one of the 51 […]
How an Undocumented Immigrant From Mexico Became a Star at Goldman Sachs
*A feel good, si se puede, story for the day. The article’s sub-head: “Julissa Arce went from selling funnel cakes in Texas to derivatives at Wall Street’s most profitable securities firm.” […]
Surprise! Donald Trump is wrong about immigrants and crime
*A fresh look at the Donald Trump Mexico-comment story. After two weeks, with the list of companies dumping Trump growing (mattress manufacturer Serta droped Trump yesterday) and the commentary and […]
Immigrants are like rats and roaches … yeah, she said it
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco It was recorded on the venerable CSPAN, a place for policy-wonk viewers where discussions are broadcast live, unedited, free of gatekeeper interference. The mother-in-law of well-known […]
Task Force on New Americans Highlights Importance of Immigrant Media
*President Obama’s executive action on immigration was not only about deferred action, it was also about immigrant integration and the establishment of a Task Force on New Americans. And while […]
Obama OpEd: Nashville shows how immigrants benefit all
*This opinion piece was published to day in The Tennessean. The President recently visited Nashville after signing his executive orders regarding immigration. VL By Barack Obama, The Tennessean Many Americans […]