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The creator of the Pulitzer-Prize winning smash hit Broadway musical Hamilton has some powerful words about the immense value of immigrants in American society. During a memorable and stirring commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania on May 16, Lin-Manuel Miranda reminded everyone that immigrants are the backbone of Hamilton (the hiphop-infused story of Alexander […]
In the midst of the madness that is the U.S. election season, a political milestone recently took place in the greater Western world when Sadiq Khan became the first elected Muslim mayor of London. The 45-year-old son of a London bus driver won with an astonishing 56.8 percent of the vote, versus 43.2 percent for […]
With all his rivals swept aside, Donald Trump has inspired enough Republican primary voters to virtually clinch the GOP nomination. But while his notorious rhetoric about building walls and banning Muslims clearly appeal to some, the controversial billionaire appears to have inspired another huge swath of voters: Immigrants. The Economic Times reports that tens of […]
One immigrant entrepreneur is grabbing big headlines and creating a stir in the financial and business communities — by being generous and sharing the wealth. Turkish immigrant Hamdi Ulukaya, who founded the yogurt company Chobani in 2005, announced to workers at the upstate New York plant this week that they would given stock worth up […]
Aiming to create more empathy and understanding of the immigrant experience, the Latino-Jewish forum was held in Sacramento, CA, on April 17, showcasing Stories of Immigration while pushing back against political rhetoric targeting immigrants. The Sacramento Bee reported that “many in the audience of 100 – including Jews, Latinos, Iraqis, and African and Asian Americans […]
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton scored massive victories in their respective presidential primaries in New York, putting both candidates in sight of their parties’ nominations. Trump appeared poised to win most or all of New York’s 95 Republican delegates, easily beating U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Governor John Kasich. “We don’t have […]
Salt Lake City is the latest major U.S. city to announce an initiative focused on welcoming and encouraging foreign-born entrepreneurs. The Deseret News recently reported that Salt Lake Chamber President Lane Beattie announced the formation of the New Americans Task Force, which “aims to develop government and local business policy recommendations to make Salt Lake […]
In stark contrast to the inflammatory rhetoric of GOP presidential candidates, a recent survey shows that 51 percent of young Republicans say immigrants make the country stronger. The Public Religion Research Institute, a nonpartisan research group, reported that 63 percent of Republicans under 30 said they supported giving immigrants a chance to become citizens if […]
Immigrants are making important contributions to the U.S. economy and job creation, according to a new study by National Foundation for American Policy, a non-partisan group which does research on immigration and trade. The study reports that immigrant entrepreneurs started 44 $1 billion startups — more than half of the companies surveyed — and that […]
UPDATED: Though his campaign rallies have increasingly turned violent, Donald Trump’s big wins in a slew of recent primaries drew him even closer to the GOP nomination, and giving him less and less incentive to scale back his incendiary rhetoric on immigration and immigrants. Lost on almost no one is that fact that his campaign […]
