President Donald Trump is ending a program that’s allowed hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants to live and work in the U.S.
Immigrants become consumers, workers and contributors to the U.S. economy. But in some places, an influx can stress budgets and infrastructure.
For many immigrants, the support of extended family can be critical when it comes to navigating a new home.
Foreign-born workers are continuing to play a crucial role in a tight job market.
Roughly 11% of immigrant women are entrepreneurs, according to the American Immigration Council.
Trucking is an increasingly immigrant-driven industry as U.S.-born drivers retire and demand to move freight remains high.
Immigrants have accounted for a major share of labor force growth for years, increasing production, which keeps inflation lower, experts say.
Many day laborers are having difficulties paying bills because of rising prices and fewer work opportunities.
Amber Balakian went “to college thinking, ‘I’m going to do something else and get away from everything.’ I actually ended up coming back.”
It lets people get work permits and protects them from deportation. The status does not offer a path to citizenship.