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Immigrants use health services at a lower rate than people born in the U.S.

Aug 8, 2018
A report out today in the Journal of Health Services contradicts a common narrative.
Immigrants make up roughly 12 percent of the population in this country, but account for just 8.6 percent of heath care expenditures. 
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New NHS rule requiring patients to prove residency has implications for undocumented immigrants

May 21, 2018
The U.K.’s National Health Service provides free, universal healthcare to U.K. residents. In the past, the NHS would provide treatment without knowing patients’ residency status, but new rules put in place in October mean that clinics now must ask for identity documents up front to determine whether patients must pay for care. The most recent U.K. Department […]

Workers from out of state and other countries have helped Texas, study says

Apr 3, 2018
The Texas economy has grown about twice as fast as the rest of the country over the past decade, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. And a new report by the Dallas Fed finds one reason is that immigrants are helping to power the state’s economy. Click the audio player above to hear […]

Agribusinesses seek legal presence for unauthorized workers in the U.S.

Dec 5, 2017
With an employee shortage, the agricultural sector needs immigrant labor to fill all open positions.
Two Spanish-speaking cowboys check cattle at one of the largest feedlots in the U.S., located in southwest Kansas. The owner of the feedlot would like federal immigration reform to allow for a “legal presence” for undocumented workers.
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President Donald Trump is considering eliminating diversity lottery visas. What would be the economic impact?

Nov 22, 2017
Today is the last day for people around the world to apply to what’s known as the diversity lottery program. That’s the program that gives U.S. visas to people from countries with low rates of immigration. The recent round of applications is for fiscal year of 2019. The program made recent headlines after a recipient […]

For two DACA entrepreneurs, it may be the end of business as usual

Oct 25, 2017
One couple in San Diego confronts an uncertain future for themselves and the businesses they've built
Dulce Garcia and Luis Tinoco have been dating for more than 15 years. They're both DACA recipients who own businesses just a few blocks away from each other.
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Study shows children of color, particularly immigrants, face post-recession chronic poverty

Oct 24, 2017
The 2017 Race for Results report shows the disparities and barriers immigrant families face.
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Crowdsourcing to help DACA recipients renew their status

Oct 4, 2017
MacArthur "genius" grant winner Jose Quinonez of Mission Asset Fund in San Francisco talks about his efforts to help DACA recipients renew their permission to stay in the U.S.
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How Latinos are transforming the economy of a small rural town

Sep 8, 2017
Immigrants drawn by jobs at the local meat-packing plant are making their mark in business and politics.
Norma Corral, an immigrant from Mexico, worked at Cargill's beef processing plant in Schuyler, Nebraska for a decade before opening up her business, Paleteria Oasis, in downtown.
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Is it ever OK to ask children to translate for their parents in emergency situations?

Aug 15, 2017
Immigrant parents often depend on their children to translate for them.
Ft. Wayne police now carry language identifier notebooks with them as a way to determine and locate appropriate interpretation services. 
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