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Immigrants
Immigrants use health services at a lower rate than people born in the U.S.
by
Erika Beras
Aug 8, 2018
A report out today in the Journal of Health Services contradicts a common narrative.
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
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Renata Sago
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.
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Peggy Lowe
Dec 5, 2017
With an employee shortage, the agricultural sector needs immigrant labor to fill all open positions.
President Donald Trump is considering eliminating diversity lottery visas. What would be the economic impact?
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Reema Khrais
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
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Reema Khrais
Oct 25, 2017
One couple in San Diego confronts an uncertain future for themselves and the businesses they've built
Study shows children of color, particularly immigrants, face post-recession chronic poverty
by
Ryan Kailath
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.
How Latinos are transforming the economy of a small rural town
by
Reema Khrais
and Daisy Palacios
Sep 8, 2017
Immigrants drawn by jobs at the local meat-packing plant are making their mark in business and politics.
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.