Category: Big Read
The Story Behind the Poem on the Statue of Liberty
By Walt Hunter
What Is The H-1B Visa – And What Are Its Misconceptions?
By Immigrant Food's Policy and Advocacy Associate, Estefania Acosta
With the most innovative firms petitioning for people on H-1B visas, multiple obstacles to obtaining the visa presents concerns for the United States’ future success.
Read MoreWhat Is The Status Of Afghan Evacuees – And How Are They Resettled?
By Immigrant Food's Policy and Advocacy Associate, Estefania Acosta
There are several legal designations for Afghan evacuees. Soon, tens of thousands more will be resettling in the United States looking for jobs, schools, and homes.
Read MoreWhat Is Hispanic Heritage Month—And How Is It Celebrated?
Adapted from an article by Robyn Moreno, Reader's Digest
Latina women make less than anyone else at 55¢ to the dollar a White man makes.
Read MoreLanguage Access
by Farieha (Fia) Shah, Senior Language Access Coordinator in Ayuda’s Language Access Program
The Migration Policy Institute estimates that 8% of people in the US (25.1 million people) are Limited English Proficient (LEP). Given their large numbers, there is a strong need for language access – this entails providing equitable access to, and understanding of, universally available services.
Read MoreObscure but Powerful: Shaping U.S. Immigration Policy through Attorney General Referral and Review
by Sarah Pierce, a Former Policy Analyst for the U.S. Immigration Policy Program at the Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Executive summary of the original report, published by the Migration Policy Institute’s online journal, the Migration Information Source, as: Sarah Pierce “Obscure but Powerful: Shaping U.S. Immigration Policy through Attorney General Referral and Review” Migration Information Source, January, 2021, https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/obscure-powerful-immigration-attorney-general-referral-review. Reprinted with permission.
Read MoreNear the White House and feeling hungry? A celebration of immigrants is on the menu
by Jason Rezaian, Global Opinions Writer at Washington Post
Originally published by Washington Post on November 13, 2019. Full link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/13/near-white-house-feeling-hungry-celebration-immigrants-is-menu/
Read MoreImmigrants from Asia in the United States
by Mary Hanna, Former Research Intern with MPI’s U.S. Immigration Policy Program & Jeanna Batalova, Senior Policy Analyst and Manager of the Migration Data Hub
Originally published by the Migration Policy Institute’s online journal, the Migration Information Source, as: Mary Hanna & Jeanne Batalova, “Immigrants from Asia in the United States,” Migration Information Source, March 10, 2021, https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/immigrants-asia-united-states-2020. Shortened and reprinted with permission.
Read MoreDream Act NOW!
by President Patricia McGuire, Trinity Washington University
“Dreamers” get their name from the Dream Act legislation first introduced in Congress in 2001 to provide a pathway to legal status for persons who came to the United States as children.
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