But that combination of attributes actually suggests some really easy ways to make the city thrive. ...
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When Does an Immigrant Become an American?
David S. Glosser’s extraordinary condemnation of his nephew Stephen Miller, the presidential adviser, in a widely read Politico op-ed this week, is the story of an American mystery: How can a man who owes his very life t ...
In a conservative Northern California county, a team of Mexican immigrants helps battle the Carr fire
Under the blazing sun, the clinking of metal stopped when one of the men scooping dirt out from under a tree spotted smoke rising from the ground. ...
‘God Bless America’: 100 Years of an Immigrant’s Anthem
The 5-year-old and his family had traveled thousands of miles to escape. When they finally arrived on American soil, free from the marauders who had burned their house to the ground, the boy was placed in a holding pen w ...
It’s immigrants in the country without documents who subsidize citizens, not the other way around
The editorial fails to recognize how these immigrants have been footing the bill for taxpayers. ...
Undocumented immigrants pay billions of dollars in federal taxes each year
One of the biggest misconceptions about undocumented immigrants is that they don’t pay any taxes. In his first address to Congress, President Trump set the tone for his coming immigration agenda when he said immigration ...
The Immigrant Doctor Who’s Solving West Virginia’s Opioids Crisis
Since 2014, West Virginia has held the grim distinction of having the highest overdose death rate in the country, according to Centers for Disease Control figures. In 2016, West Virginia’s death rate, according to the mo ...
The immigrant doctors who saved Ronald Reagan’s life
The photo instantly takes me back to the 1980s : boxy suits and lank haircuts, and most of all, the big-shouldered man with a broad smile. It’s a picture of President Ronald Reagan thanking the doctors who saved his life ...