By Yoree Koh A new non-partisan study on entrepreneurship gives some credence to the tech industry’s stance that American innovation benefits from robust immigration. The study from the National Foundation for American Policy, a non-partisan think tank based in Arlington, Va., shows that immigrants started more than half of the […]
Program That Lets Foreigners Write a Check, and Get a Visa, Draws Scrutiny
18 Mar
by Foster, on News
WASHINGTON — The easiest way to gain entry into the United States is not to walk across the border in the dead of night. It is to write a check. A visa process enacted by Congress in 1990 to create jobs and pump billions of dollars into the economy has […]
A green card is like a green light for foreigners living in the United States. Officially called “permanent resident” cards, they authorize holders to live and work here. Given the millions of people who reside here illegally, the documents are a valuable commodity among those who can’t get them through proper […]
Kimberly Pineda-Chavez has turned 19 while awaiting her fate in a federal immigration detention center in South Georgia. Fellow detainees helped the Collins Hill High School student celebrate last month by singing “Happy Birthday” in Spanish. Outside the sprawling complex in Ocilla, the Buford woman’s deportation case is attracting national […]