Immigration Reform Focus of Upcoming Event in Greensboro
Numerous groups across North Carolina continue to push for federal immigration reform. Now they want residents to get involved in the discussion.
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Entrepreneural Immigrants Have Made It in America
Immigrants have long come to our country to create the businesses they envisioned and live the American Dream. This week, the Business Journal is profiling some of these very successful entreprene
Saul Flores speaks at Forsyth Tech
Forsyth Technical Community College hosted a presentation Monday by Saul Flores. In 2010, Flores – then a student at North Carolina State University- decided to walk the path his mother took when she migrated to the U.S. The result was a 5,328 mile journey that took him to his mother's hometown in southern Mexico and his father's hometown in El Savador.
Tripoli Zoo Sees Different Kind Of Cage — One With Migrants
They are being held by a militia paid to deal with the flow of illegal immigrants into and through Libya. Most will be deported. Libya has long been a magnet for migrants from the region. European countries are now criticizing its policies, but Libyan authorities say they need help to secure the country's borders.
Desperation Outweighs Dangers For Europe-Bound Migrants
The drowning of more than 300 African migrants off Italy's Lampedusa island earlier this month jolted the world into awareness of a long-running crisis. Tens of thousands of refugees from Syria, Somalia and beyond risk their lives each year, traveling by boat to Europe in search of a better life. Scores die en route.
After Immigration Bust, Herb Grower Tries A New Path
One of the nation's largest herb producers once relied heavily on undocumented labor, but has learned some hard lessons since an immigration crackdown. He says transitioning to a legal workforce was well worth it, but that navigating a cumbersome foreign worker program has been challenging.
Amid Construction Boom, Migrants Flow Into Brazil
For decades, Brazilians migrated to Europe and the United States in search of better jobs and opportunities. But as Brazil's economy has grown, more and more of the world's desperate are coming to Brazil.
Immigration Measure Faces Test In Senate, Rival Bill In House
The immigration overhaul proposed by a bipartisan group of senators has been passed out of committee and will soon be brought before the Democratic-led Senate. Less clear, though, is where the issue is headed in the GOP-controlled House, where another bipartisan group is at work on its own bill.
Why An Immigration Deal Won't Solve The Farmworker Shortage
Many farmers are cheering government proposals to give thousands of seasonal farmworkers a path to legal status. But even if the bill passes, it won't solve the long-term trend of fewer migrants coming north to work on U.S. farms. Farmers will instead have to learn how to do more with less immigrant labor.
Three Ways To Totally Transform U.S. Immigration Policy
Economists dream big: open borders, visa auctions or preferential access for high-skilled workers.