Medical providers reach out to LA’s immigrant community amid coronavirus concerns
PORTLAND, Maine —Antoine’s tailor shop in Portland is closed for business right now because of the coronavirus outbreak but the staff has come in anyway, on their own time, to
Immigrant Health Care Workers Play a Vital Role in the United States’ COVID-19 Response
Posted by Walter Ewing | Mar 24, 2020 | Business & the Workforce, High Skilled As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, the U.S. health care system will likely be pushed to its limits. During this time, it
Immigrant Health Care Workers Play a Vital Role in the United States’ COVID-19 Response Posted by Walter Ewing | Mar 24, 2020 | Business & the Workforce, High Skilled
Immigrant Health Care Workers Play a Vital Role in the United States’ COVID-19 Response Posted by Walter Ewing | Mar 24, 2020 | Business & the Workforce, High Skilled As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, the U.S.
LIBRE Applauds Bipartisan AG Bill
Earlier this week a bipartisan group of House members introduced a bill that would help to modernize the H-2A agricultural guest worker program, and expand the avenues made available for both
The LIBRE Initiative and Americans for Prosperity Submit Public Comment on Immigrant Health Insurance Coverage
This week Americans for Prosperity and The LIBRE Initiative submitted a public comment in response to the State Department’s proposed information-collection request regarding immigrant health insurance coverage. As it is
‘Our Dreamers’: Without DACA solution, Texas pastors fear for their community
Juan and Graciela Alvarez are senior pastor and associate pastor, respectively, at Templo Casa de Dios in Mission, Texas. Mission touches the Mexican border, and the Hispanic community at the
Immigration dysfunction costs us model neighbors. Our system needs reform.
If you came to America legally, worked hard, succeeded and even became a pillar of your community, you could still lose to the immigration system in the United States. That’s
Congress: Give my Brother a Chance at the American Dream
By Evelyn Marquez Rodriguez It has been one year since the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, was officially ended. For some, perhaps that year has flown by.
Do Stricter Immigration Laws Incentivize Unlawful Immigration?
If you implement policies that make it more difficult to enter the country legally, would that unintentionally increase unlawful immigration? Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd thinks so. He told CNN that a new asylum
Dozens demand ‘A Dreamer deal, now’ at the US Capitol
Nineteen-year-old Elias Garcia stood at the lectern near the east steps of the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 13. A crowd of cameras stood before him, as dozens of Dreamers, community activists
New Poll from The LIBRE Initiative Shows Support for Action on Immigration, protecting Dreamers
The LIBRE Initiative has released a poll which illustrates how strongly Americans want to see Congress and the president act to protect the Dreamers and strengthen border security. 67% support strengthening border
Daniel Garza Talks DACA on C-SPAN
Daniel Garza – president of the LIBRE Initiative – spoke with C-SPAN’s Greta Brawner on Jan. 11 to discuss a permanent solution for Dreamers, those brought to the U.S. as children through no
Venezuela After 2018
How Venezuela Failed — and What it Can Do to Recover In Nov. 2018, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raised the country’s minimum wage a whopping 150 percent to 4,500 bolivars. Prior
Can We Learn About Immigration Policy from a 9-Year-Old Who Got a Snowball-Fight Ban Repealed?
U.S. immigration laws aren’t working. Sometimes, when laws become too old and arbitrary, it makes more sense to change the law than to punish the person in violation. Take, for example, 9-year-old Dane Best from
Lame-Duck Session Is Prime Opportunity for Lawmakers to Act on Dreamers
With funding for a portion of the federal government now slated to expire after Dec. 21, Congress has convened for the remainder of a “Lame Duck” session – and funding for border security is high on
Fed Chairman Powell: Immigration Boosts U.S. Economic Growth
Americans gets excited when excessively burdensome regulations are rolled back and punitive taxes are lowered because they understand that pro-growth policies bolster the economy. When people can keep more of their hard-earned
What Does Constitutional Law Actually Say About Birthright Citizenship?
The country is abuzz with the 14th Amendment, as a practice called “birthright citizenship” has taken over the headlines. According to birthright citizenship, a baby born in America is an American citizen. Here’s what Section
A Year Without DACA and Still No Solution
One year ago today, President Donald Trump called for the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which deferred the deportation of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children
How Immigrants Are Creating Jobs for Americans
Hardworking immigrants don’t just contribute to the economy by working jobs—they’re creating them too. In fact, a recent study found that more than 40 percent of Fortune 500 businesses were
How Immigration Makes Us Great
Writing in the New York Times on June 21, columnist Bret Stephens listed the ways in which immigration makes our country stronger, wealthier and more productive. “America’s immigration crisis right
Immigrants are Filling This Important Job Role
Manpower shortages for first responders are causing a dangerous predicament in middle America. Aging populations and other demographic changes have led to bare bones crews for many firehouses. A recent
Venezuelan President Claims Victory While Stripping Citizens of Freedoms
After prevailing in an election that was the very antithesis of democracy, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro waved to an empty plaza. As the incumbent, Maduro and his regime imprisoned the
Why ‘just becoming a citizen’ isn’t an option for Dreamers
Picture this: A young woman, now 24, was brought to the United States from Mexico as a toddler by her parents in an unauthorized manner. She has an American education,
Here’s How Much the Workforce Needs Dreamers
At the end of March, it was apparent that President Donald Trump would sign an omnibus spending bill that lacked a permanent solution for Dreamers. His administration had given Congress
What Are We Waiting for? Congress Can Provide Certainty for Dreamers and Security for Everyone.
A recent bi-partisan proposal could have protected Dreamers through the omnibus spending bill: funding for border security in exchange for a pathway to citizenship. Yet glaringly absent from the final