by Harlan York | Nov 3, 2010 | Immigration in General
In 2007, 50 % of Latinos surveyed told the Pew Hispanic Center that the growing number of illegal immigrants was a positive force for the existing Latino population. In a Pew survey released Thursday, that number had plummeted to 29% of Latinos. 31% said illegal...
by Harlan York | Oct 31, 2010 | Immigration
Houdini’s first important magic trick was called the Metamorphosis. “Bess Houdini would be put into a sack, and she would go into the trunk. A curtain would be closed around it for a moment, bang, the curtains would open…
by Harlan York | Oct 28, 2010 | Immigration in General
Henry Velandia is married to a U.S. citizen, but he might be deported anyway. That’s because the Venezuelan-born salsa teacher’s legal same-sex marriage in Connecticut isn’t recognized by the federal government. So his husband — Josh Vandiver,...
by Harlan York | Oct 19, 2010 | Immigration in General
Allan Angel is an immigrant from the Philippines, now living the American dream as a comic book artist in San Jose, California. He has created his own comic book publishing house which he calls “Integrity Comics,” a place where he gives young people the...
by Harlan York | Oct 17, 2010 | Immigration in General
this data comes from a WSJ piece published earlier this year Most foreigners who came to the U.S. to earn doctorate degrees in science and engineering stayed on after graduation—at least until the recession began—refuting predictions that post-9/11 restrictions on...
