According to a 2014 report by the OECD, worldwide migration has significant benefits for labor markets, economic growth, and tax revenue. Migrants accounted for 47% of the increase in the U.S. workforce between 2004 and 2014 and over 70% of… View Article
An anti-Catholic editorial cartoon from 1943From the earliest days of European colonialism to the present, tensions between so-called nativists and immigrants have been a recurring theme in American history. During colonial times and in the United States’ first decades, nativist… View Article
Passed by the 101st Congress and signed into law by President George H.W. Bush, the 1990 Immigration and Nationality Act made significant adjustments to the immigration policies established by the landmark Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. Want to sign… View Article
One of the most famous American historical paintings, of George Washington Crossing the Delaware on the eve of the battles of Princeton and Trenton, was painted by the German-born artist Emanuel Leutze in 1851. Born in Wurtemberg in 1816, Leutze… View Article
“I esteem foreigners no better than other people, nor any worse. They are all of the great family of men, and if there is one shackle upon any of them, it would be far better to lift the load from… View Article
We are embarking on an era of immense uncertainty for U.S. immigration programs. Whether you are an immigrant who has lived in the United States for years, or you dream of contributing your talents to this country for the first time,…… View Article
My dad and mom on their first day in the United States, spent by a friend’s poolAt the age of three, I went on an airplane with my grandparents — the first time for all of us — and flew… View Article