The New Immigrants
European immigration to the United States greatly increased after the Civil War.
Research Shows Immigrants Help Businesses Grow. Here’s Why.
It has been well documented that immigrants contribute disproportionately to entrepreneurship. This is true both in the United States and in many other countries around the world.
What Defines a Successful Immigrant?
Americans tend to measure success by our degrees, jobs, cars, zip codes, and even area codes (if you live in L.A.). When it comes to the children of immigrants, however, relying solely on these markers of success fails to factor in “starting points”—what resources these second-generation kids were given, at birth, by their parents.
Research Shows Immigrants Help Businesses Grow. Here’s Why.
It has been well documented that immigrants contribute disproportionately to entrepreneurship. This is true both in the United States and in many other countries around the world.
More Than Half of America's Billion-Dollar Startups Have Immigrant Founders
SpaceX, Uber, WeWork, and several others have founders and key executives who hail from other countries.
Why Immigrants Make Better Workers
This founder says the intangible benefits of foreign-born workers make them invaluable.
The Most Common Reasons Why People Immigrate to US
What is it about living in the US that attracts many people from other countries to immigrate here?
I’m an immigrant startup founder who came for the American Dream. Here’s why it’s in danger
An immigrant entrepreneur who’s navigated bringing a startup to the U.S. to grow explains how reforms to our current systems can help the American economy flourish.
A History of Locke: the Oldest Rural Chinatown in the US
Chinese immigrants settled in Sacramento County to find work during a time of mass migration to America. During the early 20th century, levee construction was the bulk of immigrant work in rural areas like Locke.
What are the Four Categories of Immigration Status in the U.S.?
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provides four types of immigrant status.
There's no such thing as a 'pure' European—or anyone else
New studies show that almost all indigenous Europeans descend from at least three major migrations in the past 15,000 years, including two from the Middle East.
How I Escaped the Islamist Regime in Iran ... and Started a Winery in America
36 years after a harrowing escape from Islamist Iran, Moe Momtazi runs a successful family wine business.
How Immigrants Can Face Inequality
Many immigrants to America are mistreated on the job. They may be given un unfair wage, denied safety equipment and be threatened with deportation.
5 Important Lessons from Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Is there really an immigrant advantage for success? It is difficult to argue against it. Over 27 percent of U.S. entrepreneurs are immigrants despite being only 13.5 percent of the population.
Immigrant Stereotypes Are Everywhere on TV
A study of dozens of episodes from the 2017–18 season reveals that non-native characters are often linked to crime and low education levels.
The "Ideal" Immigrant Worker Is A Problematic Trope — Especially For Women
Like many first and second generation Americans, my mother instilled in me the tenets she followed when she immigrated here from Hong Kong in 1972.
German Influence
A few Germans were among the first European immigrants to arrive in the New World, joining the English at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1608.
In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done
Far from being a drain on the US economy, William Kerr’s research finds immigrants are a driver of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Four Stereotypes About Local Immigrants
To foster a community of inclusivity and to better understand the immigration process, policy and immigrants themselves, we take a look at common myths, stereotypes and positions.
The Economic Benefits of Immigration
Immigration has always been a formidable engine of economic and demographic growth for the United States.