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How large is the shadow economy?
by
Janet Nguyen
May 31, 2024
Trillions of dollars worth of business goes unreported in this economy — street vending, farm labor, babysitting and more. Let’s do the numbers.
How migration altered the economy of this Colombian town
May 15, 2024
Necoclí, Colombia, is a key stop on the migratory route to the U.S. Traditionally dependent on tourism, its economy has shifted to serve migrants.
Biden adminstration rule will give DACA recipients access to federal health insurance for the first time
May 6, 2024
It’s part of the administration’s stated intention to improve health care coverage for immigrant groups overall.
New Alabama law pushes back against DEI curriculum
by
Lee Hawkins
May 1, 2024
In response, the mayor of Birmingham is calling on Black athletes to boycott the state's colleges and universities.
Feds establish new rules for health care staffing and pay
Apr 24, 2024
The changes aim to bolster pay for providers — many of them low-income immigrants — and require higher minimum staffing levels.
Salvadoran janitors fight for better wages, supporting families here and abroad
Apr 22, 2024
Immigrants from El Salvador clustered in major cities often work demanding, low-paying jobs that are hard to fill — like janitors.
Could migrants be the answer to New York's restaurant labor shortage?
by
Erin Delmore
Apr 19, 2024
Hospitality businesses say they want working visas for migrants to be fast-tracked as they struggle to fill job vacancies.
The U.K. is seeking to "offshore asylum"
by
Ellen Rolfes
Apr 19, 2024
Plus, we do the numbers on smartphones and sleep in this week's Make Me Smart newsletter.
Workers who built Baltimore's Key Bridge reflect on its reach in their lives
Apr 18, 2024
The ironworkers, painters and others who constructed the bridge thought it would outlive them.
How immigrant entrepreneurs help create jobs and boost the economy
by
David Brancaccio
, Chris Farrell
and Alex Schroeder
Apr 15, 2024
Immigrants are much more likely to create a new business, studies show, and the knock-on effect is job creation.
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