Articles Tagged: Immigration

After he came to Cedar Rapids from the Congo at age 10, Mugisha Gloire dedicated his life to helping others like him. Now, he's providing the keys to success for immigrants.

Joshua Dabusu hopes to make policing more accessible to immigrants and refugees in Iowa City in his new role as the community outreach assistant.

See where Cedar Rapids’ Afghan residents live, where they work, their biggest hopes and their biggest fears since the dust settled.

It became clear two years ago, however, that the county's future was in jeopardy when New Way Trucks, a garbage-truck manufacturer and one of a half-dozen major employers, located 150 new jobs to Booneville, Miss., because they could not find workers in Greene County.

The joint effort between Republican governors will include sharing intelligence and criminal investigation information

Peddling dry goods and household items was an excellent way for Lebanese immigrants to earn money and practice their English, starting in the 1890s,

The center has received about 205 Afghan refugees since October and is expected that to grow to at least 250 this year. That’s in addition to an expected 150 “typical” refugees the Catherine McCuley Center serves.

Since Oct. 16, refugees escaping the Taliban’s grip in Afghanistan have started to arrive in Cedar Rapids.

Dozens of Iowa National Guard members are being deployed to help resettle Afghan refugees.

Panel looks to help communities find and develop the diversity and equity resources needed to greet refugees and immigrants, and create welcoming and inclusive environments for new populations.

Reynolds bristled when asked her reaction to her Texas visit being a political stunt, saying those critics are missing the point and not looking at the data.

Reynolds’ office did not provide details of the governor’s itinerary other than to confirm she will be part of a tour of the U.S. southern border and will hold a conference call with Iowa reporters in mid-afternoon following the event.

The governor said she made a decision the first time to approve the action – which cost Iowa about $300,000 -- in response to requests from fellow Republican Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona.

Two Iowa Republicans are co-sponsors of a bill offering legal status to ‘documented Dreamers’ but the legislation has gone nowhere since it was introduced in July

The U.S. is flying Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland and blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico in a massive show of force that signals the beginning of what could be one of America’s swiftest, large-scale expulsions of migrants or refugees in decades.