Rumors are flying over Trump's deportations and shopkeepers say it's having a chilling effect on business
Reality hasn't lived up to Trump's mass deportation threats, but worries are keeping some immigrants at home, two business owners told BI.
Immigrants
I moved to Canada but struggled for months to get a job, even with years of experience. It shattered my confidence.
Dapo Bankole had years of IT experience in Nigeria under his belt when he moved to Canada, but it still took him months to find a professional job.
I grew up poor and now make $150K in tech. Prioritizing myself allowed me to give back to my parents and family.
Viviana Vazquez grew up poor and now earns over $150,000 a year. She writes about struggling with resentment while wanting to give back to her family.
I grew up poor and now make $150K in tech. Prioritizing myself allowed me to give back to my parents and family.
Viviana Vazquez grew up poor and now earns over $150,000 a year. She writes about struggling with resentment while wanting to give back to her family.
Sriram Krishnan's White House role stirred hope among Indian immigrants in Silicon Valley. Then came the backlash.
Silicon Valley relies on Indian tech workers. This group cheered Trump's appointment of Sriram Krishnan, then grew concerned after MAGA criticism.
Just the Facts – Immigration: Steve Ballmer talks through the numbers
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Why you shouldn't worry about the job market and a recession just yet
The jobless rate is rising, but that doesn't mean the US is destined for mass unemployment and a recession.
Israel is losing its allure for millionaires as war shatters its image as a 'safe haven'
A new wealth report shows Israel falling out of the top 10 nations for migrating millionaires, for the first time in decades, amid the war in Gaza.
A crypto trading platform that recruited users through prayer circles was a pyramid scheme that made $1 billion for its 'Reverand CEO,' lawsuit says
NovaTechFx, once one of the fastest-growing financial platforms, now faces a lawsuit that says it stole $1 billion in a pyramid scheme.
The US needs immigrants to fill jobs, but can't house them. Nowhere makes this more clear than New York City.
As the US handles an uptick in asylum-seekers, pressure is mounting to solve the housing crisis.
The US's newest immigrants are more likely than native-born Americans to have a college degree, per Goldman Sachs
Recent US immigrants are more likely than native-born Americans to have a college degree. But they're less likely to have finished high school.
Miami shows how a new kind of gentrification is coming to US cities
Wealthier homebuyers and renters are coming for Miami's higher-elevated, less flood-prone neighborhoods.
Remember the labor shortage? Immigrants are helping to fix it.
Immigrants are responsible for almost all US job growth over the past year. They're why the labor shortage isn't so bad anymore.
Trump said immigrants were 'poisoning the blood of our country,' in a speech the Biden campaign said 'parroted Adolf Hitler'
The Biden campaign said Donald Trump "parroted Adolf Hitler" in his inflammatory campaign speech in New Hampshire.
I moved to Milan and found living abroad is emotionally exhausting
Julia Wheeler swapped Montreal for Milan and says there are some unspoken truths about the reality of relocating.
I'm jealous of college students who move into dorms with their parents' help. My migrant parents were never interested in college for me.
A first-generation Mexican American student navigated higher education alone and graduated from college in his 30s since his parents weren't interested.
We opened a restaurant with a no-tipping policy. We have to charge more, but it's been totally worth it.
Vinod Kalathil and his wife adopted a no-tip policy at Thattu in Chicago after realizing diners didn't like leaving tips using credit card readers.
Gavin Newsom says Ron DeSantis is a 'small, pathetic man,' floats kidnapping charges for the Florida governor after immigrants were 'dumped' in California
Newsom's tweet blasting DeSantis came as two batches of migrants arrived in California, some of whom Newsom believes were sent there by DeSantis.
New York Mayor Eric Adams to bus asylum seekers upstate, much like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bused asylum seekers to New York City
Just as Eric Adams has decried Abbott for busing immigrants to New York City, local officials upstate made similar complaints about Adams' plan.
A Korean-owned deli in New York City received an emotional Broadway sendoff after nearly 40 years in business: "I didn't realize that our store was beloved"
A viral TikTok showed Broadway performers and fans gather to sing the deli owners farewell. They also gave them a $17,839 retirement present.