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Twin Cities Comcast volunteers come together for “Comcast Cares Day”
Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends, and community partners participated in the 17th annual Comcast Cares Day on April 21. It is the...
This is how Trump is really changing immigration
A Trump supporter named John B. who emailed me recently wrote that, "No one is against legal immigration." President Trump and his administration are,...
Minnesota Vikings draft Nigerian-born Ade Aruna
The Vikings had the final pick of the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft on and used the 218th overall selection on Ade...
Kofi Annan: Millions of African children denied basic human rights
Nobel laureate and former United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan, said on Monday the world is squandering the potential of African children by not giving...
New restrictions on F-1 students after graduation
A new revision by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expected to dampen international students’ prospects of getting a job in the...
2017 Remittances: Nigeria tops in Africa at US$22 billion
Remittances to low- and middle-income countries rebounded to a record level in 2017 after two consecutive years of decline, says the World Bank’s latest...
US Immigration to start using US Postal signature confirmation service for Green Cards
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that the agency will begin phasing in use of the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) Signature Confirmation...
Egyptian Photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, aka Shawkan,to receive 2018 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize...
Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, known as Shawkan, has been selected by an independent international jury of media professionals as the laureate of the...
Forum to address barriers immigrant doctors face
Minnesota is home to several hundred immigrants and refugees who were physicians in their home countries. They face barriers that thwart their reentry to...
Millions of children missing out on routine immunizations, UN says
“Last year, it is estimated that vaccines saved the lives of as many as three million children,” said Robin Nandy, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)...
Know your rights when immigration agents show up
On Feb. 27, 2017, a man sits, sipping tea at the dining room table in his Pennsylvania home when federal immigration officers arrive at his...