Current location:International Interactions news portal > style
How immigrant workers helped stave off a US recession
International Interactions news portal2024-05-21 10:32:53【style】0People have gathered around
IntroductionMIAMI (AP) — Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets
MIAMI (AP) — Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car — and send money home to her parents.
Reaching the United States was a harrowing ordeal. Silva, 25, her husband and their then-7-year-old daughter braved the treacherous jungles of Panama’s Darien Gap, traveled the length of Mexico, crossed the Rio Grande and then turned themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol in Brownsville, Texas. Seeking asylum, they received a work permit last year and found jobs in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
“My plan is to help my family that much need the money and to grow economically here,” Silva said.
Her story amounts to far more than one family’s arduous quest for a better life. The millions of jobs that Silva and other new immigrant arrivals have been filling in the United States appear to solve a riddle that has confounded economists for at least a year:
Address of this article:http://turksandcaicosislands.izmirambar.net/article-07f799913.html
Very good!(4347)
Related articles
- Ohio judge to rule Monday on whether the state’s abortion ban stands
- Clemson guard Chase Hunter enters NBA Draft, but retains eligibility to come back to college
- Plumbing problem at Glen Canyon Dam brings new threat to Colorado River system
- Sweeping gun legislation awaits final votes as Maine lawmakers near adjournment
- Minnesota Uber and Lyft driver pay package beats deadline to win approval in Legislature
- Pentagon leaders press Congress for Ukraine funding, saying battlefield situation is dire
- Hugh Grant settles suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid
- Jontay Porter banned from NBA after gambling probe
- Red Lobster seeks bankruptcy protection after closing some restaurants
- What is cloud seeding? Step
Popular articles
Recommended
Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?
Kansas' higher ed board is considering an anti
Baby not on board! Mother with three
The Montreal Canadiens have exercised the option on coach Martin St. Louis' contract
Ricky Stenhouse punching Kyle Busch could lead to suspension
Stephen Williams becomes first British rider to win the Flèche Wallonne. He tamed rivals and snow
Climate change will cost about $38 trillion a year by 2049, a new study calculates
Ulsan beats Yokohama 1
Links
- BoE holds interest rates at 16
- Agricultural cooperation producing fruitful yields
- Dear Caroline: My dad has dementia and no longer recognises me or my mother
- Orioles owner takes a turn in the Camden Yards 'Splash Zone'
- Truck driver who fatally struck 3 Pennsylvania highway workers fell asleep at the wheel
- War widow Christina Schmid, 49, who campaigned for soldiers killed in service, appears in court
- U.S. House votes to kill motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson
- Angels add INF Niko Goodrum to roster, put INF Ehire Adrianza on injured list
- Alleged Rushdie attacker, awaiting trial in New York, could still face federal charges, lawyer says
- Compher scores late, Campbell makes 21 saves for 2nd straight shutout as Toronto beats Minnesota 2