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“We have to make sure that we are not [perpetuating] the myth and the negative propaganda against immigrants. That immigrants are ‘extractive,’ that they ‘exploit the system,’ when we know in reality that they are contributing. Upwardly Global helps place over 2,000 immigrants a year back into the U.S. economy.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Upwardly Global is proud to endorse the introduction of the Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act, the International Medical Graduate (IMG) Assistance Act, and the Professional’s Access to Health (PATH) Workforce Integration Act introduced today by Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA). These three bills would help immigrants
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Upwardly Global alum Sofiia flees war and gives back in both the U.S. and Ukraine In February of 2022, Sofiia’s six-year-old daughter was brushing her teeth when explosions first shook their home in Ukraine. Ten days later, they fled the country as Sofiia feared for her daughter’s safety. “My kid,
On Friday, May 12, 2023, Upwardly Global President and CEO Jina Krause-Vilmar spoke with John Fugelsang on Sirius XM’s “Tell Me Everything.” “It is an international right to be able to seek safety in the United States, it does not matter what port of entry, you commit through how many
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“People do not make the decision to uproot themselves — their families, their life — based on policies of any other country. They do it because they feel they have no other choice.” Jina Krause-Vilmar, President and CEO of Upwardly Global, speaks about the ending of Title 42 and how
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On May 11, 2023, Upwardly Global President and CEO Jina Krause-Vilmar spoke with ABC News about the end of Title 42 and the “profound increase” of asylum seekers in the D.C. area who are looking for help finding jobs. “We’re seeing people just show up to our doors and
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