Current location:business >>
How immigrant workers helped stave off a US recession
business4People 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:
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Culture Compass news portal”。http://mauritius.downmusic.org/article-85d599857.html
Related articles
Kevin Pillar gets 1,000th career hit in Angels' win at Texas
businessARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kevin Pillar tucked a keepsake ball into his bag from his 1,000th career hit ...
【business】
Read morePlaying Hither and Zither
businessContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom ...
【business】
Read moreRural School Teacher Heartens 'Left
businessContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom ...
【business】
Read more
Popular articles
- Children are evacuated from school 'during an exam' after threat made via email
- 'English pigs', devil
- Wondrous Xinjiang: Chinese Folk Embroiderers Learn from, Inspire Each Other
- Millennial Chinese Nurse Striving to Improve Self
- The Latest
- I'm a cruise ship worker... here are nine things NOT to do at the buffet
Latest articles
California congressman urges closer consultation with tribes on offshore wind
Village Official Leads Farmers in Promoting Rural Revitalization
Knitting Teacher Casts off Gloom
Pic Story: Inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hemp Weaving in Ningxia
Amir Khan's £11.5m luxury wedding venue finally hosts its first marriage: Bride arrives on horse
Ceramist to Promote Heritage Projects
LINKS
- Various Folk Cultural Activities Held to Welcome Upcoming Lantern Festival in China
- More Women Elected to Sit as NPC Deputies
- Tea Industry Cultivated to Boost Local Farmers' Income in SW China
- A vocation with character
- People Enjoy Spring Festival Atmosphere Across China
- Boarding Schools Ensure Fairer Education in Tibet
- Innovation and Development Demonstrated During Boao Forum
- People Greet Longtaitou Day Across China
- Chinese Students Embrace Winter Sports at Ski Resorts in PE Class
- Organizations Promote Construction of 'Child