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Upwardly Global: Bridging the Opportunity Gap for Skilled Immigrants

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They often fill jobs including taxi drivers, security guards, or dishwashers that do not match the level of education they have received; they find themselves more likely to be in poverty than their counterparts born in the U.S. through its Job Seeker Services Program. college-educated immigrants in the U.S. at their full potential.

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10NTC: Are Nonprofits the New International Correspondents?

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Roger told us about his job as a writer for Mercy Corps , where he's traveled to places like the Congo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and most recently Haiti, writing about the man-made and natural disasters that have struck those places and the accompanying relief efforts. Photo: Roger Burks ( Elliot Harmon , CC license ).