Immigration

The Hotel Viking used to fill its many summer job openings with foreign workers temporarily performing labor through the federal government’s H-2B work-visa program. Now the hotel is using foreign students under a different program, called J-1, and General Manager Mark P. Gervais couldn’t be happier. May 12

Noticing a lack of a central organization to aid, mentor and facilitate dialogue among black businesses in Rhode Island, Lisa Ranglin decided the time had come to change that. Oct 15

Alex Perullo considers Julius Nyerere, the former president of Tanzania, the most influential person in his career. In his 40 Under Forty application, Perullo described Nyerere as “a passionate, dedicated and creative leader … who promoted education and literacy as avenues to prosperity.” Aug 22

At the Taunton Housing Authority’s Fairfax Gardens, one would be hard-pressed to find a family gathered around the kitchen table. The apartments lack space for one. To lack a kitchen table means no opportunity for family dinners, a place to spread out homework or engage in activities many take for granted, housing authority Executive Director Colleen Doherty said. Jun 25

President and CEO of Hispanic Technology and Education Programs talks about the five-year-old organization. Jun 8

Rhode Island could expect to see two dozen more noncitizens attend the state’s public colleges each year and would experience a 14 percent decline in high school dropouts among undocumented Latinos if lawmakers approve a controversial measure allowing undocumented students to receive the cheaper in-state tuition rates. May 28