Fortune (Opinion, Feb. 8) – “My family immigrated to the United States when I was 5 years old. My father was accepted to Illinois for graduate school to study aeronautical engineering and applied math,” writes Tony Xu, CEO and co-founder of DoorDash, an on-demand restaurant delivery service. “Highly skilled immigrants have made incredible contributions to the U.S. economy, helping to create even more American jobs.”
Related story: Chicago Sun-Times (Feb. 9) – The state of Illinois’ argument regarding President Trump’s travel ban: The University of Illinois System would be impacted because it has more than 300 students from the seven nations subject to the travel ban, with 20 students expected this fall from those countries.
Related story: San Francisco Chronicle (Feb. 11) – Before President Donald Trump’s signature dried on the controversial travel ban, Afsaneh’s hopes for her March 24 nuptials at San Francisco City Hall were crushed. Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, including one where she emigrated from in her early 20s and where her fiance, Sepehr, lives: Iran. Born and raised in Tehran, Afsaneh moved with her mother and brother 15 years ago to Illinois, where she eventually earned a doctorate in computer science from Illinois.