
Nepali TPS Holders Make Significant Contributions to America
A new survey illustrates the importance of TPS in the lives of Nepali immigrants—and the role TPS plays in enabling them to contribute to the country’s economy and society.
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Silva Mathema is an associate director for policy on the Immigration Policy team at American Progress. Her research focuses on the effects of U.S. immigration policies on the daily lives of immigrants. Previously, she worked as a research associate for the Poverty and Race Research Action Council, where she studied the intersections between race and ethnicity issues and policies regarding affordable housing and education.
Mathema earned her Ph.D. in public policy from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she specialized in immigration policy, and her B.A. in economics from Salem College. She is originally from Kathmandu, Nepal.
A new survey illustrates the importance of TPS in the lives of Nepali immigrants—and the role TPS plays in enabling them to contribute to the country’s economy and society.
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