Richard Herman (lawyer)
Richard T. Herman is an author, lawyer and activist for welcoming immigrants to the United States. Herman is the co-author of the book, Immigrant, Inc. -- Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (And How They Will Save the American Worker) (John Wiley & Sons, 2009)[1]. A common, and at times controversial, theme in Herman's writing and activism is that economics require a change in the conversation about immigrants, moving away from negative stereotypes of immigrants taking jobs from Americans and depleting scarce resources,[2] and instead looking at immigrants as a job-creating resource rich in entrepreneurial, innovation, consumer, and foreign-market assets.[3] He is the founder of The Herman Legal Group, an immigration law firm.
Writer/Activist for Welcoming Immigrants
Herman's activism for welcoming immigrants started in Cleveland, Ohio, his hometown.[4] As Cleveland's population plummeted and jobs dried up, Herman began working in the 1990s to educate others on the merits of welcoming immigrants as a strategy to help revitalize Cleveland and other struggling rust belt cities.[5] In the book, Immigrant, Inc[6], nationally published articles[7][8] and public speaking, Herman claims that immigrant innovators and entrepreneurs were critical to the creation of Silicon Valley, and that immigrant newcomers, including the undocumented, could drive a renaissance in struggling rust belt cities looking to reinvent their economies.[9]
Herman was hired by Michael Bloomberg and Rupert Murdoch's Partnership for a New American Economy to deliver keynote presentations to chambers of commerce throughout the United States on ways to make American cities stronger through new local and national immigration policies.[10]
He has advised rust belt cities on ways to attract and welcome immigrants who can help grow the economy and reverse progressive depopulation.[11] For struggling cities with small foreign-born populations like Detroit, Dayton, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh, this new understanding has resulted in a series of initiatives to recruit immigrants and seek changes in immigration law.[12][13]
Known for his direct style, Herman has not been shy about dishing out bad grades to cities that don't make much of an effort to welcome and integrate immigrants, including his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.[14]
Herman is one of the founders of Global Detroit, an economic development agency launched to attract immigrants as part of a strategy to repopulate and revitalize the Southeast Michigan economy.[15] He co-founded TiE Ohio, a chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs Association (TIE), an immigrant entrepreneur chamber of commerce headquartered in Silicon Valley.[16] Herman co-authored the immigration policy of the Great Lakes Metro Chambers of Commerce Coalition, a partnership of 36 metropolitan chambers spanning 10 Midwest states, which argued that the federal government should create "High Skill Immigration Zones," easing visa restrictions for companies agreeing to expand operations into economically distressed cities.[17]
History
Herman is the son of Richard M. Herman, an engineer and inventor who worked for GE.[18] After graduating from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and passing the Ohio Bar Exam in 1993, Herman boarded Aeroflot and moved from Cleveland to Moscow, Russia with no job offer in sight and only $700 to his name. Shortly after arrival, Herman helped launch an American law firm two blocks from the Kremlin,[19] and for two years he provided American immigration legal counsel to Russian and Ukrainian entrepreneurs coming to America. Upon relocating back to Cleveland in 1995, Herman launched his immigration law practice, Herman Legal Group, which is ranked by U.S. World News & Reports.[20]
Personal
Herman is married to Kimberly Chen, born in Taiwan and a former undocumented immigrant in the U.S., who became an American physician.[21] They live in the Cleveland area with their two children.[22]
External links
• "Why Immigrants Can Drive the Green Economy," Immigration Policy Center, June 23, 2010,
References
- ↑ "Immigrant, Inc. -- Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (and how they will save the American worker)," Richard Herman & Robert Smith (Wiley & Sons, November, 2009).
- ↑ Miller, Chad R. (2010-08-01). "Book Review: Herman, R. T., & Smith, R. L. (2010). Immigrant, Inc.: Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (and How They Will Save the American Worker). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Krikorian, M. (2008). The New Case Against Immigration: Both Legal and Illegal. New York, NY: Sentinel". Economic Development Quarterly. 24 (3): 304–305. doi:10.1177/0891242410377643. ISSN 0891-2424.
- ↑ Preston, Julia, "Ailing Midwestern Cities Extend a Welcoming Hand to Immigrants," New York Times, October 7, 2013,
- ↑ Harmon, Lute, "A Prize Worth Pursuing," Inside Business, November, 2009
- ↑ Peirce, Neal, Washing Post Writers Group, "Cities Scramble for Immigrants," The Free Library May 17, 2004.
- ↑ "The Immigrant Connection". Forbes. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
- ↑ "Contributing Author, Governing".
- ↑ "Contributing Author, Huffington Post".
- ↑ Davidson, Kate, "Michigan Wants 50,000 Skilled Immigrants to Save Detroit," NPR Marketplace, January 24, 2014
- ↑ Smith, Bruce, Associated Press, “S.C. Forum Told Nation Should Welcome Immigrants,” June 11, 2012
- ↑ Davey, Monica, "Immigrants Seen as a Way to Refill Detroit Ranks," New York Times, January 24, 2014,
- ↑ Lubell, David, "U.S. Cities Race to Attract Immigrants," AlJazerra America, December 25, 2013
- ↑ "Why American Cities Are Competing Over Immigrant Populations". The Atlantic. https://plus.google.com/109258622984321091629. Retrieved 2015-11-27. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Daniel McGraw, "Come to Cleveland? Maybe Not," Belt Magazine, March 31, 2014.
- ↑ Global Detroit
- ↑ The Indus Entrepreneur Association of Ohio ("TIE Ohio)
- ↑ Immigration Policy, Great Lakes Metro Chambers of Commerce, 2007.
- ↑ Photoflash array and method of construction, retrieved 2015-11-27
- ↑ Kachuba, John,“A Lawyer Without Borders,” Super Lawyer, January, 2006
- ↑ "U.S. News - Best Lawyers". Retrieved 2015-11-27.
- ↑ "The Vilcek Foundation -". www.vilcek.org. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
- ↑ Barnett, David, "Making Change: Cultivating a New Ethnic Mix," NPR Ideastream, WCPN 90.3, May 4, 2007
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