Loren Steffy book launch and signing at Brazos Bookstore in Houston
Loren Steffy will be featured with his new book, Reconstructing Immigration: How to Rebuild America’s Economic Advantage at Brazos Bookstore in Houston with media personality Linda Lorelle as discussion partner.
As mass deportations and escalating “border security” budgets dominate the headlines, Reconstructing Immigration: How to Rebuild America’s Economic Advantage, shows why America cannot remain a global economic leader without a modern, lawful way to attract, legalize, and retain the workers it clearly needs. It connects the dots between immigration reform, productivity, entrepreneurship, and regional development, giving readers a coherent plan for how the United States can turn a chronic political crisis into a durable competitive advantage.
Loren C. Steffy is a former business writer at the Houston Chronicle and Dallas bureau chief at Bloomberg News. Steffy is currently a contributing writer for Texas Monthly, a managing director for the communications firm 30 Point Strategies, where he heads the 30 Point Press publishing imprint, and the founder of Stoney Creek Publishing. His writing has been published in newspapers and other publications nationwide. He has appeared on CNBC, Fox Business, MSNBC, the BBC and the PBS NewsHour, and is a regular guest on local television and radio news programs in Houston and Austin. Before joining Bloomberg, Steffy worked at the Dallas Times Herald, the Dallas Business Journal and the Arlington Daily News.
Steffy is the author of five nonfiction books: Deconstructed: An Insider’s View of Illegal Immigration and the Building Trades (with Stan Marek); The Last Trial of T. Boone Pickens (with Chrysta Castañeda); George P. Mitchell: Fracking, Sustainability, and an Unorthodox Quest to Save the Planet; The Man Who Thought Like a Ship; and Drowning in Oil: BP and the Reckless Pursuit of Profit. He is also the author of a novel, The Big Empty. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Texas A&M University. He and his wife, Laura, live in Wimberley, Texas, and share their home with two rescue dogs.
Linda Lorelle is an Emmy and Gracie award-winning journalist, keynote speaker, moderator, film producer, and host of the award-winning podcast, Our Voices Matter. As Co-founder of the democracy non-profit, Civil Dialogues, she travels the country creating a safe space for Americans to engage with each other about difficult issues affecting the country. Linda’s passion for storytelling turns public narrative into a force for trust, understanding, and action. Her non-profit Linda Lorelle Scholarship Fund has awarded nearly $5 million in college scholarships to more than 400 Houston area students.