Civic Engagement

Immigrants Are Making Ohio Great. Let’s Talk About That.
20 years ago, Springfield, Ohio, had a problem. Like many communities in the Rust Belt, it seemed like good times were a thing of the past. Once a manufacturing hub, the city had been losing population for decades, with rising unemployment and falling incomes. City leaders set about turning things… Read More

Over 3,360 Texans Attend Houston’s Largest-Ever Citizenship Ceremony
As the “Citizenship Capital” of the United States, Harris County, Houston hosted its largest-ever oath ceremony to naturalize thousands of new U.S. citizens. Read More

Young Poet Honored in Annual Creative Writing Contest Celebrating Immigrants
The American Immigration Council will honor Angela Du, a 5th grader attending the Chapin School in New York City, with its 27th annual Celebrate America Creative Writing Contest, which explores the immigrant experience. Read More

American Immigration Council Announces Honorees for 2024 Immigration Impact Awards
The American Immigration Council will honor an activist and a DACAmented immigrant from Oaxaca, Mexico, and a law firm founder and leading expert in immigration law, with its 2024 Immigration Impact Award. Read More

New Round of Grants will Support Cities’ Efforts to Welcome Immigrants
The American Immigration Council and Welcoming America, two national nonprofits, are thrilled to announce that four communities were selected to receive Implementation Technical Assistance and Grant awards as part of Round V of the Gateways for Growth Challenge (G4G). Read More

“Belonging Begins With Us” Campaign and the Team Up Project Partner on New PSA to Unite Communities Across America
The Ad Council, American Immigration Council and the Team Up Project collaborate to encourage welcoming actions in communities across the country. Read More

Building Social Cohesion Among Diverse Youth During COVID-19
The United States has a long, complex history of immigration that has shaped how we view the country—its strengths, its shortcomings, as well as its promise to be a sum greater than its parts. For us to reach our fullest potential as individuals and as a nation, it is incumbent… Read More

New Report: “The Belonging Barometer: The State of Belonging in America”
Over Zero and the Center for Inclusion and Belonging at the American Immigration Council are pleased to announce the launch of a groundbreaking new research tool and accompanying report, “The Belonging Barometer: The State of Belonging in America.” Read More

The Belonging Barometer
Without a sense of belonging, individuals and communities suffer; with it, they thrive. Yet, because belonging is notoriously difficult to measure, it is often ignored when attempting to address the deep fractures in our societies. Read More

The Biden Administration Reestablishes the White House Task Force on New Americans
The American Immigration Council Responds to the Biden Administration's relaunch of the White House Task Force on New Americans. Read More
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