Economic Impact

Economic Impact

Immigrants are essential to the U.S. economy, filling roles from high-skilled tech sectors to agricultural labor and driving economic growth. They also contribute to the tax base and consumer spending. We champion reform that will maximize this effect and create a more diverse and competitive workforce.

Empowering Texas: Immigrants' Contributions to the Construction Industry

Empowering Texas: Immigrants’ Contributions to the Construction Industry

Empowering Texas: Immigrants’ Contributions to the Construction Industry underscores immigrants' crucial role in Texas’ energy industry. The report was prepared in partnership with Texans for Economic Growth. Read More

Council Comment Supporting the Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period for Certain Renewed Employment Authorization Documents

Council Comment Supporting the Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period for Certain Renewed Employment Authorization Documents

The American Immigration Council submitted a comment in response to a temporary final rule on the Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”) Renewal Applicants. Read More

The Council Sues the Department of State for Data on Where the Agency Resettles Refugees

The Council Sues the Department of State for Data on Where the Agency Resettles Refugees

On April 25, the Council filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) with the Department of State to obtain locational and demographic data on refugees admitted to the United States. Read More

Over 3,360 Texans Attend Houston’s Largest-Ever Citizenship Ceremony

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

We’ve Tracked Over 700 Immigration Bills This Year. Here Are the Trends We’ve Seen.

We’ve Tracked Over 700 Immigration Bills This Year. Here Are the Trends We’ve Seen.

Written by Juan Avilez, State and Local Policy Associate and Victoria Francis, Deputy Director of State and Local Initiatives  As we reach the mid-year point in 2024, most states have concluded their legislative sessions, and once again, immigrant-related policies have taken center stage. This year, legislatures advancing harmful policies targeting… Read More

Amid Deadly Heat, Migrant Farm Workers are Keeping Americans Fed

Amid Deadly Heat, Migrant Farm Workers are Keeping Americans Fed

New data analysis by the American Immigration Council found that migrant farm workers are playing a key role in feeding Americans, even as they are increasingly vulnerable to extreme heat. Read More

Biden Expands Immigration Protections to Undocumented Spouses and Streamlines Employment-Based Visas for DACA Recipients

Biden Expands Immigration Protections to Undocumented Spouses and Streamlines Employment-Based Visas for DACA Recipients

On June 18, the Biden administration announced policy changes that will provide immigration relief to thousands of deeply-rooted immigrants in the United States. Read More

New Data Analysis: Immigrants Driving Opportunity, Prosperity in the U.S., Including in Swing States

New Data Analysis: Immigrants Driving Opportunity, Prosperity in the U.S., Including in Swing States

A new analysis of 2022 U.S. census data highlights how, amidst the Biden administration's recent actions to limit asylum access along the U.S.-Mexico border, and in the context of ramped-up anti-immigrant rhetoric during this year’s presidential campaign, immigrants are helping make the United States a more prosperous and economically booming country. Read More

New Report Shows Immigrants Play Critical Role to Michigan’s Population Growth, Economy

New Report Shows Immigrants Play Critical Role to Michigan’s Population Growth, Economy

Immigrants accounted for 57.7 percent of Michigan’s population growth over last decade and contributed $67.8 billion, or 9.9 percent, of the state’s total GDP in 2022 Read More

Contributions of New Americans in Michigan

Contributions of New Americans in Michigan

New research from the American Immigration Council highlights the crucial role immigrants play in Michigan’s population growth, labor force, business creation, and consumer spending power. Read More

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