State by State

By examining the demographics and impact of immigrants in your state, you can make more informed choices about policy as well as how to serve your community’s unique needs. Explore the fact sheet for your state to understand the immigrant makeup and impact where you live.

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

Taking Welcoming Work to New Heights in the Lone Star State: Welcoming Interactive 2024

Taking Welcoming Work to New Heights in the Lone Star State: Welcoming Interactive 2024

Six years ago, the Dallas City Council passed a resolution to make the city more welcoming for immigrants and long-time residents alike. The city council proposed policy recommendations to address the unprecedented challenges immigrants and refugees in the Texas city face. Alongside the resolution, the city, in collaboration with… Read More

Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Block Iowa's Unconstitutional SF 2340

Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Block Iowa’s Unconstitutional SF 2340

Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit today to block SF 2340, one of the worst, most far-reaching immigration laws ever passed in the state of Iowa. Read More

New Round of Grants will Support Cities’ Efforts to Welcome Immigrants

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

New Americans in Midland

New Americans in Midland

New research, New Americans in Midland, released today by the American Immigration Council, underscores the demographic and economic contributions that immigrants are making across the Midland, Texas, metro area. Read More

The Federal Government Is Cutting Aid for Migrant Shelters and Services. What Will States Do Now?

The Federal Government Is Cutting Aid for Migrant Shelters and Services. What Will States Do Now?

After months of contentious debate and near government shutdowns, Congress approved appropriations for fiscal year 2024, which President Biden quickly signed into law. The spending package contains several important immigration-related appropriations and provisions. Alarmingly, however, $150 million has been cut from the Shelter and Services Program (SSP) under the… Read More

Economic Impact Report: New Americans in Dallas, Texas

Economic Impact Report: New Americans in Dallas, Texas

Research from the American Immigration Council highlights the key role that immigrants are playing in the City of Dallas’ workforce and as taxpayers, consumers, entrepreneurs, international students, and more. Read More

New Report Shows Immigrants in Androscoggin County, Maine Paid Over $24 Million in Taxes and Held Over $74 Million in Spending Power in 2019

New Report Shows Immigrants in Androscoggin County, Maine Paid Over $24 Million in Taxes and Held Over $74 Million in Spending Power in 2019

Immigrants play a crucial role in the labor force in southern Maine, according to data in a new report. Read More

New Americans in Houston Report Launched at Regional Event: Houston: Poised to Lead

New Americans in Houston Report Launched at Regional Event: Houston: Poised to Lead

A new research report, New Americans in Houston: A Snapshot of the Demographic and Economic Contributions of Immigrants in the Houston Metro Area, released by the American Immigration Council, underscores the crucial role immigrants play in the Houston metro area’s economy. The report… Read More

New Report Shows Immigrants in Houston Paid Over $16 Billion in Taxes and Exceeded $50 Billion in  Spending Power in 2021

New Report Shows Immigrants in Houston Paid Over $16 Billion in Taxes and Exceeded $50 Billion in Spending Power in 2021

A new research report by the American Immigration Council underscores the crucial role immigrants play in the Houston area’s economy, finding that immigrants paid $16 billion in taxes and exceeded $50 billion in spending power in 2021. Read More

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