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Biden Budget Request on Immigration is a Missed Opportunity for Meaningful Change
The Biden administration disclosed today a $54.2 billion budget request for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2022. The request is is deeply disappointing and a missed opportunity to set immigration enforcement in the United States on a new path. Read More
Statement of NAE Executive Director Jeremy Robbins on Haitian TPS Designation
Following the Biden Administration granting humanitarian protections for Haitians in the United States, New American Economy issued the following statement: “We applaud the Biden-Harris administration for granting Haitians the opportunity to gain Temporary Protected Status during a period of increasing political and humanitarian crisis,” said Jeremy Robbins, Executive Director of New American… Read More
New Report Shows Immigrants in Central Ohio Paid More than $2 Billion in Taxes in 2019
Immigrants in the Columbus region accounted for 26.4 percent of the population growth between 2014 and 2019. COLUMBUS, OH – Immigrants paid more than $2.1 Billion in taxes in central Ohio in 2019, according to new research from New American Economy (NAE) through the Gateways for Growth program, operated… Read More
New Report Examines Biden’s Approach to Immigration Enforcement
A new American Immigration Council report examines the Biden administration’s approach to the U.S. system of immigration enforcement during its first 100 days in office. Read More
Advocates Seek Answers to Reports of Discriminatory Treatment of Black Immigrants in ICE Detention
The Council and Black Alliance for Just Immigration filed 10 FOIA requests to uncover what is happening inside immigration detention facilities and how ICE treats incarcerated Black immigrants in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Read More
Statement from New American Economy on the Biden Administration Revising the Refugee Admissions Cap
Following the Biden Administration revising the annual refugee admissions cap, New American Economy issued the following statement: “For decades, the U.S. has led the world in refugee resettlement, offering a safe haven to people fleeing violence and persecution and a chance for them to build better lives for themselves and… Read More
U.S. Businesses Resolve Lawsuit Challenging USCIS’ Rejections of H-1B Petitions with a Start Date After October 1
Seven U.S. businesses dismissed their lawsuit against USCIS after the agency agreed to accept and adjudicate the H-1B nonimmigrant employment-based petitions previously rejected by the agency. Read More
New Report Examines the Biden Administration’s First 100 days on U.S. System of Legal Immigration
A new report released today by the American Immigration Council examines major changes to the U.S. system of legal immigration made by the Biden administration in its first 100 days in office. Read More
Advertising and Entertainment Pioneer PJ Pereira to Be Honored with American Heritage Award
The American Immigration Council will honor advertising and entertainment pioneer PJ Pereira with its American Heritage Award. Read More
Haitian-American Novelist Edwidge Danticat to Be Honored with American Heritage Award
The American Immigration Council will honor Haitian-American novelist and essayist Edwidge Danticat with its American Heritage Award. Read More
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