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Press Releases

New Analysis Shows Rapid Change in Immigrants and Non-White Voters in 2018 Swing Districts

New Analysis Shows Rapid Change in Immigrants and Non-White Voters in 2018 Swing Districts

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, New American Economy (NAE) released new research showing that many of 2018’s tightest races have seen a sharp increase in Hispanic American, Asian American, and foreign-born voters, in some cases outpacing the margin of victory in the district during the last election. The report, which analyzes the… Read More

American Immigration Council on President Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship

American Immigration Council on President Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship

President Donald Trump said yesterday in an interview that he plans to sign an executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship, a principle enshrined in the U.S. Constitution that grants citizenship to any person born within the territory of the United States. Read More

Ballot Measure 105 Could Cost Oregon More than $329 Million in GDP

Ballot Measure 105 Could Cost Oregon More than $329 Million in GDP

PORTLAND, OR – As Oregon voters consider Ballot Measure 105 ahead of the November 6 election, new research from New American Economy (NAE) highlights the negative economic impact the state could face if Oregonians vote “yes” to repeal Oregon Revised Statute 181A.820, the state’s 31-year-old anti-racial profiling law. Measure 105… Read More

New Legal Filing Links High-level Trump Officials to Asylum “Turnback Policy”

New Legal Filing Links High-level Trump Officials to Asylum “Turnback Policy”

In a new court filing, asylum seekers and an immigrant rights group are challenging the Trump administration’s policy and practice of turning back asylum seekers at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border Read More

New Analysis Shows Proposed Public Charge Rule Could Affect Up To 7 Million Immigrants

New Analysis Shows Proposed Public Charge Rule Could Affect Up To 7 Million Immigrants

NEW YORK, N.Y.—Today, following the Trump Administration’s move to open public comment on a proposed rule change regarding the inadmissibility of immigrants on public charge grounds, New American Economy released a new analysis of the potential economic impact of this proposed rule. The Trump Administration has proposed a new… Read More

Chilean Immigrant Brings His Passion for Bikes to Madison

Chilean Immigrant Brings His Passion for Bikes to Madison

It was on the sidewalk, after the party, that Pepe Barros and Fiona Weeks really struck up a conversation — the only guests to have arrived on two wheels. This was in Santiago, Barros’ home. “We became very good friends,” he says. Barros, who has bachelor’s and professional degrees in… Read More

NAE Statement on Administration's Proposed Change to Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

NAE Statement on Administration’s Proposed Change to Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

Following the announcement of the Trump Administration’s proposed change to public charge ground of inadmissibility, New American Economy President John Feinblatt issued the following statement: “America’s great history is defined by immigrants – many of them initially poor – working hard, building a better life, and watching their children go on… Read More

American Immigration Council Condemns Trump Administration’s  Proposed “Public Charge” Regulations

American Immigration Council Condemns Trump Administration’s Proposed “Public Charge” Regulations

The Trump administration is proposing sweeping new regulations that could lead to the largest decline in legal immigration in generations. The new regulations propose to redefine the meaning of the legal term “public charge." Read More

Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Timely Bond Hearings and Legal Protections for Asylum Seekers

Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Timely Bond Hearings and Legal Protections for Asylum Seekers

Yesterday, plaintiffs in an ongoing lawsuit challenging the U.S. government’s targeted efforts to obstruct asylum seekers filed a motion for preliminary injunction demanding timely bond hearings that comport with due process. Read More

Thai Immigrant Brings Years of Restaurant Experience to St. Paul

Thai Immigrant Brings Years of Restaurant Experience to St. Paul

Yuwadee Poophakumpanart first visited the United States in 2005. Her brother, also from Thailand, had married an American woman and was living in St. Paul, as was her sister. She liked the city, and, after spending some time walking neighborhoods peppered with immigrant businesses, decided that not only did she… Read More

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