Press Releases
Immigration Justice Campaign Launched to Train Legal Community to Defend Against Ramped-Up Deportation Machine
The American Immigration Council and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) are responding to this representation crisis with an Immigration Justice Campaign, a new initiative to prepare more lawyers to be cutting-edge defenders of immigrants facing deportatio Read More
New American Economy Wins Two Graphic Design USA 2017 American In-House Design Awards
New York, NY– New American Economy has received two Graphic Design USA 2017 American In-House Design Awards. The honors are in the Annual Reports Category for the Reason for Reform Campaign’s reports on all fifty states plus Washington, DC,… Read More
Detroit’s Immigrant-Owned Businesses Generated $15.5 Million in Business Income, New Report Shows
DETROIT, Michigan – Today, Global Detroit and New American Economy released a report documenting the rapid population growth and economic impact of immigrants in Detroit. While recent Census reports show continued population loss for the city, today’s data highlights that immigrants, who have added over… Read More
International Students Who Graduated in 2016 Contributed $19.6 billion to the American Economy Over the Course of Their Studies, New Study Shows
New York, NY – As Americans celebrate the graduating class of 2017, New American Economy has issued a study on the economic value of international students in the country’s $542 billion higher education industry. The research brief shows that international students who received their… Read More
Lawsuit Challenges Government’s Interference with Legal Representation of Mothers and Children Detained in Dilley, Texas
Access to legal counsel is a core American value and is the cornerstone of our justice system. Yet, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has severely limited access to legal assistance for asylum-seeking women and children held in family detention facilities. Read More
New American Economy Maps the Impact of Immigrants in Over 100 of the Largest Metro Areas in the United States
New York, NY — Today, New American Economy (NAE) announced new data on immigrant contributions in 100 of the largest metro areas in the United States. The data is available on Map the Impact, an interactive showcasing the contributions of immigrants in states,… Read More
Immigrants’ Access to Counsel Topic of New Rulemaking Petition
AILA and the Council have petitioned the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State to issue new regulations that will ensure all immigrants have access to legal counsel in secondary and deferred inspection, as well as overseas consular interviews. Read More
Statement on Enforcement Acts
In response to the Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act, the Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act, and the Border Enforcement Security Task Force Reauthorization Act, New American Economy President John Feinblatt issued the… Read More
Statement on Senator Ron Johnson and Representative Ken Buck’s State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2017
Following the introduction of the State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act that would allow states to tailor guest worker programs to meet their individual workforce needs, New American Economy President John Feinblatt issued the following statement: “Giving states the right to issue visas to workers… Read More
Statement on Representative Jeff Denham’s ENLIST Act
As the Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training (ENLIST) Act, authored by Representative Jeff Denham, reached 200 co-sponsors, New American Economy President John Feinblatt issued the following statement: “We know that foreign-born military personnel contribute important language and vocational skills… Read More
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