Press Releases
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
Statement on the H-2B Visa Program
Following the May 4th passage of the federal spending bill which allows the Department of Homeland Security to increase the number of H-2B visas available for fiscal year (FY) 2017, New American Economy President John Feinblatt issued the following statement: “The seafood industry is one… Read More
Statement on Senator Lindsay Graham’s and Senator Dick Durbin’s Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) and Representative Carlos Curbelo’s Recognizing America’s Children (RAC) Acts
Following the reintroduction of the BRIDGE and RAC Acts, which protect undocumented young people who came to this country as children, New American Economy President John Feinblatt issued the following statement: “The undocumented youth in America who know no other home than our great country… Read More
Sixty-Two Percent of U.S. Seafood Processing Workers are Foreign-Born, New Study Shows
New York, NY – Today, New American Economy released a research brief on the critical behind-the-scenes role that immigrants play in the seafood industry, a sector of the economy that more than 200,000 American workers and contributes $38.5 billion to the country’s annual gross domestic product. The brief utilizes… Read More
New Americans in Birmingham Contribute $3 billion to GDP, New Study Shows
Birmingham, AL– Today, the City of Birmingham and New American Economy released a report documenting the economic impact of immigrants in Birmingham, Alabama. Accounting for just 3.5 percent of the overall population in 2014, the foreign-born of the Birmingham metro area made up an outsize 5.2 percent of the employed workforce… Read More
In 2014, foreign-born residents contributed $4.1 billion to the GDP of Macomb County, MI, New Study Shows
Macomb County, MI – Today, OneMacomb and New American Economy released a report documenting the economic impact of immigrants in Macomb County. Accounting for 10.4 percent of the overall population, the foreign-born of Macomb County make an outsize contribution to the local economy through their high rates of entrepreneurship,… Read More
Nearly 1,500 Economists Say Immigration Strengthens American Economy in Letter to White House, Congress
New York — As Congress and the Administration debate our immigration laws, 1,470 economists signed a letter to President Trump and Congressional Leadership affirming that immigration is good for the American economy. Organized by New American Economy and Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the American Action Forum, signatories include six Nobel Laureates… Read More
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