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New data shows Miami’s immigrants paid more than $16 billion in taxes in 2017
New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and advocacy organization focused on immigration, released new data highlighting the significant contributions immigrants make to the Miami community and economy. The data shows that immigrants in Miami are driving economic growth — the metro area’s… Read More
Raids Response Materials for Individuals with Final Removal Orders
These template materials will assist attorneys representing individuals with final removal orders issued by the Executive Office for Immigration Review. Read More
Kenyan Architect Starts Over in Lowell and Finds a Way to Repay the Favor
Anthony Nganga came to the United States in 2004 to join his wife, who had moved to America to earn a master’s degree and was living in Lowell. In Kenya, Nganga had worked as an architect. Now, because foreign professional licenses typically are not recognized in the United States, he… Read More
New data shows the number of immigrant entrepreneurs in the Twin Cities grew by 19 percent in just one year
New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and advocacy organization focused on immigration, released new data highlighting the significant contributions immigrants make to the Twin Cities’ community and economy. The data shows that immigrants in the Twin Cities are driving growth in the… Read More
New data shows Cincinnati’s immigrant household income increased by nearly $350 million in just one year
New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and advocacy organization focused on immigration, released new data highlighting the significant contributions immigrants make to Cincinnati’s community and economy. The data shows that immigrants are major consumers who help power Cincinnati’s businesses — the area’s… Read More
Omaha World Herald Midlands Voices: Chasing the dream, fulfilling the promise
On June 5, the House passed the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019. With it, our country took a step towards protecting 1.3 million DACA-eligible residents and more than 318,000 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders who live in the U.S. Nebraska’s own Rep. Don Bacon chose to do the… Read More
Tampa Bay Times Column: U.S. House should pass Dream and Promise Act
Eight years ago, I was living every college graduate’s nightmare: After spending so much time and money studying health science at Hillsborough Community College, I was stuck making minimum wage as a manager at a local shoe store. As an undocumented immigrant without a work permit, I didn’t have many… Read More
The Colorado Independent Guest Post: A DACA librarian is not a threat to America
I’ve always loved libraries. When my parents first brought me to Denver from southern Mexico when I was nine years old, the city’s libraries were welcoming and familiar places where I felt like I belonged. I spent countless hours there after school finishing homework, checking out movies or dreaming about… Read More
After Escaping War, Bosnian Refugee Helps Others Make Roanoke Home
Elvir Berbic’s family fled Bosnia when war broke out in 1992. “One day I went to school, and out of four grades—so about 80 students—10 showed up to class,” Berbic says. “They told us, ‘School is over. We don’t know when it’s going to be open. Go home. Be… Read More
Mexican Immigrant Builds Her Way from Small Business to Presidential Appointments
Patricia Stout long had the confidence to go her own way. Born in 1940s Mexico, she pursued business and math in school, took an airline job in the United States, married an American and, in 1974, moved to San Antonio. Although she felt isolated — “it was a different… Read More
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