State-Level Political Environment
Immigrant Engineer Driven By a Call to Serve His Country and Community
Kamal AlSawafy was 9 years old when he arrived in Dearborn in 1997. Three years earlier, his family had fled Iraq, where his father, a construction worker, risked imprisonment and torture for his failure to support then-President Saddam Hussein. Now they had been granted refugee status and joined family in… Read More
Looking for America: El Paso
Media are invited to preview, attend, and cover Looking for America: El Paso, a chapter in a new dialogue and art initiative that is touring six communities across the United States. At a time when Americans are more polarized than ever, especially on the issue of immigration, national and local… Read More
New American Economy Statement on Refugee Admissions Cuts
New American Economy on why slashing the refugee program goes against our national values and economic interests Read More
New Report Shows Immigrants in Genesee County Paid More than $100 Million in Taxes in 2017
GENESEE COUNTY, MI – Immigrants paid more than $100 million in taxes in Genesee County in 2017, according to new research from New American Economy (NAE) in partnership with the City of Flint Mayor Karen Weaver‘s Office and the International Center of Greater Flint. In addition to their… Read More
No Immigrants No Spice and New American Economy Host “BBQ Without Borders” in Oakland, California
We are excited to announce BBQ Without Borders, the Oakland, CA installment of the New American Festival, a first-of-its-kind, cross-country celebration of immigrant contributions to American food, music, dance, art and more. The BBQ will take place on Saturday, October 5 from 5 to 9 PM PST at Impact… Read More
Indian-American Engineer Calls Charlotte ‘One Big Family’
For Arun Nair, one memory stands out about his relocation to North Carolina. The year was 2011, 13 years after he’d moved to the United States, and he was working in Columbus, Ohio. He had just packed up his apartment to move to Charlotte to take a job with Wells… Read More
New data shows the number of immigrant entrepreneurs in the Washington, D.C. metro area grew by more than 11 percent in 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 Washington, D.C. metro area’s community and economy. The data shows that immigrants in Washington, D.C. are driving economic growth… Read More
Texans for Economic Growth Urges Action on Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
Texas Congressional DelegationUnited States CapitolWashington, D.C. Dear Senators and Members of Congress: Texans for Economic Growth, a coalition of more than 60 Texas businesses and associations dedicated to promoting common-sense immigration reforms that strengthen our economy, lauds the House of Representatives for passing the bipartisan Fairness for… Read More
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
NAE Statement on House Passage of the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R.1044). The legislation addresses the decades-long wait times for applicants from places like India, China, or the Philippines by eliminating caps for employment-based visas and raising the family visa cap from 7 percent to 15 percent. Read More
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