Florida, District 27
The Council Seeks Records on How the Government Interdicts Migrants at Sea
The American Immigration Council filed requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to learn about the process migrants go through after they are interdicted by U.S. Coast Guard personnel. Read More
The Dream Act: An Overview
This fact sheet provides an overview of the most recent version of the Dream Act and similar legislative proposals. Read More
Comment in Opposition to Executive Office for Immigration Review Rule “Good Cause for Continuances”
The American Immigration Council and the American Immigration Lawyers Association submitted the following comments in response to the Executive Office for Immigration Review proposed rule, Good Cause for a Continuance in Immigration Proceedings. Throughout the Proposed Rule, EOIR overturns decades of precedent and discretionary policies that have protected the ability… Read More
Election 2020: Unregistered Voters in Swing States
Election Day is now less than two weeks away. Among registered voters, the vast majority of minds have been made up—and adding to the sense of urgency, tens of millions have already voted. With record low numbers of undecided voters left to convince, some pundits say that… Read More
Economic Cost of Kentucky Senate Bill 1
Kentucky State Senator Danny Carroll recently introduced Senate Bill 1, which has been identified as a top priority for the chamber in 2020. The bill, which would effectively force local law enforcement agents to become federal immigration agents, would also punish local government entities and public colleges and universities that… Read More
New Americans in Genesee County
Read the Report: New Americans in Genesee County Download Now New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants paid more than $100 million in taxes in Genesee County, Michigan in 2017. The report, New Americans in Genesee County, was prepared… Read More
Catch as Catch Can: How a Worker Shortage in Fish Processing Facilities is Slowing U.S. Economic Growth
Read the Brief: How a Shortage of Workers in Fish Processing Facilities Is Increasing Our Reliance on Imported Seafood and Slowing U.S. Economic Growth Download the Report In recent years, seafood has emerged as an increasingly critical part of the American diet. As U.S. consumers… Read More
Christian Science Monitor: “Help wanted: Workers finally benefit as labor shortage expands”
When news hit in January that Maine was short nearly 100 snow-plow drivers, so many applications came pouring in that the state transportation department was able to fill its quota – except in booming southern Maine. There, despite full benefits and average pay of about $18.50 an hour, the state… Read More
Undocumented are ‘Paying Money Into U.S. System,’ Says DACA Student
Victoria Matey came to the United States from Mexico at age 3. By age 15 she had been barred from applying for a part-time job, so she already had a vague idea what it meant to be undocumented. But Matey did not understand the full consequences until she was a… Read More
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