California, District 50
Council and AILA Submit Comments Regarding CBP Collection of Information at Land Borders
The Council and AILA summited comments on a DHS and CBP information collection request for the processing of undocumented immigrants at ports of entry at land borders, but the organizations remain concerned about the process' lack of clarity and transparency. Read More
Statement for the House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee on “How Outdated U.S. Immigration Policies Push Top Talent to Other Countries”
This written statement submitted by the Council to Congress shares our analysis of the archaic U.S. immigration policies which are making the United States a less attractive destination for highly skilled workers from other countries. Read More
Immigrants in South Carolina’s Workforce
We have an updated report about this topic: Immigrants in South Carolina’s Workforce (2022 Update) New research from New American Economy highlights the crucial role immigrants are playing in South Carolina’s economy, including in some of the state’s fastest-growing and most in-demand… Read More
Removing Barriers to Higher Education: Expanding In-State Tuition to Dreamers in Virginia
With the state’s unemployment rate at just 2.6 percent—nearly one percent below the national average—employers and communities across Virginia are feeling the pinch as businesses face worker shortages that limit their ability to grow and compete. To address this challenge, it is imperative that state policies leverage local talent by… Read More
Immigrants in North Texas
Read the Brief: Immigrants in North Texas Download Now New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants make up nearly 30 percent of North Texas’s science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workers. The brief, Immigrants in North… Read More
Filipino Immigrant Trains Lawyers to the Benefit of Montanans
Eduardo Capulong’s father, a prominent politician in the Philippines, had already endured one imprisonment when the family found their house ransacked by police and military forces one October evening. It was 1979, seven years after Ferdinand Marcos—notorious for torturing and killing his opponents—had imposed a martial-law dictatorship. “We fled here,”… Read More
The H-4 Visa Classification
Temporary workers—such as those in H-1B status—typically can bring their spouses and children with them to the United States in what is called H-4 status. This fact sheet provides an overview of the H-4 visa category. Read More
New Americans in San Diego
Immigrants contributed over $54 billion—25 percent—to the San Diego metro area GDP in 2016, according to a new research brief released by New American Economy in partnership with the City of San Diego, the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation. The… Read More
Watch: Tech Entrepreneur Tom Chavez Joins the iMarch
https://youtu.be/2HjuyGUWF2o
Mental Health Counselor’s Life in Limbo Without DACA Solution
The last time Nidya was in Nayarit, a state on the west coast of Mexico where she was born, she was just 2 years old. That’s when she moved with her parents to San Diego. Since then, she has thrived. She attended the University of California, Santa Cruz, and received… Read More
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