Montana, At Large

Montana, At Large

Tyler Texas Hispanic Power of the Purse

Tyler Texas Hispanic Power of the Purse

New research, Hispanic Power of the Purse in Tyler, Texas, released today by the American Immigration Council, underscores the crucial role Hispanic Americans in Tyler, Texas play in the metro area’s economy. Read More

Comments Opposing Removal of 30-Day Processing Provision of Asylum Application-Related Form I-765 Employment Authorization Applications

Comments Opposing Removal of 30-Day Processing Provision of Asylum Application-Related Form I-765 Employment Authorization Applications

Under current U.S. immigration law, the immigration service must make a decision on work permit applications filed by asylum seekers within 30 days of their application. The Trump administration proposed a regulation that would eliminate this deadline, creating immediate and harmful effects on asylum seekers and their families as well… Read More

Keeping Pace with Change: The Fort Bend County Business Environment in 2017

Keeping Pace with Change: The Fort Bend County Business Environment in 2017

A new report from New American Economy shows that immigrants in Fort Bend County paid $2.5 billion in taxes and contributed $11.0B to the county’s GDP in 2017. The report, Keeping Pace with Change: The Fort Bend County Business Environment in 2017, was… Read More

Statement for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on

Statement for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on “Criminal Aliens Released by the Department of Homeland Security”

Our empirical research shows that there is abundant evidence that immigration is not linked to higher crime rates and that immigration is associated with lower crime rates and immigrants are less likely than the native-born to be serious criminals. Read More

The Real Victims of a Reckless and Lawless Immigration Policy: Families and Survivors Speak Out on the Real Cost of this Administration's Policies

The Real Victims of a Reckless and Lawless Immigration Policy: Families and Survivors Speak Out on the Real Cost of this Administration’s Policies

The statement shares empirical data which shows that immigration is associated with lower crime rates and immigrants are less likely than the native-born to be serious criminals. Read More

Statement for the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security on

Statement for the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security on “Another Surge of Illegal Immigrants Along the Southwest Border: Is this the Obama Administration’s New Normal?”

The statement shares our analysis and research regarding the children and families that have fled Central American violence to the United States. Read More

Filipino Immigrant Brings High Fashion to Grand Rapids

Filipino Immigrant Brings High Fashion to Grand Rapids

When pressed, Romel “RC” Caylan, a rising design star, may describe himself as a kind of fashion ambassador for Grand Rapids. Truth be told, he simply loves the city, and honors the journey that brought him to this corner of Michigan. Caylan was born in Iligan City and raised in… Read More

Foreign-Born Residents Contributed $1.2 Billion to Portland Metro Area GDP in 2016

Foreign-Born Residents Contributed $1.2 Billion to Portland Metro Area GDP in 2016

PORTLAND, ME – Immigrants in the Portland, ME metro area contributed $1.2 billion to the area’s GDP in 2016 and paid $133 million in federal taxes and $62 million in state and local taxes, according to a new report by New American Economy (NAE), in partnership with the Portland… Read More

Missoulian: Report: Immigrants in the Missoula region generate over $26M in tax revenue each year

Missoulian: Report: Immigrants in the Missoula region generate over $26M in tax revenue each year

Although immigrants make up only 2.3 percent of the total population of Missoula and four surrounding counties, those 4,654 people contributed $219.9 million to the goods produced and services provided in the region, $19.3 million in federal taxes and $7 million in state and local taxes in 2016 alone. That… Read More

New Americans in Missoula

New Americans in Missoula

New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants in the Missoula region contributed $219.9 million to the region’s GDP in 2016 and paid $19.3 million in federal taxes and $7 million in state and local taxes. The report, New Americans in Missoula, was released in partnership with the International Rescue… Read More

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