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Covid-19: The Role of Immigrants in America’s Biomedical Industry

Covid-19: The Role of Immigrants in America’s Biomedical Industry

As the public eagerly awaits a cure for Covid-19, hundreds of thousands of immigrants are working side-by-side with their fellow scientists, engineers, medical production workers, and pharmacists to develop the medicines and deliver the supplies that healthcare practitioners and patients need. The latest data from the… Read More

New American Economy Statement on Trump Administration's Suspension of Green Cards

New American Economy Statement on Trump Administration’s Suspension of Green Cards

In response to President Trump’s decision to suspend much of U.S. immigration for 60 days, New American Economy issued the following statement:  “The President is rightly eager to get the economy moving again, but a 60-day suspension of green cards will only slow down that process and hurt American businesses… Read More

Covid-19: Immigrant Workers Are Essential in Securing U.S. Food Supply Chain

Covid-19: Immigrant Workers Are Essential in Securing U.S. Food Supply Chain

With at least 42 states under stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. food sector is under an unprecedented test to feed hundreds of millions of Americans amid a pandemic. While the food supply chain is facing severe… Read More

Immigrant Healthcare Workers Are Critical in the Fight Against Covid-19

Immigrant Healthcare Workers Are Critical in the Fight Against Covid-19

As the coronavirus outbreak affects more states, demand for doctors, nurses, and other critical healthcare workers is soaring across the country. As 16.4 percent of all workers in the U.S. healthcare industry, 2.8 million immigrant healthcare professionals are playing a vital role on the front lines against the disease. In… Read More

Immigration and Covid-19

Immigration and Covid-19

Launched: March 26, 2020  Updated on September 24, 2020 to feature the critical role of immigrants in mental health and counseling services. In the lead up to the election in November 2020, we’re also crunching the numbers on how this year’s electorate–both nationally… Read More

Power of the Purse: The Contributions of Black Immigrants in the United States

Power of the Purse: The Contributions of Black Immigrants in the United States

As part of our Power of the Purse research brief series, we take a look at how Black immigrants in the United States are making their mark today as workers, consumers, taxpayers, and voters. Compared to larger immigrant groups like Hispanics or Asians, there has been little… Read More

Letter to Department of Homeland Security Urges End to Migrant Protection Protocols

Letter to Department of Homeland Security Urges End to Migrant Protection Protocols

153 legal representation, refugee assistance, faith-based, human rights, and community groups—including the American Immigration Council—sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security demanding an end to the “Migrant Protection Protocols.” The letter urges the government to allow asylum seekers to pursue refugee protection from safety in the United States… Read More

Power of the Purse: The Contributions of Hispanic Americans

Power of the Purse: The Contributions of Hispanic Americans

Every day, Jose Brito Bueno does special work, providing life-improving services to thousands of seniors and people with disabilities. Through the company he founded, WeCare, some of the most vulnerable residents of New Jersey and Pennsylvania are able to receive the precious in-home health care they need. This is… Read More

Launch of Looking for America: Northwest Arkansas, part of a new dialogue and art initiative that is touring six dynamic U.S. cities

Launch of Looking for America: Northwest Arkansas, part of a new dialogue and art initiative that is touring six dynamic U.S. cities

Looking for America: Northwest Arkansas is part of a new dialogue and art initiative that began in Detroit and toured four other cities across the United States before coming to Northwest Arkansas. The Looking for America tour is an effort to hear different perspectives on immigration… Read More

Statement for the House Committee on Homeland Security “Examining the Human Rights and Legal Implications of DHS’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy.”

Statement for the House Committee on Homeland Security “Examining the Human Rights and Legal Implications of DHS’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy.”

The American Immigration Council submitted a written statement to the House Committee on Homeland Security for a November 19, 2019 hearing on the “Examining the Human Rights and Legal Implications of DHS’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy.” Read More

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