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New Polling Shows Huge Support Among Republicans, including Trump’s Base, for Border Security/Dreamer Protection Deal
NEW YORK, NY – Today, New American Economy and TargetPoint Consulting released new polling showing that Republican and conservative voters, including Trump’s base, overwhelmingly support a deal in Congress for increased border security in exchange for a path to citizenship for Dreamers. The results show that… Read More
More Than 2.5 Million U.S. Citizens Live with DACA-Eligible Immigrants
NEW YORK, NY – While Washington works to find a solution for Dreamers, New American Economy is showcasing how crucial they are to communities across the nation. Over the last few days we’ve shown the impact Dreamers have through their income, tax contributions, payments into … Read More
Immigrants from Africa Boast Higher Education Levels Than Overall U.S. Population
NEW YORK, NY – Today, New American Economy (NAE) released a report on the contributions of immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa to the U.S. economy. Between 2010 and 2015, the number of African immigrants in America more than doubled— rising from roughly 723,000 people to more than 1.7 million. Read More
Report Shows that Asian American and Pacific Islander Immigrants Have More Than $335 Billion in Spending Power
New York, NY—Today, New American Economy (NAE) released a report on the contributions of immigrants from Asia and the Pacific Islands (AAPI immigrants) to the U.S. economy. While migration from Latin America has been at the forefront of the immigration debate during the last fifty years, AAPI immigrants have constituted an increasing… Read More
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Record gains by Latinos in Congress contradict narrative
President Donald Trump’s victory last year was widely understood to challenge predictions of a coming surge in Democratic-leaning Latino voters that would forever alter the American electorate. But with National Hispanic Heritage Month underway, some Latino political leaders are pointing to Congress to argue that Trump’s win was an anomaly. Read More
An Open Letter from 1,470 Economists on Immigration
p.article__date { display:none; } Dear Mr. President, Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, Speaker Ryan, and Minority Leader Pelosi: The undersigned economists represent a broad swath of political and economic views. Among us are Republicans and Democrats alike. Some of us favor free markets while others have championed… Read More
A Sociologist Does the Math on Immigration Reform
Filiz Garip is fascinated by the unintended consequences of public policy. Take border security. “When you propose something like a wall, it feels like a great solution,” says Garip, a sociology professor at Cornell University. But her research suggests otherwise. Consider that in 1965 there were… Read More
Brought to U.S. as a Child, a Jockey’s Daughter Wants to Work Even as Immigration Policy Impedes Her Efforts
In many ways, Maria Rojas, a senior education major at Northern Kentucky University, is like many ambitious young Americans. She’s president of her co-ed fraternity, Alpha Psi Lambda, and plans on becoming an elementary school teacher. “I’ve always loved teaching ever since I was a little girl, when I would… Read More
City Planner Sees Iowa Towns Get an Economic Boost From Immigrants
While studying immigration as an undergraduate at Iowa State University, Madeline Sturms toured a Tyson Foods meatpacking plant in Perry, Iowa. She saw that Tyson Foods employed mostly Latino immigrants who worked long hours at difficult jobs, such as those slaughtering animals on the “kill floor.” She also… Read More
Nashville Councilman Recounts His Immigrant Past and Shows Just How Much Determination Can Make a Difference
It was a fire in his house that finally convinced Fabian Bedne, now a Nashville councilman and part-owner of an architectural firm that generates up to a quarter of a million dollars in annual business, to become a U.S. citizen. Afterward, he says, “everyone in the community was so… Read More
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