South Carolina, District 5
Our Leaders Must Understand Immigration Before Legislating It
Texas leaders cannot keep legislating immigration policy from a place of political posturing and profound misunderstanding. Before drafting new laws—or undoing long-standing ones—they must first grasp the fundamentals of how our immigration system works and who it affects. On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Department of… Read More
Texas Dream Act Survives—Because Texans Showed Up
In a legislative session marked by political division and increasingly polarized rhetoric, the Texas Dream Act endured. The win affirms that all Texas high school graduates—regardless of immigration status—will continue to have access to higher education. Read More
Five State Immigration Bills You Should Know About
By: Jojo Tompkins, State and Local Policy Fellow State legislatures are advancing policies that directly impact immigrant communities — creating new rules, expanding enforcement, and offering critical protections. At the start of the 2025 legislative session, the American Immigration Council shared how states could pass policies to protect their… Read More
In-State Tuition Policies for Undocumented Students Change Lives. I Should Know—Mine Changed for the Better
“And I think it is healing behavior, to look at something so broken and see the possibility and wholeness in it.” — adrienne maree brown, Emergent Strategy The Texas Dream Act was signed into law in 2001, years before I… Read More
States with Healthcare Shortages Turn to Foreign-Trained Doctors, Showing Bipartisan Immigration Policies Benefit All
At a time when immigration policy remains one of the most divisive issues in American politics, an area of bipartisan agreement has emerged: expanding licensure pathways for international medical graduates (IMGs). IMGs are physicians who received their training outside of the United States. Communities across the country recognize the urgent… Read More
Texas Dream Act: Protecting Undocumented Students’ Access to Higher Education Is Economic, Educational Imperative
In 2001, Texas set a precedent by enacting House Bill 1403, commonly known as the Texas Dream Act, which grants eligible undocumented students access to in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities. This landmark legislation—the first of its kind in the nation—has… Read More
GOP Budget Reconciliation Plan —Cutting Essential Programs To Supercharge Deportations
Early Friday morning, the Senate is expected to begin the process for passing a budget reconciliation bill, a somewhat obscure Congressional procedure which allows a funding bill to pass both houses of Congress with only a simple majority threshold — avoiding a 60-vote filibuster obstacle in the Senate. The… Read More
The Laken Riley Act Would Give States Sweeping Power Over Immigration Policy
Want to take action on the Laken Riley Act? The House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act, H.R. 29. It will likely go to a vote in the Senate. Contact your senators and urge them to vote “No” on this anti-immigrant bill. Who runs the U.S. Read More
We’ve Tracked Over 700 Immigration Bills This Year. Here Are the Trends We’ve Seen.
Written by Juan Avilez, State and Local Policy Associate and Victoria Francis, Deputy Director of State and Local Initiatives As we reach the mid-year point in 2024, most states have concluded their legislative sessions, and once again, immigrant-related policies have taken center stage. This year, legislatures advancing harmful policies targeting… Read More
Immigrant Workers Help Florida Thrive. Anti-Immigrant Policies Threaten That.
In 2022, more than one in five Florida residents were immigrants. In that same year, immigrants in Florida were over 14% more likely than their U.S.-born neighbors to be of working age, positioning them to actively participate in the labor force and economy. And they did just that—immigrants contributed… Read More
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