Group aims to build immigrants’ economic impact
DAYTON – More than 300 people attended Thursday’s Welcoming Economies Global Network conference, which aimed to expand upon immigrant economic initiatives across the Midwest. Melissa Bertolo, coordinator of the Welcome Dayton program, said a majority of the participants at the Dayton Convention Center represented cities and nonprofits that, like Dayton,… Read More
In Long-Predicted Shift, California Latinos Outnumber Whites
LOS ANGELES — The long-expected moment when Latinos surpassed whites as California’s largest racial or ethnic group has come and gone. Hispanic Californians began to narrowly outnumber white Californians sometime in the first half of 2014, according to U.S. Census Bureau… Read More
Research Brief Shows New Americans Growing Dayton’s Economy, Reversing Population Decline
CONTACT Sarah Doolin, New American Economy, [email protected] Between 2009 and 2013, Dayton, Ohio’s Foreign-Born Population Increased 58.8 Percent While the Native-Born Population Fell 8.6 Percent In 2012, Foreign-Born Households in the City of Dayton Held More Than $115 Million in… Read More
United States Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Wrongful Deportation
Washington D.C. – After more than two years of litigation, the U.S. government has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Leonel Ruiz on behalf of his minor daughter, E.R. The suit alleged that in 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),… Read More
Analysis: New face of Nashville dominated mayoral debate
Metro government reporter Joey Garrison breaks down Thursday night’s NashForward debate, which featured 14 young Nashvillians. Who won last night’s Nashforward televised mayoral debate? That’s always the big question. I thought long and hard for an answer. The truth is this: No candidate helped themselves enormously but no candidate… Read More
Iowa Republicans Appear to be Open to Immigration Reform
An Iowa presidential poll conducted back in April by the Partnership for a New American Economy, a group that advocates for immigration reform, shows that the actual views of Republican caucus goers on the hot-button issues may be different than you might expect. When likely caucus… Read More
Visas for Foreign Workers
To the Editor: Re “Workers Betrayed by Visa Loopholes” (editorial, June 15): For years, we, along with a broad coalition of advocates, have pushed for comprehensive immigration reform that would spur economic… Read More
Iowa Republicans call on candidates to embrace immigration reform
DES MOINES — Anti-immigration stances carry little weight with GOP caucusgoers, and opposing immigration reforms can be damaging in a general election, according to a new survey highlighted Tuesday by Iowa Republicans. The poll was produced by the Partnership for a New American Economy, a national bipartisan advocacy group for… Read More
Pro-immigration group touts poll of Iowa Caucus goers
Research released this past weekend indicates 77 percent of likely Iowa Caucus goers support creation of a new process that would grant U.S. citizenship to undocumented immigrants. John Stineman, a Republican political consultant, conducted a telephone conference call this morning to discuss the poll that was conducted in… Read More
Immigration reform key to a legal, reliable farm workforce
Immigration reform is a contentious, often emotional, topic for many Americans. But for U.S. agriculture, it’s mainly a labor issue. As the busy summer season gets underway, experts from Syngenta and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) weigh in on how to best address this issue that is top-of-mind among… Read More
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