New Report Shows Immigrants in Northeast Ohio Paid Over $1.5 Billion in Taxes and Held $3.9 Billion in Spending Power in 2019
CLEVELAND, Jan. 21, 2022 — A new report, New Americans in Northeast Ohio and Cuyahoga County, released today by New American Economy—now the American Immigration Council—in partnership with Global Cleveland, underscores the critical role immigrants in Northeast… Read More
New Reports Shows Immigrants in Omaha-Council Bluffs Paid Over $483 Million in Taxes and Held $1.4 Billion in Spending Power in 2019
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, Jan. 20, 2022 – New research, New Americans in Omaha-Council Bluffs and New Americans in Southwest Iowa, released today by New American Economy — now the American Immigration Council — in partnership with the… Read More
One Year In: The Biden Administration’s Promises on Immigration Remain Unfulfilled
President Biden announced a welcoming and inclusive vision for immigration in a legislative proposal and a series of executive actions signed on his first day in office. But one year into Biden’s presidency, his promises on immigration remain unfulfilled. Read More
ICE Continues to Ignore FOIA Request for Records on Enforcement Actions Outside the Scope of Priorities
Immigration advocacy groups filed a FOIA lawsuit against ICE requesting ICE’s internal records on preapproval authorizations for enforcement actions against individuals who do not meet the criteria outlined in the Biden-Harris administration’s interim enforcement priorities. Read More
Bhutanese Refugee Starts Software Engineering Firm in Cleveland
Hari DahalXXX Hari Dahal didn’t see a computer until he was 14. His parents fled Bhutan in the ‘90s during a wave of ethnic cleansings and Dahal was born in a Bhutanese refugee camp in Nepal. Growing up, he had limited access to clean water, food and medicine, and… Read More
Court Does Not Expedite Work Permit Renewals for Asylum Seekers, Leaving Thousands Without Work or at Risk of Losing Jobs
A federal court denied preliminary relief in a lawsuit challenging USCIS's extreme delays and failure to process work permit renewals for asylum seekers. The judge declined to order USCIS to process work permit renewal applications within the 180-day automatic extension of employment authorization. Read More
Lawsuit Seeks Answers to Privacy and Data Risks Associated with the CBP One App
The American Immigration Council filed a FOIA lawsuit against CBP requesting information about the agency’s implementation of CBP One— an app designed to help process individuals entering the United States including asylum seekers—that has raised concerns among immigration and privacy advocates. Read More
New Report Shows Immigrants in the City of Los Angeles Paid nearly $15 Billion in Taxes and Held More Than $38 Billion in Spending Power
Los Angeles, CA – A new report released today by New American Economy in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) underscores the crucial role immigrants in Los… Read More
Mexican Immigrant Supports Immigrant Youth Through Education in Los Angeles
Lizbeth GarciaTeacher, Academia Avance High School When Lizbeth Garcia was 8 years old, her older sister was diagnosed with a serious autoimmune disease. Unable to find treatment in Guerrero, Mexico, her parents decided to move the family to Los Angeles to get the medical help they needed. Garcia’s parents… Read More
Honduran Immigrant Helps Others Gain Citizenship in Los Angeles
Emanel NorezaLegal assistant Emanel Noreza was little more than a baby when his parents left him with his grandmother in Honduras and came to the United States. “We lived in a run-down apartment with no running water and a rodent infestation,” Noreza recalls. “They worked really hard, but there… Read More
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