Issue Brief: The Entrepreneur Visa (PDF)
The Partnership for a New American Economy released a new issue brief on immigrant entrepreneurs and the entrepreneur visa.
Press Release: Statement on the House Immigration Subcommittee Hearing on the “American Specialty Agriculture Act”
Statement on the House Immigration Subcommittee Hearing on H.R. 2847: The “American Specialty Agriculture Act” We are encouraged that Congress is considering a new program for the immigrant workers who are essential to America’s farms, which generate over $360 billion in annual sales and countless additional jobs… Read More
DHS: Prioritizing Enforcement and Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion
Washington D.C. – Today, the American Immigration Council hosted a briefing to discuss the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) announcement last week that it would issue agency-wide guidance to make certain that prosecutorial discretion is exercised in a manner that ensures the agency’s enforcement resources are used to remove those… Read More
Prosecutorial Discretion Guidelines May Provide Temporary Relief to Gay and Lesbian Bi-National Couples
Washington D.C. –Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they are taking concrete steps to implement existing guidance on prosecutorial discretion across the agency in an attempt to provide relief for low priority immigration cases. DHS also announced the creation of a committee which will review 300,000 immigration… Read More
DHS Announces Expansion of Prosecutorial Discretion Guidelines
Washington D.C. – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would put guidelines in place across all immigration agencies to ensure that its enforcement priorities are focused on removing persons who are most dangerous to the country. In a letter to Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and other… Read More
Board of Immigration Appeals Guts Legal Protections for Immigrants Under Arrest
Washington, D.C.—The American Immigration Council strongly condemns last week’s ruling from the Board of Immigration Appeals holding that immigrants arrested without a warrant are not entitled to certain Miranda-like warnings prior to questioning by immigration officers. In a precedent decision, the Board held that noncitizens need not be informed… Read More
Another Court Upholds Immigrants’ Right to Pursue Case From Outside the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit joined the growing list of courts to reject the government’s attempt to bar noncitizens from seeking reopening or reconsideration of their cases from outside the United States. The American Immigration Council’s Legal Action Center and the National… Read More
Press Release: Statement of the Partnership for a New American Economy on New Obama Administration Immigration Policies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 2, 2011 The Obama Administration today announced that it would promote several tools, all available under existing immigration laws, designed to attract immigrant entrepreneurs seeking to build new businesses in the United States. These efforts are a first step towards the broader, permanent immigration reforms… Read More
American Immigration Council Applauds DOJ for Responding to Alabama’s Punitive Anti-Immigrant Law
Washington, D.C. – On Monday, the Department of Justice filed suit against the state of Alabama to block the implementation of HB 56, which is set to take effect September 1. HB 56 is similar to but far more punitive than Arizona’s SB 1070. The law includes provisions that… Read More
Press Release: Boosting the Economy Through Smart Immigration Reform
A smarter immigration system will help drive the economy, create jobs and preserve America’s leading position in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. That is the message brought to Washington today by members of the Partnership for a New American Economy, a national, bipartisan coalition of mayors and business leaders who… Read More
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