The Salt Lake Tribune Commentary: American economy needs more skilled immigrants

The Salt Lake Tribune Commentary: American economy needs more skilled immigrants

When I came to the United States from Cape Town, South Africa, in 1983 at age 22, I was fortunate that an American accounting firm sponsored my visa. Within a couple of years, I was able to apply for a green card — permanent legal status that gave me confidence… Read More

New data shows San Jose’s immigrant household income increased by more than $4 billion in just one year

New data shows San Jose’s immigrant household income increased by more than $4 billion in just one year

New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and advocacy organization focused on immigration, released new data highlighting the significant contributions immigrants make to San Jose’s community and economy. The data shows that immigrants in San Jose are driving economic growth — the area’s… Read More

Newly Released Documents and Personal Testimonies Provide Evidence of Systematic Family Separations a Year After the End of Zero-Tolerance Policy

Newly Released Documents and Personal Testimonies Provide Evidence of Systematic Family Separations a Year After the End of Zero-Tolerance Policy

Newly obtained documents from the Department of Health and Human Services released today by immigrant rights groups and The Houston Chronicle show that migrant children continued to be separated from their parents at the border nearly one year after the end of the “zero tolerance” policy. Read More

Utica Observer Dispatch Guest View: Trump could learn from Utica’s refugees

Utica Observer Dispatch Guest View: Trump could learn from Utica’s refugees

When my family came to Utica as Jewish refugees from Ukraine, I never dreamed I’d become an entrepreneur. Back then, in 1997, I was a 12-year-old kid who assumed I’d become an engineer like my father and my grandfather. But after we arrived, I became inspired by the American culture… Read More

New data shows the number of immigrant entrepreneurs in Baltimore grew by 18 percent in one year

New data shows the number of immigrant entrepreneurs in Baltimore grew by 18 percent in one year

New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and advocacy organization focused on immigration, released new data highlighting the significant contributions immigrants make to Baltimore’s community and economy. The… Read More

Class Action Lawsuit Seeks to Challenge USCIS’ Failure to Respond to FOIA Requests for Immigration Case Files

Class Action Lawsuit Seeks to Challenge USCIS’ Failure to Respond to FOIA Requests for Immigration Case Files

A class action lawsuit challenges the Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies’ nationwide practice of failing to timely respond to requests for immigration files under the Freedom of Information Act. Read More

Chicago Tribune Commentary: I helped refugees in Iraq. Now I’m a refugee working in the U.S.

Chicago Tribune Commentary: I helped refugees in Iraq. Now I’m a refugee working in the U.S.

As an aid worker in Iraq, I worked with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the United Nations to help Syrian refugees fleeing the Islamic State. Now, I’m an immigrant myself, building a new life in Chicago and contributing to my new home as an administrator at a local… Read More

New Report Shows A Quarter of STEM workers in Mecklenburg County Are Immigrants

New Report Shows A Quarter of STEM workers in Mecklenburg County Are Immigrants

Mecklenburg County, NC – Immigrant households earned nearly $4.9 billion and contributed over $1.2 billion in taxes in 2017, according to new research by New American Economy (NAE) in partnership with the City of Charlotte. The report illustrates the impact… Read More

Houston Business Journal: Can’t pay for your meal? Then, it’s free at my restaurant

Houston Business Journal: Can’t pay for your meal? Then, it’s free at my restaurant

When customers at Afghan Village restaurant can’t afford a meal, our waiters make them an offer they can’t refuse: It’s on the house. Anyone who comes to my restaurant and can’t pay eats for free. This might seem like a terrible business practice, but we have plenty of paying customers… Read More

New data shows Atlanta’s immigrant household income grew by 13 percent in one year

New data shows Atlanta’s immigrant household income grew by 13 percent in one year

New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and advocacy organization focused on immigration, released new data highlighting the significant contributions immigrants make to the Atlanta community… Read More

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