Reports
Reagan-Bush Family Fairness: A Chronological History
From 1987 to 1990, Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush, Sr. used their executive authority to protect from deportation a group that Congress left out of its 1986 immigration reform legislation—the spouses and children of individuals who were in the process of legalizing. These “Family Fairness” actions were taken to avoid separating families in which one spouse or parent was eligible for legalization, but the other spouse or children living in the United States were not—and thus could be deported, even though they would one day be eligible for legal status when the spouse or parent legalized. Publicly available estimates at the time were that “Family Fairness” could cover as many as 1.5 million family members, which was approximately 40 percent of the then-unauthorized population. After Reagan and Bush acted, Congress later protected the family members. This fact sheet provides a chronological history of the executive actions and legislative debate surrounding Family Fairness. Read More
Shared Values
New American Economy, The Latino Coalition, and the American Principles in Action Latino Partnership’s new report, “Shared Values: How Immigrants Align with the Republican and Democratic Parties on Social Values Issues,” analyzed the social and political views held by the 18.6 million immigrant citizens in America and found that… Read More
Shared Values
New American Economy, The Latino Coalition, and the American Principles in Action Latino Partnership’s new report, “Shared Values: How Immigrants Align with the Republican and Democratic Parties on Social Values Issues,” analyzed the social and political views held by the 18.6 million immigrant citizens in America and found that… Read More
Immigrant Contributions to Minnesota’s Economy
New American Economy, the Minnesota Business Immigration Coalition, and Americas Society/Council of the Americas’ new report, “Immigrant Contributions to Minnesota’s Economy,” highlights the important role that Minnesota’s foreign-born population plays in the state’s economy. Key findings of the report include: The overall role of immigrants in the state’s economy has… Read More
Immigrant Contributions to Minnesota’s Economy
New American Economy, the Minnesota Business Immigration Coalition, and Americas Society/Council of the Americas’ new report, “Immigrant Contributions to Minnesota’s Economy,” highlights the important role that Minnesota’s foreign-born population plays in the state’s economy. Key findings of the report include: The overall role of immigrants in the state’s economy has… Read More
The Changing Face of the Nation
New American Economy’s new research brief, “The Changing Face of the Nation: How Hispanic and Asian Voters Could Reshape the Electorate in Key States,” shows how an increasing number of Hispanic and Asian voters could shift the electorate in 18 key states across the country by 2020. Key findings include: There are currently more than… Read More
The Changing Face of the Nation
New American Economy’s new research brief, “The Changing Face of the Nation: How Hispanic and Asian Voters Could Reshape the Electorate in Key States,” shows how an increasing number of Hispanic and Asian voters could shift the electorate in 18 key states across the country by 2020. Key findings include: There are currently more than… Read More
Executive Grants of Temporary Immigration Relief, 1956-Present
Much has been made of President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, through which he deferred deportation for young adults brought to the U.S. as children. But as immigration legal scholar Hiroshi Motomura has noted, the president has broad executive authority to shape the enforcement and implementation of immigration laws, including exercising prosecutorial discretion to defer deportations and streamline certain adjudications. In fact, history books reveal that President Obama’s action follows a long line of presidents who relied on their executive branch authority to address immigration challenges. Read More
New Americans in the Voting Booth: The Growing Electoral Power of Immigrant Communities
Together, New Americans, Latinos, and APIs are the fastest growing segments of the electorate. In the coming years, politicians who alienate these voters will find it increasingly difficult to win national and many state and local elections—especially in close races. Read More
Immigration and Nashville
New Americans are responsible for the majority of Nashville’s rapid growth over the past decade. Between 2000 and 2012, immigrants accounted for nearly 60% of Nashville’s overall population growth. Read more about the contributions of “New Americans in Nashville” (PDF).
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