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The Trump Administration Is Funneling Money From Health Programs to Fund Its Family Separation Policy
The cost of the Trump administration’s family separation policy continues to skyrocket. In order to finance its self-made crisis, the administration has dipped into funds that were reserved for the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) medical research and rural health services. The financial ramifications of separating, detaining, and reuniting migrant children and their […]
Read MoreFederal Audit Outlines Lasting Impacts of Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration
President Trump wasted no time after assuming office in signing three executive orders which fundamentally changed the nature of immigration enforcement in the United States: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements; Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States; and Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States (commonly known […]
Read MoreHouston Public Media: How Does Immigration Impact Houston’s Economy?
As lawmakers in Washington, D.C. debate how to move forward with immigration policies, we take a look at how our economy is affected by immigrants. New American Economy is a coalition of mayors and business leaders from all over the country. They just released data on Greater Houston from the 2016 census. In the audio above, Executive Director Jeremy […]
Read MoreWhy Rescinding the International Entrepreneur Rule Is Bad for the American Economy
To build America’s competitive edge over other nations attempting to attract global talent, the Obama administration issued the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) in 2014. This regulation allows international entrepreneurs to temporarily enter the United States to grow businesses—yet the Trump administration wants to end it. The rationale behind the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) intention […]
Read MoreTrump Administration Misses the First Deadline to Reunite Children With Parents
After being order last month by a federal judge to reunite the thousands of children it had separated from their parents under the “zero tolerance” policy, the Trump administration said it would not meet the first court-mandated deadline to reunite all children under the age of five. This admission coincided with a separate federal ruling […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Missoula
New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants in the Missoula region contributed $219.9 million to the region’s GDP in 2016 and paid $19.3 million in federal taxes and $7 million in state and local taxes. The report, New Americans in Missoula, was released in partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Missoula and the […]
Read MoreForeign-Born Residents Contributed $220 Million to Missoula Region GDP in 2016
MISSOULA, MT – Immigrants in the Missoula region contributed $219.9 million to the region’s GDP in 2016 and paid $19.3 million in federal taxes and $7 million in state and local taxes, according to a new report by New American Economy (NAE), in partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Missoula and the City […]
Read MoreUSCIS Is Slowly Being Morphed Into an Immigration Enforcement Agency
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new guidance to initiate deportation proceedings for thousands of applicants denied for any immigration benefit. This policy change will have far-reaching implications for many of those interacting with the agency, but also signals a major shift in how USCIS operates. USCIS was never meant to be tasked with […]
Read MoreDHS Secretary Nielsen Meets with Immigration and Human Rights Groups for First Time, Reiterates Trump Administration’s Misinformation and Sidesteps Family Immigration Crisis
Leaders of several immigrant and human rights organizations were invited for the first time under the Trump administration to meet with Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen.
Read More14,000 Become U.S. Citizens to Celebrate Fourth of July
Coinciding with the Fourth of July each year, naturalization ceremonies turn immigrants into new American citizens. This Independence Day, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will welcome over 14,000 new citizens nationwide. These new citizens will be naturalized in approximately 175 ceremonies across the country—at a time when the U.S. government’s negative rhetoric towards immigrants, […]
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