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Foreign-Born Residents Contributed Over $564 Million to Warren County’s GDP in 2016
BOWLING GREEN, KY – Immigrants in Warren County contributed $564.3 million to the county’s GDP in 2016 and paid $43 million in federal taxes and $21.1 million in state and local taxes, according to a new research brief by New American Economy (NAE), in partnership with the City of Bowling Green, the Bowling Green Area Chamber of […]
Read MoreImmigrants Are Dying in ICE Custody, So We’re Demanding an Investigation
The government has a longstanding history of failing to provide adequate medical and mental health care to immigrants detained in the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora, CO. This systemic failure has led to widespread insufficiencies within the facility—as well as the tragic death of two immigrants entrusted in its care. In response to this […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Warren County
New research from New American Economy (NAE) shows that immigrants in Warren County, KY contributed $564.3 million to the county’s GDP in 2016 and paid $43 million in federal taxes and $21.1 million in state and local taxes. The report, New Americans in Warren County, was prepared in partnership with the City of Bowling Green, […]
Read MoreDHS Acts to Eliminate Opportunities for Foreign Entrepreneurs and U.S. Job Growth
The Trump administration continued its shortsighted attack on businesses this week, indicating it will end a rule allowing foreign entrepreneurs to grow start-up companies in the United States. The International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) was designed to bring the talent, ideas, and initiative of foreign entrepreneurs to the United States by easing the process for them […]
Read MoreTrump’s Nominee for Refugee Bureau Has an Anti-Immigrant History
When it comes to U.S. refugee policy, the Trump administration is asking Congress to let the fox guard the hen house. The administration has nominated Ronald Mortensen to be assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), housed within the U.S. State Department. Mortensen is a retired foreign service officer, […]
Read MoreWhat Happens When Migrant Children Are Taken Into U.S. Custody?
The glut of stories surfacing about family separation and the increasing number of migrant children being taken into U.S. custody is deeply concerning. In the past, children detained in shelters had arrived at the border without an adult. Now, however, the U.S. government is making children unaccompanied by intentionally separating them from their parents upon […]
Read MoreArkansas Catholic: Immigrants contribute more than $2 billion to LR area
Immigrants make the city of Little Rock rich beyond just cultural diversity. Their presence creates $2 billion for the state. According to recently released research conducted by the New American Economy along with the Little Rock Regional Chamber and the City of Little Rock, foreign-born residents of the metro Little Rock area contributed $2 billion […]
Read MoreThe Daily Inni: Champaign County immigration impact report shows need for inclusive community
On Wednesday, the University YMCA released the Gateways for Growth Community Data Report for Champaign County. The report was put together by New American Economy, a national organization aimed at documenting the impact of immigrants on the nation’s economy. Deborah Frank Feinan, mayor of Champaign, made an opening statement at the conference program held at […]
Read MoreDHS Prosecutes Over 600 Parents in Two-Week Span and Seizes their Children
Following implementation of a “zero tolerance” policy by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ), where migrants who enter without inspection are referred for criminal prosecution, a DHS official announced that 638 parents who crossed with children had been prosecuted in just a 13-day span this month. The admission raises a […]
Read MoreGovernment Playing Fast and Loose With ‘Gang Member’ Label
There is no doubt that criminal gangs operating in the United States adversely impact the lives of many people living in communities throughout the country. However, in a nefarious act, President Trump is attempting to cast young people fleeing Central America as gang members—which is simply untrue. As the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) points […]
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