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Coalition calls on Congress to Fund Appointed Counsel in Immigration Proceedings
The American Immigration Council joined a coalition letter asking Congress to support funding for appointed counsel for immigration proceedings for Fiscal Year 2022.
Read MorePower of the Purse: Contributions of Hispanic Americans in Texas
In January 2022, NAE merged with the American Immigration Council to combine a broad suite of advocacy tools to better expand and protect the rights of immigrants, more fully ensure immigrants’ ability to succeed economically, and help make the communities they settle in more welcoming. New research from New American Economy underscores the crucial role […]
Read MoreNew Research Shows Hispanic Households in Texas Paid more than $51 Billion in Taxes and Held more than $162 Billion in Spending Power in 2019
AUSTIN, TX – New research released today by Texans for Economic Growth, a statewide 110-member business coalition powered by New American Economy (NAE), underscores the crucial role Hispanic Texans play in the state’s economy, and across the major metros of Austin, Brownsville, Dallas and Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston, and San Antonio. The new factsheets […]
Read MoreAre Immigrant-Heavy Metro Areas More Economically Resilient?
Are metropolitan areas with larger immigrant populations more sensitive to economic downturns? And, if so, how quickly are these immigrant-heavy regions able to recover? While it is too soon to draw conclusions from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Great Recession of 2008 offers important lessons on how well local economies recover. As past research suggests, immigrant […]
Read MoreFamily Separation Has Caused Life-Long Trauma Years Later
Four years ago, immigration lawyers and advocates began to see a disturbing practice emerge: the U.S. government began to forcibly separate children—some very young—from their parents at the border. Now, years later, some families are still separated. For those put back together, the scars of trauma are life-long and continue today. Under the Trump administration’s […]
Read MoreFailure to Reauthorize Employment Harms Asylum Seekers and the U.S. Economy
U.S. workers are losing their jobs due to bureaucratic delays at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), despite an economy desperate for workers. Asylum seekers wanting to renew their employment authorization documents are often waiting for upwards of a year for renewal, resulting in job loss and associated benefits. On Wednesday, five workers filed a […]
Read MoreTrabajadores en los Estados Unidos demandan a USCIS por retrasos ilegales en la renovación de las autorizaciones de empleo
WASHINGTON, 11 de noviembre de 2021 — Cinco trabajadores en los Estados Unidos presentaron hoy una demanda colectiva a nivel nacional desafiando el atasco ilegal y las demoras extremas en la agencia de Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (conocida como “USCIS” por sus siglas en inglés), las cuales han resultado en que […]
Read MoreChallenging USCIS for Delays in Renewal of Employment Authorizations
The Council and partners filed a nationwide class action lawsuit to ensure timely renewal of work authorizations documents for asylum seekers.
Read MoreICE Begins Mass Mailing Court Notices to Asylum Seekers Released at the Border
Since President Biden took office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have released over 250,000 people seeking asylum directly at the border. In nearly half of these cases, people were not released with a formal “Notice to Appear” in immigration court. Instead, officers gave them a “Notice to Report” that told them to go […]
Read MoreFilling the Service Gaps for Immigrants During COVID-19
Today, the Denver Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (DOIRA) and New American Economy (NAE) released the findings of a COVID-19 Community Impact Survey designed to gather insights directly from immigrant residents, including Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) and immigrant residents about the impact of COVID-19 on their economic and social well-being […]
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