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The Economic Cost of Ohio House Bill 169
Employers across the state of Ohio are struggling to find workers in key industries ranging from agriculture to health care. At the same time, a bill being considered in the State House threatens to exacerbate workforce shortages and cost the state economy millions in tax revenue and GDP. If passed, House Bill 169 would punish […]
Read MoreProsecutions from Workplace Immigration Raids Overwhelm Mississippi Legal System
The consequences of record-breaking workplace immigration raids are still overwhelming the legal system in southern Mississippi. After the Trump administration repeatedly threatened mass raids last summer, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) entered seven Mississippi food processing plants in August, detaining 687 workers. In the following days, about half of those detained were released on […]
Read MoreHow Trump’s New Healthcare Ban Threatens the Legal Immigration System
President Trump invoked the same legal authority used for the Travel Ban to impose a sweeping new ban on legal immigration last week. Under the new ban, which analysis suggests could block as much as two thirds of all immigrants from coming to the United States, immigrants will be banned from entering unless they can […]
Read MoreWhich Military Construction Projects Are Losing Funds to Build Trump’s Wall?
The Trump administration is raiding the Department of Defense’s budget to fund construction of its border wall. According to Pentagon officials, 127 military construction projects will be canceled in order to free up $3.6 billion to build 175 miles of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. President Trump previously said this would happen when he declared […]
Read MoreImmigration Hardliner Kenneth Cuccinelli to Replace Cissna at USCIS
The shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues, as President Trump seeks to fill a revolving door of open positions with handpicked immigration hardliners. The latest change is at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), where Lee Francis Cissna resigned from his director position on Friday at President Trump’s request. Kenneth Cuccinelli is […]
Read MoreFlorida Business and Civic Leaders Launch the Florida Compact on Immigration
MIAMI, FL – Today, business leaders gathered at Miami Dade College to announce the Florida Compact on Immigration, a set of key principles outlining the need for smart immigration policies at the state and federal levels to drive Florida’s economy forward. Read the Compact and its full list of signatories here. The Florida Compact on Immigration seeks to […]
Read MoreIowa Business Leaders Launch the Iowa Compact on Immigration, Announce Key Principles That Will Drive Immigration Reform in Iowa
DES MOINES, IA — Today, business leaders gathered at the Des Moines Capitol to announce the Iowa Compact on Immigration, a set of principles outlining the need for smart immigration policies at the state and federal levels to drive Iowa’s economy forward. The Iowa Compact on Immigration recognizes and supports the positive impact that immigrants have […]
Read MoreHow Trump Can Use Immigration to Make the State of the Union Stronger
Immigration will undoubtedly be a central issue during President Trump’s State of the Union address. However, it’s unlikely that any of the proposals the president advances will move us closer to a policy breakthrough. It’s more likely the president will propose ideas that make our immigration system less effective and do little to keep us […]
Read MoreWill American Workers Take Another Hit If President Trump Closes the US-Mexico Border?
President Trump wants the Mexican government to turn back the “caravan” of Central American and Mexican asylum-seekers—and he’s threatening to close the U.S.-Mexico border if it doesn’t. In an ominous tweet on November 26, the president declared that if the Mexican government didn’t get a handle on the situation, “We will close the Border permanently […]
Read MoreIn the 2018 Races That Decided the House, the Anti-Immigrant Platform Lost
NEW YORK — While many candidates in competitive House races doubled down on harsh immigration rhetoric — five times as many immigration ads ran this cycle than ran just four years ago — the anti-immigrant strategy proved to be a losing bet in many of the districts that decided the House. Candidates who might have […]
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