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Taking Welcoming Work to New Heights in the Lone Star State: Welcoming Interactive 2024

Six years ago, the Dallas City Council passed a resolution to make the city more welcoming for immigrants and long-time residents alike. The city council proposed policy recommendations to address the unprecedented challenges immigrants and refugees in the Texas city face. Alongside the resolution, the city, in collaboration with multisector stakeholders, launched the Welcoming Dallas […]

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Mexican Immigrant Leads Advocacy Work to Promote Sensible Immigration Reform, Helping Pave Opportunities for Immigrant Community

In this series of profiles in the New Americans in Dallas, we hear the story of a Mexican immigrant who advocates for immigrants in his community.

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On International Women’s Day, We Celebrate the Important Contributions of Immigrant Women in the American Workforce

Since its conception in 1977, International Women’s Day has evolved into a global celebration highlighting women’s achievements and the challenges they face. The holiday’s origins can be traced back to the women’s suffrage and labor movements in the early 20th century – predominantly those led by women in the workforce.  Along with U.S.-born women, female immigrants […]

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New Report Shows Immigrants in Houston Paid Over $16 Billion in Taxes and Exceeded $50 Billion in Spending Power in 2021

A new research report by the American Immigration Council underscores the crucial role immigrants play in the Houston area’s economy, finding that immigrants paid $16 billion in taxes and exceeded $50 billion in spending power in 2021.

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200 Immigration-Related Bills Have Already Been Introduced in State Legislatures in 2024

Amid inaction from the federal government on immigration policy and growing calls for action from localities, some state legislatures are taking a proactive role in welcoming immigrants and refugees. Once again, states are leading the way on immigration policy in the U.S. Despite being less than a month into the 2024 state legislative cycle, state […]

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Iraqi Immigrant Finds Refuge in South Bend

In this series of profiles in the New Americans in Elkhart, Marshall, and St. Joseph Counties report, we hear the story of an Iraqi immigrant who integrated into her community in South Bend.

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Testifying on the Positive Economic Contributions of Immigrants in the U.S. and the American Immigrant Workforce

The American Immigration Council appeared before Congress to address the economic contributions of immigrants in the U.S. and the American economic system.

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Mexican Immigrant Brothers Launch Mechanical Services company in Grand Rapids, Hiring Dozens

Although Ruben Ramos was born in the United States, he moved with his family to their village in the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico when he was a baby. When the family moved to Grand Rapids in 1990, the Hispanic population was small. Ramos was 10 years old. “I consider myself an immigrant because I […]

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Beyond A Border Solution

America needs durable solutions. These concrete measures can bring orderliness to our border and modernize our overwhelmed asylum system.

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Government Documents Reveal Information about the Development of the CBP One App

The facts on immigration—right in your inbox. Sign up with the American Immigration Council to receive the latest in immigration law and policy as well as opportunities and resources to educate the public about the value of immigration to American society. On October 28, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched a mobile device […]

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