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Successful Arizona Businesswoman to Congress: ‘Take Off the Political Jerseys and Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform’
Master communication and marketing guru Lisa Urias understands the tremendous economic impact of immigration on her home state. “We have a benefit being a border state, and that benefit is tremendous,” says the CEO of Urias Communications, a company that grosses roughly $6 million annually. “We have almost $17 billion in total trade value right […]
Read MoreThe H-1B Visa Program and Its Impact on the U.S. Economy
This fact sheet provides an overview of the H-1B visa category and petition process, addresses the myths perpetuated about the H-1B visa category, and highlights the key contributions H-1B workers make to the U.S. economy.
Read MoreWeekend Reading: Highlights from this week’s immigration news (August 8-12)
This week, business leaders from across the country voiced their support for our #ReasonForReform campaign, which officially launched on August 3. In an op-ed on Huffington Post, Jalak Jobanputra, Founding Partner of FuturePerfect Ventures, writes: “People from all across the world have great ideas, and we want those people to be formulating them, and founding […]
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Homepage photos courtesy of: CAFOD Alex Proimos Hammerin Man Immigration 101 photos courtesy of: Allison Turrell DFID. Greg Knapp Katelyn Kenderdine. Kim Davies Michael Fleshman National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institute North Charleston Sebastiaan Ted Eytan Economics of Immigration photos courtesy of: Chris Potter Photos of Money Davis Staedtler DFID. Hammerin Man Mt. Washington […]
Read MoreGovernment Sued For Withholding Records on Immigration Raids
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is continuing to defend the controversial “Operation Border Guardian” program that took more than 100 Central American women and children from their homes in two days of immigration raids last January. According to a lawsuit filed this week by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the law firm […]
Read MoreCourt of Appeals Strengthens Government Transparency
An appellate court has ruled for an immigration group in a lawsuit against the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) challenging its response to a request for information regarding alleged misconduct by immigration judges and records that would reveal whether the agency adequately investigates and resolves complaints against immigration judges.
Read MoreFifth Circuit Finds Motions to Reopen Can Be Equitably Tolled
The decision strongly reaffirms the importance of immigrants’ statutory right to file a motion to reopen, a procedural protection meant to ensure a proper and lawful outcome in an immigration proceeding.
Read MoreLawsuit Seeks to Shed Light on Customs and Border Protection’s Complaint Process
Washington D.C. – The American Immigration Council (Immigration Council), represented by Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, today filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the release of additional documents related to the complaints process at United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Through this suit, the Immigration Council is seeking to update information received […]
Read MoreFounder of Aspiring Americans Wants to Help Other Undocumented Students Excel
It took Akash Patel 22 years to become a U.S. citizen. That’s how long it takes, he says, when you follow proper protocol—the current immigration system is that broken. “My parents, sister, and I came to the U.S. from London on visitor visas in 1993 and immediately applied for green cards,” recalls Patel. “We wanted […]
Read MoreThe Foreign-Born in Des Moines
New American Economy has developed a series of research briefs that examine the demographic and economic contributions of immigrant communities in counties and cities across the United States. The latest report in the series focuses on Des Moines. The brief shows that 48,760 immigrant residents in Des Moines–who account for roughly 8 percent of the area’s population–positively impact […]
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