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After Years of Bipartisan Advocacy, DHS Will Expedite Haitian Family Reunification
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week announced a new Haitian Family Reunification Parole program to allow certain Haitians facing years-long waits for visas to come early and work in the United States. The program responds to bipartisan requests from legislators since the devastating Haitian earthquake of January 2010. More than 100,000 Haitians have […]
Read MoreHow Arizona, Texas, and other solidly red states could soon turn purple
Some of the country’s most traditionally conservative states are at a greater risk of turning purple than the GOP might realize. More than 25 million new Hispanic and Asian voters could join the electorate by 2020, according to a new study by the Partnership for a New American Economy (PNAE), an advocacy group for immigration reform. […]
Read MoreResearch Shows U.S. Electorate Could Gain as Many as 25.6 Million New Hispanic and Asian Voters by 2020
CONTACT Ryan Williams, New American Economy, [email protected] U.S. has 13.2 million unregistered Hispanic and Asian eligible voters New York, NY — New American Economy today released new data showing how an increasing number of Hispanic and Asian voters could shift the electorate in 18 key states across the country. Three concurrent forces could create up to […]
Read MoreThe Changing Face of the Nation
New American Economy’s new research brief, “The Changing Face of the Nation: How Hispanic and Asian Voters Could Reshape the Electorate in Key States,” shows how an increasing number of Hispanic and Asian voters could shift the electorate in 18 key states across the country by 2020. Key findings include: There are currently more than 13.2 million unregistered Hispanic and Asian eligible […]
Read MoreThe Changing Face of the Nation
New American Economy’s new research brief, “The Changing Face of the Nation: How Hispanic and Asian Voters Could Reshape the Electorate in Key States,” shows how an increasing number of Hispanic and Asian voters could shift the electorate in 18 key states across the country by 2020. Key findings include: There are currently more than 13.2 million unregistered Hispanic and Asian eligible […]
Read MorePower of New American, Latino, and Asian Voters Continues to Grow
The U.S. electorate is undergoing a seismic shift that is playing itself out over the course of decades. As the American Immigration Council describes in a new report, “New Americans”—immigrants who are naturalized U.S. citizens, as well as the native-born children of immigrants—comprise a growing share of voters in the United States. The same is […]
Read MoreHow Can a Three Year Old Represent Himself in Court?
Each week, in immigration courts across the United States, hundreds of children, some as young as just a few months old, come before immigration judges and are called upon to defend themselves against deportation. Among them is Arturo,* a three year old who arrived at the United States border in April 2014 because family members […]
Read MoreHow Can a Three Year Old Represent Himself in Court?
Each week, in immigration courts across the United States, hundreds of children, some as young as just a few months old, come before immigration judges and are called upon to defend themselves against deportation. Among them is Arturo,* a three year old who arrived at the United States border in April 2014 because family members […]
Read MoreHow Can a Three Year Old Represent Himself in Court?
Each week, in immigration courts across the United States, hundreds of children, some as young as just a few months old, come before immigration judges and are called upon to defend themselves against deportation. Among them is Arturo,* a three year old who arrived at the United States border in April 2014 because family members […]
Read MoreFOIA Lawsuit on Use of Expedited Removal Against Families
On October 21, 2014, the American Immigration Council, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, with co-counsel, the National Immigration Law Center and Jenner & Block LLP, filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act to compel the release of government documents regarding the use of the expedited removal process against families with children, including those detained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Artesia, New Mexico. The suit was filed in the federal district court for the Southern District of New York.
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