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The Lie About Kamala Harris and Birthright Citizenship
People born in the United States are American citizens, regardless of what President Trump claims. Birthright citizenship—enshrined by the Fourteenth Amendment in the U.S. Constitution—guarantees it. Trump recently suggested to the contrary after a Newsweek column erroneously argued that vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris was not a “natural born citizen.” The assertion that Senator Harris […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Shenandoah Valley
New research from New American Economy (NAE) released today in partnership with Refugee Council USA and Church World Service Virginia highlights how immigrants are both essential to Shenandoah Valley’s rapid response efforts and especially vulnerable due to gaps in federal relief, barriers to language access, and increased risk of infection associated with frontline and essential […]
Read MoreRefugee Council USA Uses New Research to Inform Immigrant-inclusive COVID-19 Relief Measures in Shenandoah Valley, VA
New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants in Shenandoah Valley make up over 28 percent of the Food Processing and 15.6 percent of the Restaurant and Food Services industry, yet over 31 percent of the immigrant population was without health insurance in 2018. Shenandoah Valley, VA– New research from New American Economy (NAE) […]
Read MoreUpdates to USCIS Policy Manual Give Broad Discretion to Issue More Denials
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has imposed new requirements on its officers for exercising discretion that will substantially increase time and expense for the agency and applicants. Applications for work authorization will be particularly impacted. On July 15, USCIS issued updates to its Policy Manual. This manual contains the agency’s official policies and “assists […]
Read MoreDeaths in Immigration Detention Are at a Record High. ICE Can Prevent the Next One.
Three men died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on within a week of each other. Two of the men died in hospitals after being diagnosed with COVID-19, while the other died in his cell of a massive intercranial hemorrhage. These tragedies increased the total deaths in ICE custody this fiscal year to […]
Read MoreIndianapolis Uses New Research to Inform Immigrant-inclusive COVID-19 Relief Measures
New Research from New American Economy shows that immigrants in Marion County play an outsize role in critical industries, making up over 14 percent of the food sector workers and 13.5 percent of transportation and warehouse workers. Indianapolis, IN – New research from New American Economy (NAE) released today in partnership with the Immigrant Welcome […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Marion County
New research from New American Economy (NAE) released today in partnership with the Immigrant Welcome Center, highlights how immigrants are both essential to Indianapolis’ rapid response efforts and especially vulnerable due to gaps in our federal relief package, barriers in language access, and increased risks of infection associated with frontline and essential work. Key findings […]
Read MoreWhy a Shorter Census Timeline Hurts Immigrant Communities
The Trump administration announced on August 3 plans to end the 2020 Census one month earlier than previously planned. The change has led to fears that immigrant and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) communities will be undercounted. This has the real potential to harm them financially and politically for years to come. The […]
Read MoreFarmworkers Need Better Support to Survive COVID-19
The dangers to America’s farmworkers—primarily immigrant men from Mexico with temporary H-2A visas—have long persisted under a system that is ripe for abuse. But those risks have only grown since the coronavirus pandemic erupted in the United States this March. A lack of workplace protections, crowded housing, and no social safety net put farmworkers at […]
Read MoreNew FOIA Request Filed to Force Agency to Release Immigration Court Operations Information on COVID-19 Pandemic
The public has a right to know the safeguards that the government has in place to prevent the unnecessary illness and possible death of numerous individuals still reporting to work in immigration courts throughout the country.
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