Filter
Business Leaders Rebuke the Government’s Family Separation and Imprisonment Policies
Criticism continues to mount for the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy and practice of separating and imprisoning migrant families along the U.S.-Mexico border. While the administration clumsily shifts its narrative around the policy, business leaders took action against what Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi? called an “immoral” and “unfathomable” practice. Khosrowshahi, who is himself a refugee from […]
Read MoreHere Is the Latest on President Trump’s Family Separation Policy
President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday in response to public outcry about family separation – a horrific policy that has led to the forced separation of over 2,000 minor children from their parents. Though the order discusses an end to the callous form of family separation that has captured the nation’s attention in […]
Read MoreAmerican Immigration Council’s Statement on Trump’s Executive Order on Family Separation
President Donald Trump signed an executive order today to try to stem criticism of his family separation policy. He has offered an unacceptable alternative: imprisoning mothers and fathers with their children.
Read MoreOn World Refugee Day, a Look at the Trump Administration’s Ugly Track Record on Refugees
Across the globe, people gather together to celebrate World Refugee Day on June 20. Started in 2001, this day not only commends the courage and determination of the currently 25.4 million recognized refugees, but is also a time for countries and institutions to recommit to the principles of the United Nation’s 1951 Refugee Convention and […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Ada County
A new report by New American Economy Immigrant shows that households in Ada County, ID contributed $1.8 billion to the county’s GDP in 2016. The report, New Americans in Ada County, was prepared in partnership with the City of Boise, the Boise Metro Chamber, Global Talent Idaho, and the Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Foreign-born […]
Read MoreThe Trump Administration Is Choosing to Separate Children From Their Parents Every Day
Every day under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is choosing to separate children from their parents. Despite claims by the administration to the contrary, the separation of families could stop today if the Attorney General and DHS chose to end the policy. In the past few days, there […]
Read MoreTrump’s Signature Family Separation Policy and Migrant Kid Jails Meet Outrage
The outcry against family separation has only just begun. The Trump administration’s cruel policy of separating migrant children from their parents when they cross the U.S.-Mexico border is drawing sharp criticism from many corners. In addition to protests held by everyday Americans, faith leaders, pediatricians, and high-profile figures such as former First Lady Laura Bush […]
Read MoreGlobal Louisville: A Demographic and Economic Snapshot of the Foreign-Born
A new report from New American Economy reveals that immigrants in the Louisville metro area paid $430 million in taxes in 2016, including $282 million in federal taxes and $148 million in state and local taxes. The report, Global Louisville: A Demographic and Economic Snapshot of the Foreign-Born, was released in partnership with the Louisville Mayor’s Office for Globalization and […]
Read MoreForeign-Born Residents Paid $430 Million in Taxes in Louisville in 2016
LOUISVILLE, KY – Immigrants in the Louisville metro area paid $430 million in taxes in 2016, including $282 million in federal taxes and $148 million in state and local taxes, according to a new report by New American Economy (NAE), released in partnership with the Louisville Mayor’s Office for Globalization and Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI). The report was released at the kick-off of […]
Read MoreAs Ramadan Ends, Religious Rights Abuses Emerge at Immigrant Detention Center
The end of Ramadan 2018 is here, which is the holy month of fasting, contemplation, and prayer for Muslims worldwide. Yet, despite the First Amendment’s protection of the right to practice one’s religion of choice, reports have surfaced of abuses against Muslim detainees attempting to participate in the holy month at the Glades County Detention […]
Read MoreMake a contribution
Make a direct impact on the lives of immigrants.
