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New Americans in the Harrisonburg MSA
New research from New American Economy shows that immigrant households in the Harrisonburg metro area earned over $257 million in 2016 and contributed $37.9 million to federal taxes and $19.8 million to state and local taxes. The report was prepared in partnership with the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce, City of Harrisonburg, and James Madison University. […]
Read MoreConfused About the Current Status of DACA? Here Is What You Need to Know
The Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative set off a slew of lawsuits attempting to stop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from terminating the initiative. Much of that litigation has been successful—as a result, DHS is still accepting DACA renewal applications. However, a new lawsuit led by […]
Read MoreThe Border Patrol Is Undercounting How Many People Perish While Crossing the Border
Migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization frequently make a life-threatening journey, crossing the desert often with limited supplies of food and water. The Border Patrol is tasked with keeping an accurate count of how many people succumb to these challenges and perish in the desert, as well as preventing these deaths as […]
Read MoreAfter Hours at the Hawthorn
Purchase Your Ticket View Sponsorship Opportunities The Council’s After Hours is a hit each year and San Francisco will not disappoint. Kick off this year’s annual conference with great music from one of the city’s best DJs, open bar, and the perfect atmosphere to have some fun on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 from 9:00-11:00 PM. Proceeds support […]
Read MoreUndocumented Parents Trying to Reunite With Their Children May Face Deportation Under New Proposal
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may soon be checking the immigration status of all potential sponsors of children who arrive unaccompanied at the U.S border, as well as any adult members of the potential sponsor’s household. The new proposal to expand screening likely will have a chilling effect on immigrant communities, leading to unaccompanied […]
Read MoreIs USCIS Exceeding Its Authority as It Attempts to Restrict “Specialty Occupation” Workers?
As U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) begins adjudicating H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 “cap,”—the annual limit on the number of visas that will be made available for newly-hired foreign workers in “specialty occupations”—employers can expect attacks on this popular category to continue. Congress has defined a “specialty occupation” as requiring […]
Read MoreUS Embassy Cables Reveal How Trump Officials Ignored Warnings About Ending Temporary Protected Status
In recent months, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has methodically ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for six countries, including over 300,000 people from El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti. Newly revealed State Department cables now confirm that the Trump administration’s interest in ending these designations superseded stark warnings from U.S. embassies on the ground about […]
Read MoreGovernment to Criminally Prosecute More Migrants and Separate Them From Their Children
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced they will be stepping up prosecutions of individuals along the southern border. There is much folly in deciding in advance to criminally prosecute everyone who crosses the border. But what is most troubling is the likely prosecution of asylum seekers and the increase […]
Read MoreDemand for Bilingual Workers in Iowa
Between 2010 and 2016, online job postings in Iowa for bilingual workers nearly tripled, from 1,658 to 4,946 job postings. This marked a 198.3% increase in the number of online job postings for bilingual workers since 2010. Demand for language proficiency in Spanish followed this trend. Postings for candidates who speak Spanish more than doubled […]
Read MoreDelays in the Increase of Seasonal Worker Visas May Prove Too Late for Certain Industries
Failure to get H-2B (seasonal worker) visas approved has put Maryland’s seafood industry in jeopardy. Almost half of the Eastern Shore’s crab houses do not have workers they need to pick the meat as the crab season begins. The government’s inability to meet employers’ growing seasonal labor demands will not only have a detrimental impact […]
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