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USCIS Upends the Lives of Immigrants by Refusing to Print Their Work Permits and Green Cards
Update: On August 3, 2020, a federal court in Ohio granted a temporary restraining order requiring USCIS to print a work permit within 7 days for all individuals who had been approved for one. The Trump administration’s full-on assault on the U.S. immigration system has continued despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The president has not only […]
Read MoreThe City of Portland Uses New Research to Inform Immigrant-inclusive COVID-19 Relief Measures
New research from New American Economy shows immigrants play a critical role as job creators, making up 32.9 percent of business owners in Hospitality and 20.9 percent of business owners in General Services in Portland. PORTLAND, OR – New research from New American Economy (NAE) released today in partnership with the City of Portland, highlights […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Portland
New research from New American Economy (NAE) released today in partnership with the City of Portland, highlights how immigrants are both essential to Portland’s rapid response efforts and especially vulnerable due to gaps in our federal relief package, language access barriers, and increased risks of infection associated with frontline and essential work. Key findings from […]
Read MoreUSCIS Holds Drive-Thru Naturalization Ceremonies to Work Through COVID-19 Backlog
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expects, by the end of July, to have worked through nearly the entire backlog of naturalization oath ceremonies put on hold in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency is now providing new ways to take the oath, including drive-thru naturalization ceremonies. The cancellation of oath ceremonies had prevented […]
Read MoreOur Experts in Other Spaces
Ukrainian Leaders Show the Power of a Story to Move Policy: Immigration Advocates Should Take Note Opinion piece in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, March 15, 2022 Read the piece Five Ways to Have Better Converations About Immigration A post for the Greater Good Science Center, June 28, 2021 Read the Post Talking Inclusion and Belonging […]
Read MoreNot Coming to America: Falling Behind in the Race to Attract International Students
For decades, the best and brightest students from around the world have vied for a chance to study at U.S. universities. And for decades, America has reaped the benefits. International students spend billions of dollars a year in tuition and living expenses—a net financial gain for colleges and towns—and make outsize contributions in teaching, research, […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Louisville, KY
New research from New American Economy (NAE) released today in partnership with Louisville’s Office for Globalization highlights how immigrants are both essential to Louisville’s rapid response efforts and especially vulnerable due to gaps in our federal relief package, language access barriers, and increased risks of infection associated with frontline and essential work. Key findings from […]
Read MoreLouisville Uses New Research to Inform Immigrant-inclusive COVID-19 Relief Measures
New Research from New American Economy shows that immigrants in Louisville play an outsize role in critical industries, making up over 25 percent of all Food Processing workers and 9.1 percent of all Restaurant and Food Services workers in 2018. Louisville, KY– New research from New American Economy (NAE) released today in partnership with Louisville’s […]
Read MoreCity of Tulsa Uses New Research to Inform Immigrant-inclusive COVID-19 Relief Measures
New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants make up over 19 percent of all Food Sector workers and 6.9 percent of all Healthcare workers in Tulsa County. Tulsa, OK– New research from New American Economy (NAE) released today in partnership with the City of Tulsa highlights how immigrants are both essential to Tulsa’s […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Tulsa
New research from New American Economy (NAE) released today in partnership with the City of Tulsa highlights how immigrants are both essential to Tulsa’s rapid response efforts and especially vulnerable due to gaps in our federal relief package, language access barriers, and increased risks of infection associated with frontline and essential work. Key findings from […]
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