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BREAKING: Federal Court Strikes Down Major Provisions of Alabama, Georgia Immigration Laws
In a series of decisions issued Monday afternoon, a federal appeals court in Atlanta struck down major portions of controversial immigration laws passed by Alabama and Georgia—including a provision requiring public school officials to determine the immigration status of newly enrolling students. As the first decisions to be issued following the Supreme Court’s opinion in […]
Read MoreHow Deportations Devastate Families and Communities
It goes without saying that unauthorized immigrants live in constant fear of deportation. After all, any chance encounter with U.S. immigration officials can leave an unauthorized immigrant behind bars and in removal proceedings. Less obvious, perhaps, is the impact that deportations have on families and communities. A mother can be left to provide for the […]
Read MoreImmigration reform key to economic revival
Boston.com August 19, 2012 Michael Bloomberg, the independent mayor of New York City, is no one’s idea of a hardline Republican conservative. Media titan Rupert Murdoch, whose empire includes Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, is no one’s idea of a squishy Republican moderate. And Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, a lifelong Democrat, is no […]
Read MoreBloomberg to Candidates: Get Serious on Immigration Reform
Fox News Latino August 15, 2012 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants the presidential candidates to get serious about immigration reform. Taking his immigration reform push on tour, Bloomberg stopped in Chicago and Boston this week, where he made high-profile appearances with News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch and President Barack Obama’s former chief of […]
Read MoreImmigrants Own One In Three Florida Businesses, According To Study
Huffpost Miami August 15, 2012 It’s easy to find a cup of cafe con leche in Miami, but the small drink is more than a caffeinated jump start: it’s a symbol of the headway immigrants are making in the business world. A new report from the Partnership for a New American Economy says researchers found […]
Read MoreReport: More immigrant-owned businesses being founded
New Mexico Business Weekly August 15, 2012 Companies owned by immigrants employ one of every 10 people working in private companies, according to a report from the Partnership for a New American Economy. Immigrants were responsible for 28 percent of new businesses in the U.S. in 2011, the report found. Immigrant-owned startups generated more than […]
Read MoreReport: Immigrants Drive United States’ Small Business Creation
Hispanically Speaking News August 17, 2012 According to a report from a bipartisan group of more than 450 mayors and business leaders from around the country known as the Partnership for a New American Economy, immigrants are increasingly more likely to start small businesses and create jobs. The report, Open for Business: How Immigrants Are […]
Read MoreMake immigration a campaign issue
Reuters August 17, 2012 John Weston, Eric Buckland and Mike Bloomberg don’t have much in common. Weston is a farmer struggling to keep in business the 1,000-acre farm his family has operated in Western Maine for seven generations. Buckland is an entrepreneur who runs a small high-tech manufacturing company in North Carolina’s famed Research Triangle […]
Read MoreImmigrant Entrepreneurs are Jet Fuel to the U.S. Economy
The mountain of evidence on the economic importance of immigrant entrepreneurs just keeps growing. Last year, the Partnership for a New American Economy released a report which tallied the number of Fortune 500 companies founded by immigrants (and the children of immigrants). Last month, the Fiscal Policy Institute issued a report which quantified the economic […]
Read MoreDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: A Q&A Guide
Here’s what you need to know about the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) initiative, including eligibility requirements and important information on process and timing.
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