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As Immigration Enforcement Ramps up, Neighbors Sign up to Defend Immigrants
In the face of heightened threats around immigration enforcement, communities are taking action to ensure due process for their undocumented community members. These rapid response efforts are being undertaken by a growing network of community members—from students to salesmen to social workers—who are volunteering to witness arrests conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. […]
Read MoreSenate Releases Homeland Security Funding Bill as Battle Over the Dream Act Looms
With the deadline for government funding fast approaching, the Senate Appropriations Committee finally released its draft version of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) funding bill—and Congress is feeling the pressure. Not only does Congress need to pass a bill by December 8 to keep the government open, but some Democrats are willing to withhold […]
Read MoreImmigrants Contribute $390 Million to GDP in Iowa’s Story and Boone Counties
NEW YORK, NY — Immigrants living in Iowa’s Story and Boone Counties are preserving American jobs and paying millions in state and local taxes, a new research brief released by New American Economy and the Ames Chamber of Commerce finds. Though making up just 6.6 percent of the population, they contributed $390 million to GDP in 2015 and paid $17.3 million in state and local taxes. Furthermore, nearly 97 percent of […]
Read MoreImmigration Impact RSS Feed Plug-in for WordPress
The Immigration Impact RSS Feed Plug-in for WordPress is the best way to easily highlight the latest immigration analysis on your WordPress site without having to lift a finger. Download Plugin *Installation of this free Immigration Impact plug-in is recommended to be done by individuals familiar with the WordPress content management system. Due to our […]
Read MoreDreamers Play Vital Role in Texas Economy
Sergio Ramos was born in Texas and has lived in southeast Texas for more than 60 years. The only sign he is an immigrant is his lingering Spanish accent. As soon as he started studying English in the border town of Harlingen at age 13 — his father went back and forth across the border […]
Read MoreDACA Termination Affects Thousands on a Daily Basis
In the months following the government’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, more than 8,500 young immigrants have already lost their protection from deportation. Without DACA, immigrants who have been in the country since they were children lose protections that have enabled them to live, work, study, and contribute to […]
Read MoreThe Son of an Undocumented Immigrant Is Keeping Your Data Safe
Millions of people and thousands of corporations who use cloud storage and software powered by Dell don’t know it, but the son of an undocumented immigrant is keeping their data safe. His name is Carlos Phoenix, and he’s the global cyber strategist for a Dell subsidiary called VMware. “Our software powers a lot of the internet,” says […]
Read MoreOutside the Wire: How Barring the DACA-Eligible Population from Enlisting Weakens our Military
Executive Summary Current debates about how to handle the population of Dreamers in the United States frequently focus on either humanitarian or rule-of-law concerns. Advocates for this population, which includes the 1.9 million undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children, frequently argue that it is wrong to penalize or threaten young adults with deportation. […]
Read MoreThe Contributions of the DACA-Eligible Population in Key States
As recent days have made clear, many Americans see plenty of reasons to provide legal status to those eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. The initiative, created in 2012, gave undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children a reprieve from deportation, allowing many to legally work, attend school, or […]
Read MoreThe Fate of Hundreds of Thousands of TPS Recipients to Be Decided
Thousands of immigrants living and working in the United States are poised to learn whether their temporary immigration status will be extended or terminated in the coming days. The 300,000 nationals of El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti, and Nicaragua, who have been permitted to live in the United States for many years because their countries were […]
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