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Enforcement Overdrive: A Comprehensive Assessment of ICE’s Criminal Alien Program
This examination of the Criminal Alien Program’s outcomes from fiscal years 2010 to 2013 offers important insights into CAP’s operations over time and its potential impact on communities moving forward.
Read MoreDACA at Year Three: Challenges and Opportunities in Accessing Higher Education and Employment
DACA has helped its beneficiaries find employment and increase their earnings. But, even with better jobs, not all DACA beneficiaries in our study were able to afford tuition at four-year institutions.
Read MoreImmigration Lawyer in Virginia Sees Firsthand How Expanding the American Dream Helps All Americans
Lisa Johnson-Firth – founder and principal attorney at Immigrants First, an immigration and human rights law firm, and adjunct law professor at Georgetown University – believes that helping foreign nationals achieve their American dream is the best way for all of us to fulfill our dream of being a prosperous country and world power. “Immigrants […]
Read MoreImmigrant Contributions to Pittsburgh Region Advance the Economy
CONTACT Sarah Roy, New American Economy, [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA – Today, Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto and Allgheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced new research from New American Economy showing that the 82,308 foreign-born residents of the region have a significant impact on southwestern Pennsylvania’s economy through high rates of workforce participation in key industries, […]
Read MoreAdvancing the Pittsburgh Region
New American Economy (NAE) has released a research brief that highlights the economic and demographic contributions of immigrants in the Pittsburgh region. The brief shows that the 10-county Pittsburgh region’s 82,308 immigrant residents have a significant positive impact on southwestern Pennsylvania’s economy through high rates of workforce participation in key industries, tax contributions, and spending […]
Read MoreAdvancing the Pittsburgh Region
New American Economy (NAE) has released a research brief that highlights the economic and demographic contributions of immigrants in the Pittsburgh region. The brief shows that the 10-county Pittsburgh region’s 82,308 immigrant residents have a significant positive impact on southwestern Pennsylvania’s economy through high rates of workforce participation in key industries, tax contributions, and spending […]
Read MoreA Guide to Children Arriving at the Border: Laws, Policies and Responses
This Guide provides information about the tens of thousands of children—some travelling with their parents and others alone—who have fled their homes in Central America and arrived at our southern border.
Read MoreDespite the Challenges Posed by the Immigration System, Georgia Tech Professor Helps Dozens of Start-ups Take Flight
Back in his native country of India, Dr. Raghupathy Sivakumar says he always dreamed of working for Microsoft or Oracle. “But here,” he says of the United States, “I fell in love with academia.” Dr. Sivakumar, who goes by Siva, did his undergraduate studies in computer science in Chennai, on India’s southeast coast. He quickly […]
Read MoreSenate Rejects Two Anti-Immigrant Bills Before It Goes out on Recess
This week, the Senate defeated cloture on motions to proceed—a motion to begin debate—on two “Sanctuary City” bills sponsored by Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). Both bills take an enforcement-only approach to immigration reform and fail to address the nation’s outdated immigration laws or the need to enact comprehensive reforms. Senator […]
Read MoreWithout Immigrant Doctors, This Small Town Would Have Almost No Access to Physicians
It’s a rare day that Dr. Emmanuel Barias isn’t asked medical questions when he’s out and about town. “Dr. Manny!” is a constant refrain, the melody that accompanies his life in his adopted Oklahoma town. While eating at a cafe, a woman tells him she’s lost weight and asks about her diabetes medication. While shopping […]
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