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Bowling Green Daily News: Strategies being developed to keep workers in area
A multiyear effort to keep more non-native residents of Warren County working closer to home has entered the next phase. New Americans – immigrants and refugees – have higher employment rates than native Americans, and with thousands of job openings in Warren County, the city of Bowling Green has been spearheading an effort to try […]
Read MoreICE Deported Hundreds of Immigrant Veterans – And Has No Record of Them in Their Database
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not following its own policies—and hundreds of men and women who have served in our military are getting deported for minor offenses due to the agency’s negligence. A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released last week details how ICE ignores two of its long-standing policies that […]
Read MoreNo Help “Unless We’re Dying.” Immigrants Present Evidence of Inadequate Medical Care in Detention
As the Trump administration ramps up efforts to expand immigration detention in the United States, many detained immigrants continue to suffer behind bars due to woefully inadequate medical and mental health care. In the past two years, 24 people died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention alone as a result. In June 2018—almost […]
Read MoreHere’s What to Expect From Trump’s New Immigration Deal With Mexico
Only weeks after threatening to impose tariffs on Mexico, President Trump backed down on Friday after both countries announced that Mexico would step up immigration enforcement at its southern border. The Mexican government also said it would also expand its participation in the so-called “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP) by taking in more asylum seekers who […]
Read MoreUSCIS Processing Delays to be Investigated by Government Accountability Office
Applications for permanent residence and other immigration benefits are taking longer than ever to process. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency responsible for adjudicating these applications, has a backlog at “crisis levels.” While USCIS processing delays have increasingly been a problem, the backlog is reaching new highs under the Trump administration. But for […]
Read MoreThe Economic Cost of Michigan House Bills 4083 and 4090
Michigan has become a national leader in welcoming new Americans through innovative programs to attract and retain global talent and spur economic growth. These efforts have paid off: Immigrants and refugees play a crucial role in stemming population decline across the state and help fill labor gaps in critical sectors—from hospitality and agriculture to STEM […]
Read MoreOvercoming the Odds: The Contributions of DACA-Eligible Immigrants and TPS Holders to the U.S. Economy
In many ways, Saba Nafees is a textbook example of the type of worker businesses in Texas report they need. As the Texas House Select Committee on Economic Competiveness was warning that the number of graduates with technical skills was not growing nearly fast enough to meet employer demand, Nafees graduated from Texas Tech University […]
Read MoreNew Report Finds that DACA-eligible Immigrants and TPS Holders Paid $5.5 Billion in Taxes in 2017
New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and immigration advocacy organization, released a new report, “Overcoming the Odds: The Contributions of DACA-Eligible Immigrants and TPS Holders to the U.S. Economy,” which illustrates the impact DACA-eligible immigrants and TPS holders have on local economies across the United States. These findings take on […]
Read MoreThe Salt Lake Tribune Commentary: I was 3 When I came here from Mexico. I’m 16 now and want a summer job. Tell Congress to pass the Dream and Promise Act.
When my older sister and brother turned 15, they got the chance of a lifetime: As undocumented immigrants who came to Utah from Mexico as young children, they were allowed to apply for work permits and protection from deportation through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Today my 22-year-old brother works as a […]
Read MoreHouston Chronicle Opinion: I’ve been a legal resident since I was 8. Don’t deport me now.
When I was in grade school, my mother sometimes took my younger sister and me to her job cleaning offices; as a single mother from El Salvador, she often had no one to watch us. I’d help out so that she could finish faster. While dusting, I’d set down my rag and sit at a […]
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