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Report Shows that Asian American and Pacific Islander Immigrants Have More Than $335 Billion in Spending Power
New York, NY—Today, New American Economy (NAE) released a report on the contributions of immigrants from Asia and the Pacific Islands (AAPI immigrants) to the U.S. economy. While migration from Latin America has been at the forefront of the immigration debate during the last fifty years, AAPI immigrants have constituted an increasing share of newcomers arriving to […]
Read MorePower of the Purse: Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in America
While migration from Latin America has been at the forefront of the immigration debate during the last fifty years, AAPI immigrants have constituted an increasing share of newcomers arriving to the United States. In fact, almost 40 percent of all newly arrived immigrants came from Asia or the Pacific Islands in 2015. NAE sheds light […]
Read MorePower of the Purse: Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in America
While migration from Latin America has been at the forefront of the immigration debate during the last fifty years, AAPI immigrants have constituted an increasing share of newcomers arriving to the United States. In fact, almost 40 percent of all newly arrived immigrants came from Asia or the Pacific Islands in 2015. NAE sheds light […]
Read MoreKorean Immigrant Joins City Council to Fight for North-Atlanta Businesses
When John Park, a resident of Brookhaven, Georgia, saw that his neighbors’ interests were being overlooked by local officials, he decided to take action. “The city government was skewed too much toward business interests and not the people who live here,” says Park, who works full time as a disease surveillance specialist for the Association of Public […]
Read MoreDACA Uncertainty Could Crush Med Student’s Dream To Treat Underserved
As a child in southern Florida, Zarna Patel never got to see a doctor. Her parents, undocumented immigrants from India, had college degrees from their homeland, but in the United States had to work low-wage jobs without health insurance. Besides, doctor’s offices didn’t seem safe. “I was always scared that it would be discovered that […]
Read MoreGRBJ: Research eyes impact of refugees, immigrants
Thanks to a national initiative in its second year, Grand Rapids will be one of 25 communities getting an assist quantifying the economic contributions of refugees and immigrants. Samaritas — a faith-based nonprofit — the city of Grand Rapids and the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce recently received a research-based, nonfinancial award through the […]
Read MoreFAIR Miscalculates the Cost of Unauthorized Immigration In A New Study
The anti-immigrant organization Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has released a report which attempts to make the case that undocumented immigrants in the United States impose a massive fiscal burden on native-born Americans. This is a baseless argument that FAIR makes repeatedly, and it rests upon a number of flawed assumptions about the impact […]
Read MoreThe House Approves $10 Billion for Trump’s Border Wall
In an effort to fulfill the harsh requirements of the immigration executive order released during the Trump administration’s first week in office, the House Homeland Security Committee passed the Border Security for America Act, H.R. 3548, out of committee on a party line vote on Wednesday. The timing of the Committee’s vote is significant—it likely […]
Read MoreColorado Immigration Reform Coalition Responds to the Announcement of the SUCCEED Act, Calls on State Delegation to Support DREAMers in the Economy
Denver, CO — Today, the Colorado Immigration Reform Coalition responded to the announcement of the SUCCEED Act, legislation that addresses the uncertain future of DREAMers following the announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The group urged the Colorado Congressional Delegation to support reforms that allow DREAMers to remain in the economy […]
Read MoreCaller Times: Corpus Christi leaders hope area can be one of the nation’s ‘Gateways for Growth’ for foreign talent
With a number of international companies making South Texas their choice to establish new businesses, community leaders in Corpus Christi want to do what they can to integrate that foreign talent into the area. The ultimate goal? To foster local economic growth. “I just see that there’s so much potential with what’s going on in […]
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