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Immigration may be the biggest – and least expected – legislative victory this year
President Trump caused some head scratching when he told a plane full of journalists en route to France that “what I’d like to do is a comprehensive immigration plan.” But as the Russia investigations drag on, the prospects for health care reform are on hold, and tax reform continues to be a work in progress, […]
Read MoreChallenging Customs and Border Protection’s Unlawful Practice of Turning Away Asylum Seekers
Asylum seekers are being illegally turned away by Customs and Border Protection officers. We’re suing.
Read MorePentagon May Deport Immigrants Who Have Served in the Military
The Pentagon is considering halting a program that allows immigrants with urgently needed skills to serve in the military, putting the thousands of soldiers promised expedited citizenship in exchange for their service at risk for deportation. According to an undated Defense Department memo, the Pentagon may terminate the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest program […]
Read MoreThe Washington Post: ‘They said I was going to work like a donkey. I was grateful.’
Like many immigrants, money drew Kazi Mannan to the United States. Making enough to support his father and nine siblings in Pakistan meant not only doing the jobs many Americans shun, but also working the hours many Americans won’t. So the day after he arrived in Washington in 1996, Mannan began working the graveyard shift […]
Read MoreImmigrants Substantially More Likely to Work Nights and Weekends than U.S.-Born, New Study Finds
NEW YORK, New York – A new study from New American Economy shows that of the 30.2 million workers in America working the night shift, weekends, or other unusual working hours, nearly 5.5 million of them are foreign-born. The findings of the report are based on an analysis of the American Community Survey (ACS) and […]
Read MoreOn the Clock: How Immigrants Fill Gaps in the Labor Market by Working Nontraditional Hours
A new study from New American Economy shows that of the 30.2 million workers in America working the night shift, weekends, or other unusual working hours, nearly 5.5 million of them are foreign-born. The findings of the report are based on an analysis of the American Community Survey (ACS) and the American Time Use Survey […]
Read MoreOn the Clock: How Immigrants Fill Gaps in the Labor Market by Working Nontraditional Hours
A new study from New American Economy shows that of the 30.2 million workers in America working the night shift, weekends, or other unusual working hours, nearly 5.5 million of them are foreign-born. The findings of the report are based on an analysis of the American Community Survey (ACS) and the American Time Use Survey […]
Read MoreEnding Deportation Priorities Breaks Away from Decades of History and Sound Policy
A recent story from ProPublica has revealed an internal February 2017 memorandum authored by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to its employees about the implementation of recent Executive Orders on immigration enforcement. The memo is stunning in its declaration: “effective immediately, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers will take enforcement action against all removable [immigrants] […]
Read MoreImmigrant Worker Shortage Devastates U.S. Mushroom Crops
It was early January and Jim Angelucci had a problem. His Oxford, Pennsylvania, farm had mushrooms ready to harvest, but not enough workers. “The worst thing for a grower is to go to work at 4 o’clock in the morning and not have anyone there,” says Angelucci, the general manager of Phillips Mushroom Farm. “That […]
Read MoreCourt Finds Government Violating Obligations (Again) to Children in Family Detention
A U.S. District Court condemned the federal government for continuing to disregard critical protections for children in detention.
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