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Newly Released Documents and Personal Testimonies Provide Evidence of Systematic Family Separations a Year After the End of Zero-Tolerance Policy
Newly obtained documents from the Department of Health and Human Services released today by immigrant rights groups and The Houston Chronicle show that migrant children continued to be separated from their parents at the border nearly one year after the end of the “zero tolerance” policy.
Read MoreKnoxville News Sentinel Opinion: Welcoming refugees like me is what makes America great
Two years ago, when my restaurant was vandalized with a white supremacist slogan, I decided not to press charges. Instead, I told my customers and friends that whomever was responsible was welcome to come in for a meal and ask me any questions he or she might have about my experience as a Syrian refugee. […]
Read MoreClass Action Lawsuit Seeks to Challenge USCIS’ Failure to Respond to FOIA Requests for Immigration Case Files
A class action lawsuit challenges the Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies’ nationwide practice of failing to timely respond to requests for immigration files under the Freedom of Information Act.
Read MoreLawsuit Challenges Systemic USCIS and ICE FOIA Delays
This nationwide class action lawsuit challenges systemic delays in providing immigration files.
Read MoreNew Report Shows A Quarter of STEM workers in Mecklenburg County Are Immigrants
Mecklenburg County, NC – Immigrant households earned nearly $4.9 billion and contributed over $1.2 billion in taxes in 2017, according to new research by New American Economy (NAE) in partnership with the City of Charlotte. The report illustrates the impact immigrants have on the economy of Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte. The research […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Charlotte
New research from New American Economy shows that immigrant households in Charlotte, NC earned nearly $4.9 billion and contributed over $1.2 billion in taxes in 2017. Produced in partnership with the City of Charlotte, the report illustrates the impact immigrants have on the economy of Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte. In addition to […]
Read MoreEl Paso’s number of immigrant entrepreneurs grew by 25 percent in just one year
New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and immigration advocacy organization, released new data highlighting the significant contributions immigrants make to the El Paso community and economy. The data shows that immigrants in El Paso are crucial job creators — the metro area’s immigrant entrepreneur population grew 25 percent in just […]
Read MoreBowling 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 MoreDes Moines Register: Iowa’s leaders are putting jobs before politics
A fresh class full of bright young engineers, agronomists, plant scientists and other budding technologists just graduated from Iowa State University of Science and Technology. These are the young men and women who will fuel our innovation economy and keep farms and other businesses booming in central Iowa, and there’s plenty of demand for their […]
Read MoreThe Columbus Dispatch Column: Dreamers are economic force Congress should protect
I’m a college graduate with a full-time job and stable life, yet I often worry about my future. The reason: I grew up undocumented and President Trump has been trying to phase out the program that allows me to work and live without fear of deportation. As the president and the courts battle over the […]
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