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New Americans in Houston
The Partnership for a New American Economy has developed a series of research briefs that examine the demographic and economic contributions of immigrant communities in counties and cities across the United States. The latest report in the series focuses on Houston, Texas. The brief shows that Houston’s 1.3 million immigrant residents–who account for roughly 24.7 percent […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Houston
The Partnership for a New American Economy has developed a series of research briefs that examine the demographic and economic contributions of immigrant communities in counties and cities across the United States. The latest report in the series focuses on Houston, Texas. The brief shows that Houston’s 1.3 million immigrant residents–who account for roughly 24.7 percent […]
Read MoreCourt Rules that Individuals Seeking Protection Must Have Bond Hearing
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York issued an important decision in July recognizing certain noncitizens’ right to a bond hearing before an immigration judge. It was a victory not only for the petitioner, a Guatemalan man seeking protection in the United States, but also will likely have a far-reaching impact on thousands […]
Read MoreFOIA Documents Reveal Government Always Knew Flores Settlement Applies to All Children
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the 1997 settlement in Flores v. Reno—which governs the detention, treatment and release of immigrant children—covers both unaccompanied and accompanied minors. This was a direct repudiation of the position the government took while defending its family detention policies in court. The government argued that the Flores […]
Read MoreThe Contributions of New Americans in Florida
With its close proximity to Latin America and the Caribbean, Florida has for decades attracted large numbers of immigrants looking to settle in the United States and grab a piece of the American dream. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Florida was one of seven states that as a group attracted between 60 to 75 […]
Read MoreThe Contributions of New Americans in Florida
With its close proximity to Latin America and the Caribbean, Florida has for decades attracted large numbers of immigrants looking to settle in the United States and grab a piece of the American dream. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Florida was one of seven states that as a group attracted between 60 to 75 […]
Read MoreLincoln v. Trump on Immigration
Although much has been written about how the party of Abraham Lincoln became the party of Donald Trump, one additional area where these two men parted ways is immigration. The world of today is different from the world in which Abraham Lincoln lived or could have imagined. And I know full well the perils of […]
Read MoreHumayun Khan and America’s Debt to Foreign-Born Service Members
Khizr and Ghazala Khan appeared at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last week to honor their son Capt. Humayun Khan, who was killed in Iraq in 2004 while serving in the U.S. Army. The controversy that followed could not have been predicted with the Republican candidate attacking the Khan’s who have continued to forcefully […]
Read MoreHow Can the U.S. Attract and Retain STEM Graduates?
International doctoral students are significantly more likely than native-born U.S. students to major in and graduate from STEM fields In fact, international students make up about 40 percent of all STEM Ph.D. students, and are expected to comprise half of all STEM Ph.D. graduates by 2020. A new report by the Kauffman Foundation, Will They […]
Read MoreDespite Immigration Judge Hiring, Court Backlogs Continue to Grow
The latest figures show that the number of cases pending in immigration court continue to grow. According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), there were 496,704 cases in the backlog as of the end of March. This is almost 40,000 more pending cases than Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) Director Juan Osuna reported […]
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