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New Report Reveals the Economic Benefits Of Passing the DREAM Act
Hispanically Speaking News October 5, 2012 What would happen if the United States were to grant a pathway to legal status to an estimated 2.1 million eligible youth in our country by passing the DREAM Act? That’s the focus of a new report released by the Center for American Progress and Partnership for a New […]
Read MoreGot Clarity? “Illegal Immigrant” Is More than Just a Term
Over the last few weeks, New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan has been weighing a challenge from fellow journalist and self-described “undocumented immigrant” Jose Antonio Vargas—drop the use of “illegal immigrant” as the Times default description of the 12 million undocumented people in the United States. Sullivan invited and received public comment on the […]
Read MoreNaturalized Citizens Have the Power to Swing Elections
There is no doubt that immigrants are a force to be reckoned with in this year’s presidential race. After all, the Obama administration unveiled its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in June, just a couple of months before the official start of the campaign. And Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has said that, […]
Read MoreNew Report Shows Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act
The Center for American Progress and the Partnership for a New American Economy have released a new study entitled, “The Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act,” which finds that the passage of the DREAM Act would add $329 billion to the U.S. economy and create 1.4 million new jobs by 2030, a significant boost […]
Read MoreThe Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act
Center For American Progress October 1, 2012 Until now, much of the debate surrounding the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act—a bill to provide a pathway to legal status for eligible young people who were brought here as children and who complete high school and some college or military service—focused […]
Read MoreDREAM Act Would Create 1.4 Million Jobs: Report
Huffington Post October 2, 2012 Contrary to popular belief, a more lenient immigration system may make it easier for native-born Americans to find work. The DREAM Act, a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants that finish high school and some college or military service, would create 1.4 […]
Read MoreNew Report Shows Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act
“The Economic Benefits of the DREAM Act,” a joint report by the Partnership for a New American Economy and the Center for American Progress, shows how passing the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act, will boost the U.S. economy and create jobs for American workers. Among the report’s findings: Passing […]
Read MoreReport: Approving DREAM Act Would Boost Arizona’s Economy
Cronkite News October 1, 2012 WASHINGTON – Arizona could add more than 83,000 jobs and see an additional $18.4 billion in economic activity by 2030 if the DREAM Act was approved, a new report claims. The Arizona impact is just part of the $329 billion in economic activity that could be generated if the 2.1 […]
Read MoreDREAM Act Would Boost Economy, Think Tank Says
USA Today October 1, 2012 If illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children were given legal status, their improved access to college and better jobs would add $329 billion and 1.4 million jobs to the nation’s economy over two decades, according to a report set for release today. The report found that up to […]
Read MoreThe Economic Benefits of the DREAM Act
A joint report, “The Economic Benefits of the DREAM Act,” by New American Economy and the Center for American Progress, shows how passing the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act, will boost the U.S. economy and create jobs for American workers. Among the report’s findings: Passing the DREAM Act would add […]
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