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Over 3,360 Texans Attend Houston’s Largest-Ever Citizenship Ceremony
As the “Citizenship Capital” of the United States, Harris County, Houston hosted its largest-ever oath ceremony to naturalize thousands of new U.S. citizens.
Read MoreNew Report Shows Immigrants in Santa Fe County Paid Over $122 Million in Taxes and Held Over $365 Million in Spending Power in 2019
SANTA FE COUNTY, NM, November 15, 2023—A new report, New Americans in Santa Fe County, released today by the American Immigration Council, in partnership with the City of Santa Fe’s Office of Economic Development and Somos Un Pueblo Unido, emphasizes the crucial role immigrants play in the county’s labor force, business creation, and consumer spending […]
Read MoreNew Research Shows Immigrants in Contra Costa are Playing an Outsize Role in Several Key Industries, including 41.2 Percent of STEM, over 38 Percent of Construction, and 36.3 Percent of Hospitality.
Immigrants were responsible for over 47 percent of Contra Costa County’s population growth between 2014 and 2019. Contra Costa, CA – A new report released today by New American Economy in partnership with Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department and Contra Costa Health Services, underscores the critical role immigrants in Contra Costa play […]
Read MoreForeign-Born Residents in Alexandria Paid $365 Million in Taxes in 2016
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Immigrants in the City of Alexandria paid $364.6 million in taxes in 2016, including $262.4 million in federal taxes and $102.2 million in state and local taxes, according to a new report by New American Economy (NAE), in partnership with the City of Alexandria Workforce Development Center and the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership. The report […]
Read MoreNew American Economy Statement on Immigration Legislation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 6136 and H.R. 4760)
NEW YORK – “The House is failing to meet the moment on immigration,” said John Feinblatt, President of New American Economy. “Despite months of healthy, bipartisan negotiations in both chambers, the House is voting on hardliner wish-lists that not only leave too many Dreamers in legal limbo, but also set our country and economy back […]
Read MoreFamily’s 136-Year-Old Landscaping Business Depends on Immigrants
Hispanic immigrants make up roughly half of the workforce at Peter Scarff’s family nursery and landscaping business in New Carlisle, Ohio. Without immigrant labor, the agriculture and service industries in the United States would collapse, Scarff says. “It doesn’t matter whether it’s manual work or operating equipment, it is difficult to find people willing to […]
Read More136 Law Professors Say President Has Legal Authority to Act on Immigration
After immigration reform stalled in the House, President Obama announced that he plans to “fix as much of our immigration system as I can on my own, without Congress.” A chorus of legal experts and columnists agreed that he’d be on solid ground if he did. The President has discussed deferring deportations for up to 5 million […]
Read More136 Leading Experts on Immigration Law Agree: President Has Legal Authority to Expand Relief
Washington D.C. — U.S. law professors sent a letter today to the White House stating that President Obama has wide legal authority to make needed changes to immigration enforcement policy. The president is considering how to use his authority to mitigate the damage caused by our dysfunctional immigration system and protect certain individuals from deportation. […]
Read MoreDepartment of State Pauses Visa Interview for J, F, and M visitors
On Tuesday, May 27, the international exchange and education community was dealt yet another blow when the Trump administration temporarily paused scheduling new F, M, and J visa appointments.??Politico?reported?that a cable sent to all embassies and consular posts by Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for consular sections to “not add any additional student or […]
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