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3 Years In, It’s Increasingly Clear That DACA Benefits All of Us
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), President Obama’s deportation deferral program for DREAMers–undocumented young people brought to the United States as children–is celebrating its third birthday today. Three years in, we know that DACA is benefiting the individuals who receive it, and a growing pool of evidence suggests what many have anticipated since the program’s […]
Read MorePolling and Focus Group Analysis Shows Cost of Opposing Immigration Reform in the 2016 Election
New York, NY —The New American Economy and Burning Glass Consulting today released new polling and focus group results analyzing the impact of candidate positions in support of or opposition to immigration reform in both the 2016 presidential primary and general elections. The poll and focus groups show that the benefits for candidates in opposing immigration […]
Read MoreWay Too Long: Prolonged Detention in Border Patrol Holding Cells, Government Records Show
Each year, the Border Patrol, a division of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), holds hundreds of thousands of people in detention facilities near the southern border that are extremely cold, frequently overcrowded, and routinely lacking in adequate food, water, medical care, and access to legal counsel. Although CBP intends these facilities only for short-term […]
Read MoreImmigrants in Tennessee
Five percent of Tennessee residents are immigrants, while about 4 percent of residents are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreImmigrants in Nevada
One in five Nevada residents is an immigrant, while one in six residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
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Nearly a quarter of New York residents are immigrants, while almost one-fifth of residents are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
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One in eight Virginia residents is an immigrant, while one in nine residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
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Seven percent of Pennsylvania residents are immigrants, while 9 percent of residents are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
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Nearly 4 percent of Wyoming residents are immigrants, while nearly 5 percent are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreImmigrants in West Virginia
Almost 2 percent of West Virginia residents are immigrants, while an additional 2 percent are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
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