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The Economic Cost of House Bill 28 and Senate Bill 10 in Pennsylvania
Updated: October 2018 If Pennsylvania House Bill 28 and Senate Bill 10 were to be signed into law, we estimate significant economic cost to the State of Pennsylvania. These bills would punish local government entities who limit cooperation and information sharing with federal authorities on immigration matters. Using the Census Bureau’s 2016 American Community Survey […]
Read MoreSessions Ends Administrative Closure at the Expense of Due Process in Immigration Court
Altering decades of practice in immigration court and placing immense pressure on an overburdened immigration court system, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a decision in an immigration case on Thursday declaring immigration judges do not have general authority to administratively close cases. The decision applies nationwide—though we can expect it will be challenged in the […]
Read MoreWHSV: Study: Immigrants have significant economic impact on Harrisonburg Metro Area
A new study by the “New American Economy” is showing immigrants are having a significant impact on the Harrisonburg Metropolitan Area economy. In 2016, there were 12,599 immigrants in the metro area, which is nearly 10% of the population. Between 2011 and 2016, the immigrant population grew by 73.2% with a contribution of more than […]
Read MoreUndocumented Parents Trying to Reunite With Their Children May Face Deportation Under New Proposal
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may soon be checking the immigration status of all potential sponsors of children who arrive unaccompanied at the U.S border, as well as any adult members of the potential sponsor’s household. The new proposal to expand screening likely will have a chilling effect on immigrant communities, leading to unaccompanied […]
Read MoreDelays in the Increase of Seasonal Worker Visas May Prove Too Late for Certain Industries
Failure to get H-2B (seasonal worker) visas approved has put Maryland’s seafood industry in jeopardy. Almost half of the Eastern Shore’s crab houses do not have workers they need to pick the meat as the crab season begins. The government’s inability to meet employers’ growing seasonal labor demands will not only have a detrimental impact […]
Read MoreAfter Almost 20 Years, Honduran Temporary Protected Status Holders Lose Permission to Stay
Nearly 60,000 Hondurans learned today that they will no longer be able to remain in the United States with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), placing them at risk of deportation when termination takes effect in 18 months. Having lawfully resided in the United States for many years, Honduran TPS holders now face the impossible choice of […]
Read MoreImmigrants Are Founding a Quarter of New Businesses in the United States
National Small Business Week, which runs from April 29 to May 5, highlights the hard work of the United States’ business owners, entrepreneurs, and innovators. America’s small businesses—nearly 30 million in total—employ almost half of all U.S. workers. In order to fully celebrate the contributions of businesses both large and small, we must also recognize […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota Needs Doctors. Dreamers Like Her Could Help
Gladys Diaz Almendarez is studying to be a doctor. After working for three years at a child daycare, she fell in love with babies and decided to become an obstetrician-gynecologist. The 22-year-old has traveled a difficult path. First came her journey though the desert from Mexico to Arizona when she was 10 years old, when […]
Read MoreArkansas Online: Report details immigrants’ effect on economy of central Arkansas
Immigrants living in central Arkansas paid more than $240 million in local, state and federal taxes in 2016, according to a report published Tuesday that details the economic effect of foreign-born residents. Roughly 29,000 immigrants — more than one-third from Mexico — lived in the six-county metropolitan area that year, making up 4 percent of […]
Read MoreGrecia Chavira, guest columnist: Living in limbo in the land of the free
In my junior year at University High School, I considered dropping my plans to attend college, even though I was ranked at the top of my class. As an undocumented immigrant — my family came here from Mexico when I was age 8 — I realized that even if I found a way to fund […]
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