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Aurora Colorado Sentinel: Tell Congress to protect Dreamers. Colorado needs educators like me
As a child, I never knew what to answer when well-meaning adults asked: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” What I really wanted was to become a police officer or a detective – but even back then, I knew my immigration status meant that dream would be impossible to achieve. I […]
Read MoreNAE Statement on House Passage of the American Dream and Promise Act
Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6), which provides permanent legal protections and a path to citizenship for 2.5 million Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders. “This victory is an important first step towards ending the uncertainty that has plagued Dreamers, TPS holders, and […]
Read MoreOvercoming the Odds: The Contributions of DACA-Eligible Immigrants and TPS Holders to the U.S. Economy
In many ways, Saba Nafees is a textbook example of the type of worker businesses in Texas report they need. As the Texas House Select Committee on Economic Competiveness was warning that the number of graduates with technical skills was not growing nearly fast enough to meet employer demand, Nafees graduated from Texas Tech University […]
Read MoreNew Report Finds that DACA-eligible Immigrants and TPS Holders Paid $5.5 Billion in Taxes in 2017
New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and immigration advocacy organization, released a new report, “Overcoming the Odds: The Contributions of DACA-Eligible Immigrants and TPS Holders to the U.S. Economy,” which illustrates the impact DACA-eligible immigrants and TPS holders have on local economies across the United States. These findings take on […]
Read MoreThe Colorado Independent Guest Post: A DACA librarian is not a threat to America
I’ve always loved libraries. When my parents first brought me to Denver from southern Mexico when I was nine years old, the city’s libraries were welcoming and familiar places where I felt like I belonged. I spent countless hours there after school finishing homework, checking out movies or dreaming about visiting the faraway places described […]
Read MoreImmigration and the Small Business Workforce
Introduction Chairwoman Velázquez, Ranking Member Chabot, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today and provide testimony on behalf of New American Economy (NAE). NAE is a bipartisan coalition of more than 500 mayors and business leaders from all 50 states and every sector of the economy united […]
Read MoreThe Death Toll of Migrant Children in US Custody Continues to Rise
Reports surfaced this week about another migrant child – 10-year-old Darlyn Valle from El Salvador– who died in September of last year but whose death is just now being made public. Darlyn’s death is the sixth known death of a migrant child in the past eight months. News of her death came just one day […]
Read MoreTrump-Supporting Missouri Town Mounts Campaign to Protect One of Its Own from Deportation
New York Magazine, this week, tells the story of a Trump-Loving Town and its Favorite Undocumented Immigrant. The story features Alex Garcia, a native of Honduras, who has built deep personal relationships with his working class, Trump-supporting neighbors who are now organizing to prevent his deportation.
Read MoreActing DHS Secretary McAleenan Attempts to Reset Relationship with Congress
Only weeks after being named the new Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kevin McAleenan made his first appearance in front of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees this week. While it’s clear DHS will not change course on many of the policies implemented by former Secretary Nielsen, McAleenen seemed intent on […]
Read MoreThe Guardian Opinion: I won a Pulitzer. Yet Trump wants to deport me because I’m undocumented
In September 2017, I sat with my friends in a Ball State University library room trying to come to terms with the news that Donald Trump had just shut down the program that gives undocumented immigrants like me the legal right to work and live in the United States. My friends, who are also students […]
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