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New American Economy Launches 15-State Ad Buy to Push DREAMer Legislation
NEW YORK, NY – In effort to push Congress to quickly arrive at an immigration compromise that secures the fate of nearly 800,000 DACA recipients—and up to an additional one million DREAMers—living in the United States, New American Economy is launching a six-figure ad buy in 15 key states across the country. Check out coverage of […]
Read MoreIt’s the Economy: Nation’s Oldest State Really Needs Its Dreamers
Publicly, Sharon McDonnell’s son’s friend goes by the name “S.” That’s because S is an undocumented immigrant. And although she now has Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a policy that currently shields her from deportation, she cannot be sure how long she will remain protected. None of the country’s 1.3 million DACA-eligible individuals can […]
Read MoreThe Washington Post: ‘A bad dream’: Pro-immigration group headed by Michael Bloomberg targets 14 senators over fate of ‘dreamers’
A pro-immigration group headed by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is targeting 14 senators in a new television advertisement and phone campaign this fall over the fate of young undocumented immigrants known as “dreamers.” In a six-figure ad buy launching Wednesday, the group, New American Economy, describes the dreamers, who have been in […]
Read MoreNinety Percent of DACA-Eligible Population Over 16 are Employed
NEW YORK, NY – As the President prepares to talk about immigration in his State of the Union address tonight, and Congress works to find a solution for Dreamers, New American Economy is releasing data and stories showing just how critical these immigrants are to our communities and our economy. Despite rhetoric that claims undocumented youth are […]
Read MoreThe State Immigration Laws You Should Know About
In the course of the first year under the Trump administration, states and localities have increasingly pursued immigration policies that serve the best interests of their own communities. While there were extreme differences in these state-level approaches to immigration, overall more states enacted policies designed to protect, support, and welcome their residents, immigrants and nonimmigrants […]
Read MoreWhat Do Amazon’s Top 20 Finalists Have in Common? They’re Welcoming, Diverse Communities
Amazon just announced the 20 finalist metropolitan areas for its second headquarters. Amid the lively debate about which metros made the cut and why, a pattern has emerged. What do these cities have in common? What made them so enticing when more than 200 cities around the country were competing? Why does Amazon see them […]
Read MoreGovernment Shuts Down While Negotiations Continue on Dream Act, but Most Immigration Functions Continue
With the national conversation focused squarely on Dreamers, Congress was unable to find common ground on a budget deal and has shut down the U.S. Government. Congressional leadership decided not to bring a vote on bipartisan Dream Act legislation. Instead, this was the fourth time in as many months that Congress looked to fund the […]
Read MoreThree Year Anniversary of Family Detention Center Is Sad Reminder of America’s Cruelest Immigration Policy Practice
December marks the three-year anniversary of the opening of the country’s largest family detention center for non-citizen mothers and their minor children located in Dilley, Texas. Referred to as a “baby jail” since it holds children under one year of age there, the opening of the Dilley family detention center was the Obama administration’s response […]
Read More‘Sanctuary’ Policies Do Not Foster Crime, Research Shows
During its first ten months in office, the Trump administration has made aggressive immigration enforcement a priority. One of the areas in which this approach was crystalized was around so-called sanctuary jurisdictions—communities across the country that have adopted ordinances that explicitly curtail cooperation with the federal government regarding immigration enforcement. The Trump administration has been […]
Read MoreThe Washington Post: Democrats can’t shut down the government, but they can win on DACA
There is lots of talk about whether Democrats will try to shut down the government, after the two-week funding bill runs out, in order to get relief for young people affected by President Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Harry Enten at FiveThirtyEight ponders: “Democrats arguably have more to lose politically from a […]
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