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Individual Change or Societal Change. Which Ensures Durable Shifts in Attitudes and Behaviors?
America is experiencing an important awakening around racial justice. Many are coming to understand that silence and inaction around racism make us complicit in its effects on our neighbors, friends, and colleagues. This awakening is driving some people to begin correcting individual biases and attitudes that drive othering, exclusion, and oppression of people of color. […]
Read MoreDueling Court Orders May Decide Fate of President Biden’s Title 42 Expulsions
In just under two years, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has carried out over 1.5 million rapid “expulsions” of asylum seekers and migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border under Title 42, a controversial public health law invoked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At least 200,000 parents and children have been expelled, […]
Read MoreUkrainians in the United States Who May Qualify for Temporary Protected Status: An Overview
This fact sheet provides a demographic overview of the population of Ukrainians in the United States who may qualify for TPS, and what benefits TPS would confer upon those individuals.
Read MoreThe Dignity Act Could Signal Increasing Support for Immigration Reform on Capitol Hill
Miami Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, a freshman Republican from Florida’s 27th congressional district, last week introduced an immigration reform bill that she calls the “Dignity Act.” Rep. Salazar claims the bill will both halt undocumented immigration to the United States and provide a “dignified solution” to the legal status of the more than 10.3 million […]
Read MoreThe Board of Immigration Appeals Will Now Provide the Public with Access to Its Unpublished Decisions
Immigrants and their representatives will gain access to decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that were not publicly available. As a result of a settlement of a lawsuit filed by the Public Citizen Litigation Group on behalf of New York Legal Assistance Group, the BIA has agreed to post unpublished decisions in a […]
Read MoreSupporting Underserved Communities Amid COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on vulnerable people across the United States, including racial and ethnic minorities and immigrants. Many have faced challenges in retaining employment and meeting the basic needs of their families. In order to better support Louisville’s underserved communities and expand equitable access to services for all residents, New […]
Read MoreBiden’s ‘Secret’ Flights of Migrants Debunked as a Routine Part of the US Immigration System
Some media outlets have reached a fever pitch over what they have deemed President Biden’s “secret flights of migrants.” They claim that the Biden administration is covertly flying migrants into communities around the country. But these flights are a regular, decades-old practice used for transporting migrants. The Government Often Transports Migrants by Plane For generations, […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Northeast Ohio and Cuyahoga County
In January 2022, NAE merged with the American Immigration Council to combine a broad suite of advocacy tools to better expand and protect the rights of immigrants, more fully ensure immigrants’ ability to succeed economically, and help make the communities they settle in more welcoming. New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants in […]
Read MoreNew Report Shows Immigrants in Northeast Ohio Paid Over $1.5 Billion in Taxes and Held $3.9 Billion in Spending Power in 2019
CLEVELAND, Jan. 21, 2022 — A new report, New Americans in Northeast Ohio and Cuyahoga County, released today by New American Economy—now the American Immigration Council—in partnership with Global Cleveland, underscores the critical role immigrants in Northeast Ohio play in education, business creation, and STEM innovation. Between 2014 and 2019 the region’s population decreased by […]
Read MoreLeaked Photos Reveal Inhumane Conditions in Border Processing Centers
New leaked photos of Border Patrol stations in Yuma, Arizona show Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) inhumane treatment of people apprehended at the border— revealing that years of overcrowded, unsanitary, and cruel conditions continue despite multiple deaths, legal challenges, and the Biden administration’s promise to create a humane immigration system. The 18 photos show people […]
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