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Detroit’s Immigrant-Owned Businesses Generated $15.5 Million in Business Income, New Report Shows
DETROIT, Michigan – Today, Global Detroit and New American Economy released a report documenting the rapid population growth and economic impact of immigrants in Detroit. While recent Census reports show continued population loss for the city, today’s data highlights that immigrants, who have added over 4,000 new residents to the city between 2010 and 2014 […]
Read MoreCircuit Judge Says “Even the Good Hombres Are Not Safe”
A judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an important immigration opinion last month, blasting the administration’s immigration policy and the unfettered discretion it is exercising in deportation decisions. Judge Stephen Reinhardt, in a concurrence, concluded that instead of focusing on the “bad hombres,” the administration’s immigration policies allow immigration […]
Read MoreBroken Immigration Policy a Risk to U.S. Crops, Says Farmer
California’s lush Salinas Valley remains America’s Salad Bowl, producing some 80 percent of all the leafy greens grown in the United States, in addition to berries, almonds, and other high-value crops. But ongoing labor shortages are forcing farmers to change to low-labor crops and those amenable to mechanized harvests. Ken Mitchell’s farm, which has been […]
Read MoreInternational Students Who Graduated in 2016 Contributed $19.6 billion to the American Economy Over the Course of Their Studies, New Study Shows
New York, NY – As Americans celebrate the graduating class of 2017, New American Economy has issued a study on the economic value of international students in the country’s $542 billion higher education industry. The research brief shows that international students who received their diplomas in 2016 contributed $19.6 billion to the American economy over […]
Read More“Baby Jails” Bills Die a Slow Death
As the legislative session in Texas drew to a close on Monday, immigration advocates around the country celebrated the death of the “baby jails” bill—a measure that would have licensed Texas family detention centers as “child-care facilities.” Senate Bill 1018 was the latest attempt to lower state standards so that private prisons could legally detain […]
Read MoreGovernment Regularly Denies Access to Counsel, Groups Seek New Rules
When the White House issued its first Muslim travel ban, reports of noncitizens and citizens being held in airports’ secondary detention swirled. Individuals were being held for hours at a time without access to attorneys, even though scores of lawyers were attempting to reach them. Denial of access to counsel in secondary detention is not […]
Read MoreSummary of Executive Order “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States”
The Trump administration’s approach will have devastating consequences for immigrant communities and will undermine, rather than improve, public safety.
Read MoreHow California Is Helping Protect Immigrants From Trump’s Aggressive Immigration Enforcement
California is once again taking a lead on protecting and integrating its immigrant communities and standing up to the enforcement policies of the Trump administration. The state’s governor and legislators have set an example for other states by making support of its immigrant population of more than 10.6 million foreign-born residents, including 2.3 million undocumented […]
Read MoreNational Nurse’s Day: The Role of Immigrant Nurses in America
The U.S. healthcare system is in demand. Our study showed that for every healthcare worker seeking a job, there are 4.4 jobs listed for the field, ranging from occupational therapists to surgeons. And while the healthcare industry’s job openings offer opportunities for workers, they raise concerns about how prepared the system is to handle projected […]
Read MoreWashington Post: Region’s demand for bilingual workers is booming. Should D.C. schools offer more dual-language programs?
Advocates for bilingual education and District leaders argued Thursday that the Washington region’s workforce has a growing demand for bilingual speakers that could be filled by D.C. public school graduates if the school system boosted its dual-language education programs. The panel discussion featured D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson, school leaders from Delaware and New […]
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