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Understanding DHS’ 2015 Deportation Numbers
This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its fiscal year (FY) 2015 deportation numbers. According to DHS, immigration enforcement agencies apprehended 406,595 individuals nationwide and conducted a total of 462,463 removals and returns. These totals include both people deported at the border and those removed from the interior of the United States. However, […]
Read MorePNAE Highlights from 2015
2015 was a busy year for PNAE! Immigration reform won’t be achieved with one argument or by one party. So we’ve been busy shining a light on how immigration affects every sector of our economy — from agriculture, to technology, to housing and manufacturing. Fixing this broken system will spur job creation and economic growth. […]
Read MoreTalking Turkey on Immigration 2015
Today, I have the pleasure of following in the footsteps of Mary Giovagnoli, who, during her five years at the American Immigration Council, entertained and enlightened us with her annual blog about how to survive and thrive when the topic turns to immigration at the Thanksgiving Day table. With good humor, she reminded us that […]
Read More50 Years Later, How Far Have We Come: A Look at the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act
Tomorrow, October 3, marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. On this day 50 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson gave a speech from New York’s Liberty Island, introducing to the nation a vision for a more inclusive, more capable immigrant population. Today we look at this […]
Read More50 Years Later, How Far Have We Come: A Look at the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act
Tomorrow, October 3, marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. On this day 50 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson gave a speech from New York’s Liberty Island, introducing to the nation a vision for a more inclusive, more capable immigrant population. Today we look at this […]
Read MoreBipartisan Policy Center Report Makes a Case for the EB-5 Program
In a new report, the Bipartisan Policy Center weighed in on the current discussion surrounding the immigrant investor program, known as EB-5, making a case for why the program has provided positive benefits and could continue to do so in the future. The report, EB-5 Program: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities for States and Localities, looks […]
Read MoreGlobal Detroit Welcomes 105 New Americans
This past June marked the second celebration of Immigrant Heritage Month, a month dedicated to sharing stories celebrating the diversity and shared heritage that make America. We’re a country built by immigrants, and one of our greatest strengths lies in the new people we welcome every year. Global Detroit chose to mark the celebration with […]
Read More2015 Immigration Polling Results
New American Economy and Burning Glass Consulting conducted polling in both early primary states and general election battleground states to assess the views of American voters on immigration. Focus groups were also conducted in Iowa and Ohio. See Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus Study questions and results here. See New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary Study questions […]
Read More2015 Immigration Polling Results
New American Economy and Burning Glass Consulting conducted polling in both early primary states and general election battleground states to assess the views of American voters on immigration. Focus groups were also conducted in Iowa and Ohio. See Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus Study questions and results here. See New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary Study questions […]
Read MoreCongress Pursuing Anti-Immigrant Agenda in 2015
Americans—77 percent, according to a recent Public Religion Research Institute poll—want Congress to take action on immigration reform. In the last Congress, comprehensive reform passed the Senate by two to one, and received 192 supporters in the House. Yet the new Congress in 2015 has turned the clock back. According to the Alliance for Citizenship, […]
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