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New Analysis Shows Proposed Public Charge Rule Could Affect Up To 7 Million Immigrants
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Today, following the Trump Administration’s move to open public comment on a proposed rule change regarding the inadmissibility of immigrants on public charge grounds, New American Economy released a new analysis of the potential economic impact of this proposed rule. The Trump Administration has proposed a new regulation that would potentially bar millions […]
Read MoreIn the Face of a Shutdown, Trump and Congress Delay Border Wall Fight Until December
President Trump announced on Wednesday that he plans to sign a spending bill that will fund some federal agencies for the entire fiscal year, as well as provide a short-term fix for six others through December 7. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is among those agencies funded only through December. Congressional Republicans had urged […]
Read MoreLancaster Online: Refugees, immigrants vital to local economy
Last week’s Sunday LNP did a nice job laying out the tension surrounding the issue of immigration and refugee resettlement and, more specifically, demonstrating its local impact on both people and organizations like Church World Service. The very next day, that tension escalated when the Trump administration announced that it would cap refugee admissions at […]
Read MoreAmerican Immigration Council Condemns Trump Administration’s Proposed “Public Charge” Regulations
The Trump administration is proposing sweeping new regulations that could lead to the largest decline in legal immigration in generations. The new regulations propose to redefine the meaning of the legal term “public charge.”
Read MoreImmigrant Rights Groups Demand Timely Bond Hearings and Legal Protections for Asylum Seekers
Yesterday, plaintiffs in an ongoing lawsuit challenging the U.S. government’s targeted efforts to obstruct asylum seekers filed a motion for preliminary injunction demanding timely bond hearings that comport with due process.
Read MoreFox 23 News: New plan to welcome immigrants to Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. – The City of Tulsa is unveiling a new plan to welcome immigrants to the area. Mayor G.T. Bynum announced the meeting to unveil the plan and what it entails Thursday morning at the Martin Regional Library. Watch the video on the Fox 23 New Website.
Read MoreNew Americans in St. Paul
A new report by New American Economy (NAE), with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, found that immigrants in St. Paul earned $941.2 million in annual income in 2015 and paid more than $132 million in federal taxes and $90 million in state and local taxes, helping stimulate the local economy. […]
Read MoreAs Florence Hits US, Trump Administration Diverts Funds for Disaster Relief Towards Immigration Enforcement
As Hurricane Florence pummels the southeastern United States, newly released Department of Homeland Security (DHS) documents show that a total of $200 million—including $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)—was transferred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the summer of 2018. This transfer of funds, which allows the agency to have […]
Read MoreGrand Rapids Business Journal: Report documents immigrant contributions
Grand Rapids community leaders agreed making immigrants feel like they belong in Kent County not only is right but is economically smart. Foreign-born residents of Kent County contributed $3.3 billion to the county’s GDP in 2016, according to a report presented Sept. 12 by the local Gateways for Growth Project, headed by Joel Lautenbach, Samaritas […]
Read MoreGovernment Agrees to Give Some Separated Families A Second Chance to Seek Asylum
In a tentative partial settlement agreement reached with lawyers representing parents and children who were separated as a result of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, the government has agreed to give thousands of parents and children a second chance to seek asylum. Organizations have argued that parents were so traumatized by the separation from […]
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