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California Leaders Release Open Letter to the California Congressional Delegation in Response to the Decision to End DACA
Sacramento, CA — Today, local leaders in California released an open letter addressed to the California Congressional Delegation in response to the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The group cited economic data compiled by New American Economy (NAE) on the DACA-eligible population in the state, and called on the delegation […]
Read MoreUtah Immigration Reform Coalition Releases Open Letter to the Utah Congressional Delegation in Response to the Decision to End DACA
Salt Lake City, UT — Today, the Utah Immigration Reform Coalition released an open letter addressed to the Utah Congressional Delegation in response to the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The group of local leaders cited economic data compiled by New American Economy on the DACA-eligible population in the state, […]
Read MoreColorado Immigration Reform Coalition Releases Open Letter to the Colorado Congressional Delegation in Response to the Decision to End DACA
Denver, CO — Today, the Colorado Immigration Reform Coalition released an open letter addressed to the Colorado Congressional Delegation in response to the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The group of local leaders cited economic data compiled by New American Economy (NAE) on the DACA-eligible population in the state, and […]
Read MoreIowa Leaders Release Open Letter to the Iowa Congressional Delegation in Response to the Decision to End DACA
Des Moines, IA — Today, local leaders in Iowa released an open letter addressed to the Iowa Congressional Delegation in response to the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The group cited economic data compiled by New American Economy (NAE) on the DACA-eligible population in the state, and called on the […]
Read MoreOklahoma Leaders Release Open Letter to the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation in Response to the Decision to End DACA
Oklahoma City, OK — Today, local leaders in Oklahoma released an open letter addressed to the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation in response to the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The group cited economic data compiled by New American Economy (NAE) on the DACA-eligible population in the state, and called on the […]
Read MoreKentucky Leaders Release Open Letter to the Kentucky Congressional Delegation in Response to the Decision to End DACA
Louisville, KY — Today, local leaders in Kentucky released an open letter addressed to the Kentucky Congressional Delegation in response to the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The group cited economic data compiled by New American Economy (NAE) on the DACA-eligible population in the state, and called on the delegation […]
Read MoreBuzzfeed News: Scrapping DACA Could Cost The Economy As Much As $215 Billion
Reversing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could cost the economy $215 billion in lost GDP and cost the federal government $60 billion in lost revenue over 10 years, according to the libertarian think tank the Cato Institute. Ike Brannon, a visiting fellow at Cato, wrote in a recent blog post: “It is important to note that these […]
Read MoreWashington Post: Companies to offer ‘dreamers’ legal protection as Trump scraps DACA
President Trump’s decision Tuesday to scrap an Obama-era program allowing young undocumented immigrants to work in the United States would fall most heavily on the hospitality, retail and construction industries, which together employ nearly half of the 1.3 million immigrants initially eligible for protection, according to an analysis by New American Economy, a national business […]
Read MoreBusiness Insider: America needs immigrant entrepreneurs
You may not know his name but Andy Bechtolsheim is one of the giants of American technology. Born in post-World War II Germany, he’s always been a natural inventor and entrepreneur. “I spent a lot of time building things,” he’s said of his rural boyhood. Unlike most kids, he was taking apart and reassembling radios at the […]
Read MoreUtah Immigration Reform Coalition Responds to Trump Administration’s Decision to End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, Calls on Congress to Pass Bipartisan DREAM Act to Keep State Economy Strong
Salt Lake City, UT — Today, the Utah Immigration Reform Coalition responded to President Trump’s announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, opposing the decision to remove the thousands of individuals that help make Utah’s economy stronger. The coalition called for Congressional solutions that instead harness the power of the foreign-born […]
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