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Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans on the Frontlines
In honor of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month, we examine the critical role that Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans have in supporting healthcare and other essential industries in the United States during the Covid-19 crisis. Today, 28.2 percent of immigrants in the United States are AAPI and in 2018, 6.8 […]
Read MoreICE Tells Parents to Separate From Their Children or Risk Indefinite Detention Together
When the Trump administration implemented mass family separation in 2018, the American public was outraged. Two years later, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using a different strategy with the risk of a similar result. The agency is now forcing parents at its family detention centers to choose between separation from their children or […]
Read More“My Sun in Aquarius” Comedy Benefit Show
On Friday, May 15, 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, New American Economy, in partnership with the New York State Youth Leadership Council and comedian Julio Torres (Saturday Night Live, HBO’s Los Espookys and My Favorite Shapes), hosted “My Sun in Aquarius,” a digital comedy show to benefit undocumented workers in NYC. Now, for a […]
Read MoreThe HEROES Act Would Provide Aid to Millions of Immigrants Left Out of Other Coronavirus Relief Packages
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act on Friday, May 15. The bill directs $3 trillion in stimulus spending and is the latest in a series of bills that Congress has considered in response to the coronavirus. The HEROES Act seeks to relieve some of the […]
Read MoreEssential Workers Are at the Heart of a Diversifying Working-Class America
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of essential workers in keeping America up and running. First-responders, medical staff, meat packers, and domestic, hospitality, and transportation workers have been feeding, caring for, and moving us forward for years. It’s time for the working class in America to be recognized and rewarded for their labor. Yet, […]
Read MoreIf the Supreme Court Terminates DACA, President Trump Can Still Fix It
The coronavirus has disrupted all our lives. Native-born Americans and noncitizens across the United States are experiencing many of the same challenges—the disruptions to day-to-day life, the struggle to find work to provide for their families, and the difficulties in obtaining adequate medical care. But many noncitizens are navigating these challenges while also coping with […]
Read MoreCouncil Sues Government to Compel Release of Records about ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program
This Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit seeks to uncover information about the Migration Protection Protocols (MPP)—also known as the “Remain in Mexico” program.
Read MoreGovernment Takes Surprising Position to Preserve H-4 Work Permits – For Now
A long-running lawsuit over a rule allowing certain spouses of highly educated H-1B workers to work in the United States took an interesting twist. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which has threatened to take away work authorization for this group of people since the start of the Trump administration, opposed the latest attempt […]
Read MoreUS: Lawsuit Over ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program Secrecy
The American Immigration Council, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Human Rights Watch, and the law firm Winston & Strawn LLP filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Northern District of California today to compel the release of records about the US Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the “Remain in Mexico” program.
Read MoreTwelve Local Communities Awarded Research to Support Immigrant-inclusive COVID-19 Relief Measures.
New American Economy announces research support to local communities committed to including immigrants in emergency responses. NEW YORK, NY – Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic local leaders in communities across the country have been working tirelessly to ensure that all community members — and particularly the most vulnerable populations — have access to […]
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