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Serving Our Country Is No Longer a Way for Immigrant Soldiers to Gain Citizenship
Immigrant soldiers in the U.S. military often use their service as a catalyst to apply for and gain citizenship. Traditionally, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) honored that service with a fast-tracked pathway to naturalization—granting soldiers citizenship to a country they already risked their lives for seemed beyond fair. But that has recently changed. New […]
Read MoreImmigration and the Small Business Workforce
Introduction Chairwoman Velázquez, Ranking Member Chabot, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today and provide testimony on behalf of New American Economy (NAE). NAE is a bipartisan coalition of more than 500 mayors and business leaders from all 50 states and every sector of the economy united […]
Read MoreThe Death Toll of Migrant Children in US Custody Continues to Rise
Reports surfaced this week about another migrant child – 10-year-old Darlyn Valle from El Salvador– who died in September of last year but whose death is just now being made public. Darlyn’s death is the sixth known death of a migrant child in the past eight months. News of her death came just one day […]
Read MoreNew Report Shows Asheville’s Immigrants Contributed Close to $1 Billion in GDP in 2016
Asheville, NC – Asheville’s immigrant households earned $489 million and contributed more than $113 million in taxes in 2016, according to new research by New American Economy (NAE) in partnership with the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Coalition of Asheville – Buncombe County. The report will be released at an Advocacy […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Roanoke
New research from New American Economy shows that immigrant households in Roanoke, VA earned nearly $304 million and contributed over $75 million in taxes in 2017. The report, New Americans in Roanoke, was produced in partnership with the City of Roanoke and Local Colors, a non-profit that celebrates the city’s diversity. In addition to their […]
Read MoreAfter Escaping War, Bosnian Refugee Helps Others Make Roanoke Home
Elvir Berbic’s family fled Bosnia when war broke out in 1992. “One day I went to school, and out of four grades—so about 80 students—10 showed up to class,” Berbic says. “They told us, ‘School is over. We don’t know when it’s going to be open. Go home. Be safe.’” But to stay in Derventa, […]
Read MoreDACA and TPS Beneficiaries Must Be Part of Any Conversation About Immigration Reform
President Trump unveiled an immigration proposal last week that would make drastic changes to our family-based immigration system and impose new security measures at our southern border. While the United States has not made major changes to its immigration system in over three decades, any meaningful immigration reform must address the needs of our current […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Asheville
New research from New American Economy shows that Asheville’s immigrant households earned $489 million and contributed more than $113 million in taxes in 2016. The report, New Americans in Asheville, was produced in partnership with the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Coalition of Asheville – Buncombe County. The report highlights how […]
Read MoreWhite House’s Misguided Immigration Reform Plan Is Set for Failure
President Trump announced his new plan for overhauling the legal immigration system on Thursday. The plan is short on details, but it rests on principles that the Trump administration has touted before. Specifically, the proposal emphasizes the desire to radically curtail family-based immigration while prioritizing certain attributes that are viewed as an expression of “merit.” […]
Read MoreImmigration Judges and Advocates Criticize Immigration Court System for ‘Propaganda’
Amid growing calls for reforming the immigration court system, last week the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) sparked criticism when it put out a document “Myths vs. Facts About Immigration Proceedings.” The document, which claimed to bust 18 different “myths,” seemed intended to assuage concerns about the agency. Instead, it was met with widespread […]
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