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Mexican Immigrant Helps Secure Sick Days for Everyone in Santa Fe, Regardless of Immigration Status
In this series of profiles in the New Americans in Santa Fe County report, we hear the story of a Mexican immigrant who advocates for her immigrant community, regardless of their immigration status.
Read MoreGuatemalan Immigrant Works to Secure a Safe and Humane Environment for All Workers in Santa Fe
In this series of profiles in the New Americans in Santa Fe County report, we hear the story of a Guatemalan immigrant who, through perseverance, has been able to advocate for other immigrants’ rights.
Read MoreEl Salvadorian Immigrant Invests in Community to Make Santa Fe Welcoming for All
In this series of profiles in the New Americans in Santa Fe County report, we hear the story of a Salvadorian immigrant who works hard to ensure her community has access to justice.
Read MoreNew Americans in Santa Fe County
New research from the American Immigration Council shows that immigrants in Santa Fe County paid over $122 million in taxes and held over $365 million in spending power in 2019.
Read MoreMEMO: Immigration Advocates Share Common Sense Policy Demands For Border Management in Budget and Supplemental Negotiation
The American Immigration Council, American Immigration Lawyers Association, America’s Voice, Human Rights First, Immigration Hub, National Immigrant Justice Center, National Immigration Law Center, and SEIU released a memo with key policy demands as Congress negotiates emergency supplemental funding.
Read MoreNew Report Shows Hispanic Americans in Tyler, Texas Held Over $600 Million in Spending Power in 2021
New research, Hispanic Power of the Purse in Tyler, Texas, released today by the American Immigration Council, underscores the crucial role Hispanic Americans in Tyler, Texas play in the metro area’s economy.
Read MoreBiden’s Emergency Funding Proposal Seeks $14 Billion for Immigration System From Congress
On October 20, the Biden administration renewed its request for emergency supplemental funding for border management from Congress. This new $14 billion request represents more than a $10 billion increase from the administration’s original August proposal and includes a sizeable investment in areas of the immigration system often forgotten by years of deterrence-heavy policy. Nevertheless, […]
Read MoreUnrealistic Immigration Demands Complicate Treacherous House Budget Talks
Unless Congress can come to an agreement on the budget by November 17, the government will shut down, forcing tens of thousands of federal employees to work without pay and suspending vital programs around the country. Right now, the biggest obstacle is the lack of a speaker of the house. No bill can pass without […]
Read MoreCourt Allows Turnbacks of Asylum Seekers Without CBP One Appointments to Continue
A federal court in California denied a preliminary injunction in a legal challenge to the Biden administration’s policy of turning back asylum seekers who request protection without first obtaining an appointment via the government’s CBP One smartphone app.
Read MoreCourt Hears Challenge to Asylum Turnback
On October 13, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California will hear arguments in Al Otro Lado and Haitian Bridge Alliance v. Mayorkas, a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s unlawful policy of turning back people seeking asylum without a CBP One appointment.
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