Press Releases
Poll Finds Immigration a Gateway Issue for Hispanic Voters
CONTACT Ryan Williams, New American Economy, rwilliams@fp1strategies.com Republican candidates start 2016 Presidential race at a disadvantage among Hispanic voters, but have opportunity to make inroads by embracing immigration reform Washington, D.C. — New American Economy today released a new poll of national and swing state… Read More
American Immigration Council Executive Director, Ben Johnson Comments on Executive Action
Washington D.C. – Ben Johnson, Executive Director of the American Immigration Council offers the following quotes on the policies released yesterday by the Obama Administration: What this all means: “After decades of congressional neglect, President Obama took a crucial and courageous step toward reforming our immigration system. Read More
Statement on President Barack Obama’s Announcement That He Will Take Executive Action on Immigration Reform
CONTACT Ryan Williams, New American Economy, rwilliams@fp1strategies.com “The good news is that the issue has progressed to a point where we are debating which branch of government should reform immigration first,” said John Feinblatt, Chairman of New American Economy. “Executive action may alleviate some of… Read More
Department of Homeland Security Doubles Down on Family Detention
Washington D.C. – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced plans to close the detention facility in Artesia, New Mexico, where it detains mothers and children. Unfortunately, the closure of this facility does not mark the end of a dark chapter in our country’s immigration history. Instead it signifies… Read More
Shared Values
New American Economy, The Latino Coalition, and the American Principles in Action Latino Partnership’s new report, “Shared Values: How Immigrants Align with the Republican and Democratic Parties on Social Values Issues,” analyzed the social and political views held by the 18.6 million immigrant citizens in America and found that… Read More
Report Shows Foreign-Born Citizens Are More Socially Conservative Than Their Native-Born Counterparts and Are Less Likely to Identify with Either Political Party
CONTACTS Ryan Williams, New American Economy, rwilliams@fp1strategies.com Yohana de la Torre, The Latino Coalition, ytorre@thelatinocoalition.com, 239-896-4695 Kate Bryan, American Principles Project, 202-503-2010 Brian Faughnan, The LIBRE Initiative, bfaughnan@belibre.org, 703-678-4581 New American Economy Kicks off Hispanic Engagement Campaign with National Media Call Featuring… Read More
Hispanic Leaders for Immigration Reform Coalition
The Partnership is excited to announce the launch of a coalition of conservative Hispanic leaders in support of immigration reform. The launch of the coalition marks the beginning of the Partnership’s Hispanic Engagement campaign. Over the next few months, the Partnership will focus on the contributions of Hispanic immigrants and the need… Read More
President’s Executive Actions on Immigration Should Spur Congressional Action
Washington D.C. – From the perspective of immigration reformers, Tuesday’s election is unlikely to change the gridlock that has stymied immigration reform for more than 15 years. Since at least 1998, there has been bipartisan agreement that our current immigration system is broken and that Congress must act to fix… Read More
Report Finds Foreign-born Minnesotans Contribute Billions in Purchasing Power and Taxes, Strengthen State Housing Market
CONTACTS Sarah Radosevich, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, sradosevich@mnchamber.com Angie Zeitlin, New American Economy, angela@renewoureconomy.org Adriana La Rotta, Americas Society/Council of the Americas, alarotta@as-coa.org 40% of Minnesota’s Fortune 500 Companies founded by immigrants or their children Average home value in… Read More
Research Shows U.S. Electorate Could Gain as Many as 25.6 Million New Hispanic and Asian Voters by 2020
CONTACT Ryan Williams, New American Economy, rwilliams@fp1strategies.com U.S. has 13.2 million unregistered Hispanic and Asian eligible voters New York, NY — New American Economy today released new data showing how an increasing number of Hispanic and Asian voters could shift the electorate in 18 key states… Read More
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