Press Releases
Groups Sue Federal Government over Failure to Provide Legal Representation for Children
The American Civil Liberties Union, American Immigration Council, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Public Counsel, and K&L Gates LLP today filed a nationwide class-action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of children who are challenging the federal government's failure to provide them with legal representation as it carries out deportation hearings against them. 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 Following the announcement by President Barack Obama that he will take executive action on immigration reform, New American Economy Chairman John Feinblatt issued the following statement: “President Obama’s… Read More
America Must Uphold Its Obligations to Protect Children and Families Fleeing Persecution
Washington D.C. – As the numbers of unaccompanied minors and mothers with children crossing our southern border grows, the U.S. government faces a critical test of its historic commitment to protect those fleeing violence and persecution. How we respond will signal to the world whether our… Read More
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Joins Grover Norquist to Address Need for Immigration Reform
Call follows last month’s teleconference with Tea Party Express co-founder Sal Russo WASHINGTON DC – Today, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) joined Grover Norquist to talk about immigration reform and the Senator’s ideas to strengthen border security, reform existing immigration laws for employers and attempt to… Read More
“Field 2 Fork” Event Showcases Impact of Immigrant Labor on South Carolina’s Agricultural Supply Chain
Supply-chain aided at each step by immigrant labor #Field2ForkSC GREENVILLE, SC — Today the Partnership for a New American Economy and the South Carolina Farm Bureau hosted a “Field 2 Fork” event demonstrating how agricultural products grown in South Carolina travel from farm… Read More
District Court Rules Grant of TPS Is an Admission for Adjustment of Status Purposes
Washington, D.C.–The American Immigration Council welcomes last week’s ruling by the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, which held that a noncitizen’s grant of Temporary Protected Status (TPS)… Read More
Report Shows Impact of H-1B Visa Denials on U.S. Economy
Report Shows H-1B Visa Denials Slowed U.S. Tech Sector Growth, Depressed Wage and Job Growth for U.S.-Born Workers Following Great Recession 2007 and 2008 H-1B Visa Denials in Cities Across the U.S. Cost U.S.-Born Workers Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs and Nearly $3 Billion in Missed Wages… Read More
Poll Majority Oklahomans Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Data shows 69 percent would vote for a candidate who supports comprehensive immigration reform over one that focuses only on border security OKLAHOMA CITY — New American Economy released the results of a recent statewide survey showing that 75 percent of registered voters in Oklahoma… Read More
Immigration Council Urges Broad Interpretation of § 212(h) Hardship Waiver
On May 19, 2014, the American Immigration Council and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) filed an amicus curiae brief urging the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to rehear Roberts v. Holder, 745 F.3d 928 (8th Cir. 2014). In that case, the court narrowly interpreted the hardship waiver… Read More
Understanding ICE’s Release of Immigrants with Criminal Convictions
Washington D.C. – Understanding the complexities of immigration law and its intersection with criminal law is not easy. Over the past month, a flood of reports about enforcement policies and deportation data have compounded the confusion. Some of these reports were clearly designed to derail genuine and productive… Read More
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