American Immigration Council Staff, Author at Immigration Impact

How America’s Fluid Racial Identities Are Challenging the Assumption of a Declining White Majority

Posted by American Immigration Council Staff | Apr 1, 2019 | Changing Culture, Demographics, Public Attitudes

For years, politicians, the media, and social scientists have predicted a declining white-majority population in the United States and a not-too-distant future where minorities assume political dominance. However, demographic realities are far more complex than we think, and a declining white majority may not be as imminent as once thought. Yet for some members of […]

Advocacy Groups Submit Comments Opposing Trump’s Asylum Ban

Posted by American Immigration Council Staff | Jan 11, 2019 | Asylum, Humanitarian Protection

In November, President Trump took the unprecedented action of banning asylum for individuals who enter the United States between ports of entry. Although his actions were blocked in court only days later, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continued forward with the process of formalizing rules to keep the asylum ban in place should the […]