H-1B Restrictions Harm, Not Help Economy
…got to be the wealthiest country in history. It wasn’t through protectionism, or state-owned banks or fearing free trade. No, the formula was very simple: build this really flexible, really…
Read MorePosted by Michele Waslin | Feb 12, 2009 | Economics, Legislation
…got to be the wealthiest country in history. It wasn’t through protectionism, or state-owned banks or fearing free trade. No, the formula was very simple: build this really flexible, really…
Read MorePosted by Melissa Cruz | Jan 12, 2021 | Humanitarian Protection, Refugee Status
…administration will also need to increase support to local refugee resettlement groups and NGOs in the United States, along the U.S.-Mexico border, and in Central America. The U.S. refugee program…
Read MorePosted by Karen Aho | Oct 23, 2023 | Humanitarian Protection, Temporary Protected Status
…their workers. It found that the majority of TPS holders, 94.6%, were employed. They also had a high rate of entrepreneurship—14.5% compared with 9.3% of the U.S.-born workforce. In 2021,…
Read MorePosted by Michele Waslin | Sep 15, 2011 | Economics, Employment and Wages, Enforcement, Interior Enforcement, Legislation
…to the contrary. In his latest op-ed, Smith argues that mandatory E-Verify could “open up countless jobs for unemployed American minorities”—a statement that, aside from its race-baiting intention, is simply…
Read MorePosted by American Immigration Council Staff | Jun 3, 2010 | Detention
…was based, T. Don Hutto, is located in Taylor, Texas, and is managed by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). ICE has put CCA on probation pending the outcome of the…
Read MorePosted by Seth Hoy | May 12, 2009 | Demographics, Detention, Economics, Enforcement, Immigration 101, Legislation, Reform
Today, May 12, 2008, marks the one-year anniversary of the immigration raid in Postville, Iowa, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted the largest workplace immigration raid in U.S. history,…
Read MorePosted by Michele Waslin | Jul 25, 2012 | Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection, Legislation, Uncategorized
The Associated Press (AP) reported yesterday that the deferred action initiative for eligible, young immigrants, which is still under development, could cost more than $585 million. While some critics immediately…
Read MorePosted by Katie Shepherd | Jan 24, 2020 | Detention, Enforcement
…that have protective measures in place. Facilities also must follow “best practices in the care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Intersex detainees.” Earlier this week, over 90 nongovernmental organizations…
Read MorePosted by Jennie Guilfoyle | Dec 10, 2020 | Asylum, Humanitarian Protection
…COVID-19 pandemic, asylum seekers have been expelled immediately under the pretext of “public health.” It has issued attorney general decisions aimed at blocking certain groups (notably people fleeing gender-based, gang-based,…
Read MorePosted by Walter Ewing | Jun 13, 2016 | DACA/DAPA, Federal Courts/Jurisdiction, History of Immigration, Immigration 101
…found or co-found virtually every major anti-immigrant organization on the national stage. From advocacy and “research” to grass-roots action and legal action, Tanton’s fingerprints are everywhere. A prime example of…
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