NYC Mayor Adams Considers Executive Orders to Repeal Sanctuary City Laws

NYC Mayor Adams Considers Executive Orders to Repeal Sanctuary City Laws

By DOCUMENTED, Fisayo Okare | Editorial credit: Artist Nadia Russ / shutterstock.com This week, NYC Mayor Adams reiterated that he wants to go above the New York City Council’s authority and roll back NYC’s sanctuary city laws. Mayor Eric Adams positioned himself as a defender of immigrants rights on the campaign trail in 2021. But since the busing of […]

Policy Options: Protecting Immigrant Communities at the State and Local Level

Policy Options: Protecting Immigrant Communities at the State and Local Level

By Victoria Francis, IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial credit: Ryan Rodrick Beiler / shutterstock.com  The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. State and local communities are at the forefront of shaping the lives of […]

How Big Companies get Away with Mistreating Undocumented Workers

How Big Companies get Away with Mistreating Undocumented Workers

By Fisayo Okare, Documentedny | Photo credit:  Teamsters Joint Council 16/Documentedny Around the U.S.  How unscrupulous agencies recruit and exploit undocumented workers: For years, big brands have been able to sidestep responsibility for employing undocumented migrants and for any mistreatment the migrants face. — The New York Times As sources say Trump could deport undocumented Chinese […]

Why Immigrants Voted for Trump

Why Immigrants Voted for Trump

By Clarissa Leon, DocuentedNY |Editorial Credit: mikeledray / shutterstock.com  Outside poll sites in public schools, museums and libraries, immigrant New Yorkers made their case for why they supported former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris. Crime, public safety, the economy and women’s reproductive rights were overarching concerns, but in the midst of exiting […]

New Report Shows the Devastating Costs of Mass Deportation

New Report Shows the Devastating Costs of Mass Deportation

By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, ImmigrationImpact | Photo credit: ImmigrationImpact The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. As politicians debate the fate of millions of undocumented immigrants living in communities across the country, a new […]

Trump Courts Political Violence with Promises of “Bloody” and Mass Retributions Against Political Opponents

Trump Courts Political Violence with Promises of “Bloody”  and Mass Retributions Against Political Opponents

By americasvoice.org| Editorial Credit: Ruben2533/shutterstock.com Washington, DC — At a Wisconsin rally this weekend, Donald Trump said regarding his unsparing mass deportation plans: “getting them out will be a bloody story.” Later, in an unhinged post on Truth Social, Trump went into explicit detail on his plans for those who he views as political enemies, […]