Posted by American Immigration Council Staff | Immigration Impact Stories of Us I sit By the windowsill Gazing outside. Down, on the street, so many heads, Each is unique. Amidst the traffic and frantic honking, I sense the presence of Millions of others, Just like me. I contemplate The journeys. Each of us— All of us […]
Editorial credit: Gints Ivuskans / Shutterstock.com By Sunita Sohrabi | Ethnic Media Services NEW YORK — If elected to a second term, former President Donald Trump could re-invoke the public charge rule, creating a climate of fear among immigrants who have availed of public benefits. “We will absolutely be addressing public charge,” said key Republican […]
Editorial credit: Jason and Bonnie Grower / Shutterstock.com Washington, DC – With DACA’s 12-year anniversary fast approaching on June 15, 2024, CASA issued the following statement, reflecting on the uncertainty that young people with this immigration status face. Immigrant activists call on President Biden to take administrative actions to provide relief and protection for immigrant […]
By Gabe Ortiz | America’s Voice It seems like no U.S. policy priority is immune from the GOP’s obsessive fearmongering on immigrants. Republicans on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing this week that was neither about education nor the workforce. “The Consequences of Biden’s Border Chaos for K-12 Schools” was instead a […]
By Gabe Ortiz | America’s Voice June marks the annual Immigrant Heritage Month, a time for our nation to honor, celebrate, and uplift the stories of immigrants and their communities. In multiple states, events and reporting have already been highlighting immigrants’ accomplishments, contributions, and the unique place they hold in the story of America. In […]
Editorial credit: Gints Ivuskans / Shutterstock.com By America’s Voice Washington, DC — Numerous press reports are highlighting the details of the expected border and asylum executive order set to be announced by the Biden administration later today. The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, previewing today’s executive order announcement and […]
By Deirdre Schifeling and Lee Gelernt | ACLU Editorial credit: Andrew Leyden / Shutterstock.com WASHINGTON — The White House released today a fact sheet announcing details on an impending executive action from the Biden administration that will severely restrict people’s legal right to seek asylum. Among the measures announced, the administration will effectively shut off asylum for […]
Photo courtesy: Shutterstock By American Immigration Council Staff Borderland: The Line Within, a documentary directed by Pamela Yates and produced by Skylight Pictures, made its theatrical debut on May 3. Borderland takes viewers through a gripping narrative of how immigration enforcement agencies—from the U.S.-Mexico border to places well within our nation’s interior—have created what the film calls the […]
Calvin Coolidge (middle of picture). Editorial Credit: Shutterstock By Zeke Hernandez | The Hill 100 years ago today, America committed its biggest immigration blunder when President Calvin Coolidge signed the National Origins Act. As we commemorate the anniversary, most of the conversation focuses on condemning the racist motivation of excluding Asians and Southern and Eastern Europeans. (Suffice it to say that Adolf Hitler was a fan.) But […]
By Matthew Smith | The Conversation One hundred years ago, the U.S. Congress enacted the most notorious immigration legislation in American history. Signed by President Calvin Coolidge, the Immigration Act of 1924 dramatically reduced immigration from eastern and southern Europe and practically barred it from Asia. How the law did this, however, was somewhat subtle: a quota. Lawmakers […]