By Mo Kantner, Immigration Impact As communities across the United States came together this past weekend to commemorate and reflect upon our country’s independence, the holiday holds special signif...
Voting Rights for Non-Citizens Denied, Ruled Unconstitutional
The City Council, controlled by Democrats, passed the law last December 2021, and it went into effect in January after both Mayor Bill de Blasio and his successor, Eric Adams, declined to either sign ...
State Department Denies Substantial Percentage of Employer-Sponsored Immigrant Visas
By Leslie Dellon, Immigration Impact Surprising data recently revealed that consular officers denied applicants for employer-sponsored immigrant visas at a far higher rate than U.S. Citizenship and Im...
Biden Administration Expands Exemptions for Afghan Nationals Otherwise Inadmissible
New Delhi, India-Aug 24 2021: Afghan women holding placards and shouting slogans, protesting outside at UNHCR demanding to be given refugee status in India. (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration...
The Pain and Suffering from Arleigh Louison’s Fraud Continues
By Mary Campbell In the Caribbean community, people face many legal issues. Concerns include getting legalized, divorce, estate planning after a loved one has passed or is dying or being hurt in an au...
DACA Ten Years Later
New York City – September 5, 2017: People protesting President Trump’s decision to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy in Lower Manhattan. (Shutterstock) By JR ...
Commissioner Manuel Castro, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs: A Paradigm of the American Dream
By JR Holguin If any immigrant ever doubted that the American Dream is lost, they need only look at Commissioner Manuel Castro for reassurance that it continues to prevail. Securing the role of Commis...
Immigrant Advocates Recognize Key Investments in NYC FY23 Budget, But Demand More As Elected Leaders Fail Immigrant Students
New York City Council’s Speaker Adrienne Adams speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Harlem on January 17, 2022 in New York City. (Shutterstock) New York, NY: Late last night,[June...
The Biden Administration to Step Up Family Reunification for Cubans and Haitians
Mexico City, Mexico – September 23, 2021: Haitian migrant families wait in front of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance to request refuge in Mexico. (Shutterstock) By Nora Gámez Torre...
New Fortune 500 List Shows America’s Economic Success Relies on Immigrants
By Steven Hubbard, Immigration Impact America’s economic success is built on the world’s best and brightest coming to our shores bringing ingenuity, creativity, and determination. From Wall Street...