Posted by Adriel Orozco, Immigration Impact | Editorial credit: Artist Nadia Russ / shutterstock.com The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim ...
President Biden’s Keeping Families Together Program Has Begun
Posted by American Immigration Council Staff | Aug 22, 2024 | Benefits & Relief, DACA/DAPA Updated: August 22, 2024 This is an update to our blog first posted on June 18, 2024, when President Bide...
BREAKING NEWS: Biden’s Immigration Policy to Shield Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens from Deportation
Editorial credit: OogImages / Shutterstock.com By Staff Writer Washington, DC: Today, Tuesday, June 18, Biden’s new immigration policy, set to be unveiled at a White House event, brings a much-n...
Governor Hochul Announces Implementation of Federal Measures to Protect Undocumented Workers During Labor Investigations
By governor.ny.gov Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York State Department of Labor has implemented a new process to shield undocumented immigrant workers from retaliation and removal...
Congress Introduces Sweeping Immigration Reform Bill ‘DIGNIDAD Act’ to Address Systematic Challenges
By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact On May 23, members of Congress introduced what has sadly become an increasingly rare bit of legislation; a comprehensive immigration reform bill aimed at ...
600 Children Would Lose Child Care With End of Free NYC Program for Undocumented Families
Mayor Eric Adams speaks during briefing on arrest of suspects in connection to 2 men drugged, robbed and killed at NYPD Headquarters in New York on April 18, 2023 (Shutterstock) Mayor Eric Adams’ pr...
Dispelling the Myth: How Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes and Contribute to the US Tax Base
By Steven Hubbard, Immigration Impact As Tax Day approaches, it is important to acknowledge the tax contributions made by immigrants—even those who are undocumented. These contributions play a vital...
How Did a State Known for Its War on Immigrants Approve In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students?
Tempe, Arizona – August 4 2019: Arizona State University (Shutterstock) By Isabela Dias, Mother Jones Jose Patiño remembers how his mother cried when the acceptance letter from Arizona State ...
Undocumented and Homeless: “We are the City’s Dirty Little Secret”
By Rommel H. Ojeda, Documented NY For the new people that are arriving, the Mayor [Eric Adams] likes to show off like he is doing something because he only cares about his image. As long as they keep ...
What You Need to Know About the New Proposal to Update The Registry
By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact Democrats in the House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States for at least seven yea...