Throughout the presidential election, and particularly during the last several weeks, the endless stream of ugly and dangerous rhetoric directed at immigrant communities in the U.S. is at an all-time high. Unfortunately, a lot of this disinformation has seeped into everyday conversations despite being blatant lies. We think it’s...
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The immigrant experience is embedded in everything and everyone who is an American today. It’s what ties together the famous food carts of Philadelphia and a Dayton-based metal manufacturing company. From whipping up delicious cuisine to helping create metal parts for the aerospace, automotive, and energy industries, immigrant workers...
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As our nation celebrates American workers on Labor Day 2024, this holiday cannot be fully honored without highlighting the essential and critical work of immigrants, including those without legal status. These immigrant workers – and there are millions of them – feed us, take care of our children and...
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Recent research from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) reveals that undocumented immigrants contributed an astounding $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. Six of the most immigrant-populous states accounted for a combined $21.1 billion of these contributions, with California leading the way at...
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Republican 2024 presidential nominee Donald Trump and his white nationalist aide Stephen Miller have promised to take their anti-immigrant and nativist assault to a new level of chaos and discrimination in a potential second term, proudly and frequently invoking plans for the “largest domestic deportation operation in American history.”...
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Ahead of this upcoming International Workers’ Day, a day to celebrate the achievements of workers and the labor movement, we recognize and honor the laborers – millions of whom are immigrants – who are critical to our everyday lives and national economy through their work caring for our loved...
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Baltimore construction worker Maynor Suazo Sandoval dreamed of opening a small business in the area. Sandoval, who arrived in the U.S. from Honduras nearly two decades ago, loved all things machinery, his brother said. Miguel Luna, a grandfather and immigrant from El Salvador, worked alongside Sandoval as a valued...
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Ahead of César Chávez Day this Sunday, several rallies around the country have been shining an important light on the late labor leader’s continued legacy, the vital contributions of farmworkers, and the ongoing need for justice, dignity, and full rights for these essential laborers. United Farm Workers (UFW) hosted...
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Washington, DC — The collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore is a tragedy that is once again being twisted by right-wing media and elected officials to scapegoat immigrants. Conspiracy theories about terrorists who cross the allegedly “open” border to do us harm is now a reflexive and utterly...
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Immigrants commonly come to the U.S. to seek hope and new lives for themselves and their families. Their hard work, skills, and resilience also make our nation stronger and more prosperous, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Findings from the CBO state that a...
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