Meet American Families They’re Trying to Deport The Associated Press reports that the Garcias “had just paid an attorney $3,000” to help them with their paperwork for the Biden administration’s new process protecting the undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens when they heard some devastating news. The newly launched policy,...
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Washington, DC — While much has been discussed over Project 2025’s radical agenda, one area in particular that should be noted is the impact on Latinos (both citizen and non-citizen) should the plan be implemented. Mass deportation is a key policy goal of Project 2025 with the potential to...
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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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On Monday, sixteen states, led by Texas and Idaho, blocked the Biden administration’s new immigration program helping keep American families together. While the lawsuit was entirely expected – anti-immigrant officials and activists have repeatedly used the federal judiciary to shut down lawful policies helping keep families together – its...
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This past Monday, August 19, marked a momentous day for many American families all across our nation. It was the first day that eligible immigrants could apply for relief under Keeping Families Together, the Biden administration’s new program protecting eligible undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens as they...
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Washington, DC – Just as the trajectory of the presidential race has altered in recent weeks, so have the politics of immigration. Only a month ago, Republicans were passing out and holding up “Mass Deportation Now” signs on the floor of their Milwaukee convention. They have defined the unsparing...
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Republican campaigns have already spent $352 million on negative immigration TV and CTV ads so far this year, according to data compiled from AdImpact. These nativist ads make up 47% of all the TV/CTV ad spend from Republican campaigns this year. That’s $100 million more than the total spend...
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The Biden administration’s policies addressing the detrimental effects that the pandemic and anti-immigrant agenda of the Trump administration had on immigration paperwork processing appear to be paying significant dividends. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has been processing naturalization paperwork for eligible immigrants at the fastest rate in a decade,...
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The 2024 Summer Olympics closed on Sunday, and Team USA once again dominated the games, winning an astounding 126 medals, including 40 gold medals. Contributors to this incredible medal count included a number of athletes with immigrant roots. Gymnast Suni Lee, the daughter of a refugee born in Laos,...
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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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