Immigration News

July 11, 2018

Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Massachusetts, Michigan and Minnesota

The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Massachusetts, Michigan and Minnesota!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

June 27, 2018

Supreme Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban

by Kellie N. Lego

On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it had upheld President Trump’s Travel Ban of mostly Muslim countries. The Supreme Court voted 5-4, with all five conservative Justices voting in the majority! The seven countries affected are: Venezuela, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Iran, Yemen and Somalia; the last five were on the original Travel Ban and are Muslim-Majority countries. The Travel Ban treats countries differently; Venezuela’s Travel Ban is mostly against Venezuelan Government Officials traveling to the U.S. and the Travel Ban against Syria, travel is completely suspended. The Travel Ban was one of President Trump’s major campaign promises!

Reactions:

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called Trump’s Travel Ban “a stain on this country’s history.”

June 26, 2018

Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Louisiana, Maine and Maryland

by Kellie N. Lego

The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Louisiana, Maine and Maryland!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

June 25, 2018

Trump signs Executive Order stopping his policy of separating families

by Kellie N. Lego

On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, President Trump reversed his policy of separating families at the U.S./Mexican border! The President signed Executive Order, “Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation” ceasing the separation of families. The children being separated ranged in age from babies to 17 years old. Families will now be allowed to stay together in immigration detention centers. Nothing has been said about the children already separated and how they will be reunited with their parents or guardians.

Source of Information:

Whitehouse.gov, 6/20/18, Executive Order:

June 20, 2018

Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky

by Kellie N. Lego

The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

June 15, 2018

Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigrant Children

by Kellie N. Lego

List of some of the Top News Stories from this week, related to Immigrant Children:

CNN (CNN.com), 6/14/18:

What it’s like inside the former superstore in Texas where the US is holding 1,400 immigrant children

June 12, 2018

Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Idaho, Illinois and Indiana

by Kellie N. Lego

The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Idaho, Illinois and Indiana!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

June 5, 2018

Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration

by Kellie N. Lego

Senate

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Committee: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration

May 29, 2018

USCIS to Recall Incorrectly Green Cards

by Kellie N. Lego

On Monday, May 14, 2018, USCIS begin a recall of more than 8,500 Green Cards, officially known as Permanent Resident Cards due to a production error. The cards were printed with an incorrect “Resident Since” date. The cards in question were mailed out between February 2018 and April 2018.

USCIS has started sending out notices to affected clients, along with a pre-paid return envelope. USCIS would like them to return their incorrect Green Card in the pre-paid envelope within 20 days. For more information on this subject, please review the USCIS News Alert,”USCIS to Recall Incorrectly Dated Green Cards”.

Source of Information:

May 24, 2018

Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Arkansas, California and Colorado!

by Kellie N. Lego

The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Arkansas, California and Colorado!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.