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New American Economy and the American Immigration Council have merged

August 27, 2018

Portland Press Herald: Report touts immigrants’ economic contributions to Greater Portland

A new report highlights the growing importance of immigrants in Greater Portland’s economy.

Foreign-born residents accounted for 75 percent of the population growth in the Portland-South Portland region from 2011…
August 21, 2018

Steve Rao’s August 2018 Interview with NAE Executive Director Jeremy Robbins for “Leaders and Legends”

Listen to the interview below from Monday, August 20.
http://www.newamericaneconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Leaders-and-Legends-Steve-Rao-Jeremy-Robbins-Interview.mp3
August 15, 2018

Houston Chronicle: Press 1 for English? These days, biliteracy deserves not just tolerance, but academic rewards [Editorial]

“English! English! Go back to Mexico. You’re in America!”

Not so long ago, that response, described in an ethnography by University of Texas professor Angela Valenzuela, is what Texas schoolchildren…
August 15, 2018

Missoulian: Report: Immigrants in the Missoula region generate over $26M in tax revenue each year

Although immigrants make up only 2.3 percent of the total population of Missoula and four surrounding counties, those 4,654 people contributed $219.9 million to the goods produced and services provided…
August 15, 2018

Courthouse News Service: Increased Immigration Raids Affect Economy in the Heartland

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (CN) — Stephanie Teatro recalls the April day when federal helicopters circled over a meatpacking plant in Grainger County, Tennessee and Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted its biggest…

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