“National ‘Communities Not Cages’ Day of Action” demonstration to end deportations, close detention centers, and free detainees. – Foley Square, New York, NY, USA – September 23, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact Shocking images have emerged of Border Patrol officers on horseback charging toward Haitian immigrants in and around the border town of […]
By Priscilla Alvarez and Daniella Diaz, CNN (CNN) – A group of economists urged congressional leadership to add a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants to a budget reconciliation bill, arguing that it would bolster the US economy, according to a letter obtained by CNN. The more than 50 economists, including former President Barack Obama’s […]
By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact Demographers have known for decades that the United States is well on its way to becoming a predominantly multi-racial and multi-ethnic society. New data from the 2020 Census reveals how rapidly that transformation is taking place. Increasing numbers of people identify racially as either Asian or multi-racial. Growing numbers of […]