The Ghost of Public Charge Keeps Scaring Immigrant Families Away From Public Benefits

The Ghost of Public Charge Keeps Scaring Immigrant Families Away From Public Benefits

Editorial credit: aaronschwartzphoto / Shutterstock.com By American Immigration Council Staff | Aug 25, 2023   When the Trump administration proposed an overhaul of federal policy regarding when immigrants could be denied green cards or visas based on use of public benefits – the public charge rule – it made an impact in immigrant communities long before it technically took […]

Biden’s Family Reunification Parole Programs Offer Hope—But With a Blind Spot

Biden’s Family Reunification Parole Programs Offer Hope—But With a Blind Spot

By Dara Lind | Aug 16, 2023 When the Biden administration launched new Family Reunification Parole programs earlier this year, it pointed to existing programs for Cuban and Haitian families as the model. The new programs would allow some people from Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras stuck in the immigrant visa backlog to join their family […]

Insurance 101 for Immigrants

Insurance 101 for Immigrants

By Linda Nwoke  The best-laid plans in life can go wrong, as unexpected events can happen at any time resulting in significant losses or untold hardship. Irrespective of your circumstance, everyone needs some form of buffer, which is one of the benefits of insurance. It is a valuable tool for anyone who wants to protect […]

Supreme Court Allows Biden Administration to Reinstitute Its Immigration Enforcement Priorities

Supreme Court Allows Biden Administration to Reinstitute Its Immigration Enforcement Priorities

by Raul Pinto// ImmigrationImpact.com Editorial credit: Smiling Satsuma / Shutterstock.com Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in U.S. v. Texas, which allows the Biden administration to resume its implementation of guidelines for immigration enforcement within the interior of the United States, otherwise known as enforcement priorities. The Court held that the states challenging the legality […]

You, Your Kids, & Mary Jane

You, Your Kids, & Mary Jane

By Lea Bennette Marijuana, Weed, Mary Jane, Cannabis, Hemp, Pot. The names and our sensibilities towards the industrious plant have changed throughout human history. Marijuana is a psychoactive drug that has been legalized in several countries. Its effects on human behavior have been studied extensively, but little is known about the impact of marijuana on […]

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Proposes Immediate Legal Opportunities for Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams, and City Council to Address Migrant and Homelessness Crisis in New York

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Proposes Immediate Legal Opportunities for Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams, and City Council to Address Migrant and Homelessness Crisis in New York

Through Legal Action, City & State Leaders Could Open Up Tens of Thousands Vacant Apartments to New Yorkers Experiencing Homelessness and Compel Other Municipal Governments Outside of New York City to Contribute Housing and Shelter 80,000 New Yorkers Currently Live in City Shelters, Nearly Two-Thirds of Shelter Populations Are Families with Children Over 41,000 Asylum Seekers Are in […]

The Invisibility of Asians in America

The Invisibility of Asians in America

BySunita Sohrabji Four out of five Asian Americans feel as though they don’t belong in the U.S., and more than half say they feel unsafe on the streets. STANFORD, California — The Asian American community is one of the oldest in the U.S., yet still are viewed as “foreigners” by many Americans. “Discrimination has always […]