By Steven Hubbard | Immigration Impact Without fail, each Tax Day a prevalent myth resurfaces that conceals the truth about immigrants’ contributions to federal, state, and local taxes. Bolstered by social media and other outlets, it misleadingly asserts that immigrants, particularly those who are undocumented, evade taxes. The facts don’t back up these claims. Immigrants, […] The post Immigrants Contribute Billions to Federal and State Taxes Each Year appeared first on New York Immigration Lawyer ..read more

By America’s Voice Washington, DC — Yesterday, the United States reinstituted deportations to Haiti, sending dozens of Haitians back to dangerous conditions in the nation via the first deportation flight to the nation since January. As Guerline Jozef, Co-founder and Executive Director of Haitian Bridge Alliance, the Black Immigrants Bail Fund, and founding member of Cameroon Advocacy Network, […] The post US Should Stop Deportations to Haiti Because It’s Against American Interests and Values appeared first on New York Immigration Lawyer ..read more

By Adriel Orozco | Immigration Impact Thousands of immigrant workers with pending work permit renewals, and their employers, breathed a sigh of relief last week. On April 8, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a temporary rule that automatically extends the validity period of their work permits for up to 540 days, or about a year […] The post USCIS Re-Issues Temporary Rule to Extend Work Permits for 800,000 Immigrant Workers appeared first on New York Immigration Lawyer ..read more

By Leafia Zi Ye | The Conversation Immigrants support the economy of aging societies in many ways. They pay into social pension programs, which finance the lives of retirees. Many of them work in the care industry and directly serve older people, which reduces nursing home needs on a community level. Immigrants themselves also benefit economically from moving […] The post Immigrant Workers Save Aging Economies but Face Financial Struggles in their Own Senior Years appeared first on New York Immigration Lawyer ..read more

By Khushali Haji | Documented On a cold winter evening in Kensington, nine Bangladeshi women gathered in a cozy basement for their weekly English and Kantha embroidery classes. A kettle of warm chai, a plate of biscuits and a basket of colorful threads rested on the painted center table. The women sat shoulder to shoulder […] The post Bangladeshi Victims of Domestic Violence Face Uphill Battle For Safety appeared first on New York Immigration Lawyer ..read more

By America’s Voice While the salience of immigration has increased, and Americans are concerned about maintaining an orderly border, the majority of the public is open to a “both/and” approach. They support a broader set of immigration solutions that pair border security and an orderly asylum process with continued support for legal immigration, citizenship for […] The post Memo: Making Sense of Latest Immigration Polling and Public Opinion appeared first on New York Immigration Lawyer ..read more

Editorial credit: Andrew Leyden / Shutterstock.com By America’s Voice Vanessa Cárdenas: “Promoting the lie that elections are rigged and bolstering the false grievance that the votes of ‘real Americans’ are being discounted is fodder for challenging any election and stoking political violence.” Washington, DC — Tomorrow, Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will […] The post The Dangerous Anti-Democratic Threat of Trump and Mike Johnson’s Focus on Non-Citizen Voting appeared first on New York Immigration Lawyer ..read more

Editorial credit: Tennessee Witney / Shutterstock.com By Adriel Orozco President Biden signed the final 6-bill “minibus” funding package for fiscal year (FY) 2024 on March 23, which includes funding for the agencies that implement our immigration laws. This was the culmination of months of negotiations mired by attempts to insert restrictive border and immigration policy […] The post FY 2024 Government Funding Package Is a Mixed-Bag on Immigration appeared first on New York Immigration Lawyer ..read more

Effective May 9, 2024, we will reject affirmative asylum applications improperly filed at service centers instead of at the lockbox with jurisdiction over your place of residence. We announced this change in filing location on May 31, 2023, and finalized the associated revision to Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, in the Federal Register, 88 […] The post Important Information about Filing for Asylum with USCIS appeared first on New York Immigration Lawyer ..read more

By Rob Wile | NBC News Blockbuster job growth continues to power the U.S. economy, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting 303,000 payrolls added in March. Usually, such strong growth might signal that inflation could pick up. If employers see more demand for goods and services, they need to hire more workers — and if there aren’t […] The post How Immigrants Are Helping Boost the U.S. Job Market Without Affecting Inflation appeared first on New York Immigration Lawyer ..read more