While immigration remains a top issue for the nation as a whole, for years Minnesota has taken an active role in integrating and supporting immigrants throughout the state. Governor Tim Walz’s record demonstrates a commitment to novel and inclusive immigration policies at the state level. Immigrants in Minnesota Minnesota has a long history of welcoming […] The post What is Tim Walz’s Record on Immigration? appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

As politicians debate the fate of millions of undocumented immigrants living in communities across the country, a new report details the devastating costs mass deportations would inflict on the United States and its economy. The report from the American Immigration Council finds that an effort to arrest, detain, process, and remove one million undocumented immigrants […] The post New Report Shows the Devastating Costs of Mass Deportation appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

As Springfield, Ohio, and its purported (largely invented) problems with its Haitian population have continued to dominate both national news and the presidential campaign, people on both sides have struggled to fit the newly-arrived Haitian population into the conventional boxes of immigration politics: “legal immigrants” versus “illegal” ones. So-called “hawks” in the immigration space – […] The post Fighting Over Whether Haitian Immigrants Are ‘Legal’ Misses the Point: They’re Legally Vulnerable appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

By: The Center for Inclusion and Belonging, State and Local Initiatives  Over the last week, communities in 49 U.S. states across eight countries and three continents declared “We’re ALL In!” as a part of Welcoming America’s 12th Annual Welcoming Week. More than 2,000 events took place since Welcoming Week 2024 kicked off on September 13, […] The post “We’re All In!” Localities Celebrate and Commit to Making Their Communities Welcoming to All  appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

20 years ago, Springfield, Ohio, had a problem. Like many communities in the Rust Belt, it seemed like good times were a thing of the past. Once a manufacturing hub, the city had been losing population for decades, with rising unemployment and falling incomes.  City leaders set about turning things around, developing a strategy to […] The post Immigrants Are Making Ohio Great. Let’s Talk About That. appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]