States Facing Worker Shortages Are Helping Migrants Secure Employment with New Resource Clinics
Many migrants, after being released from government custody, resettle in interior communities. These individuals and families often need immediate support in the form of housing, food, and clothing. Many also come ready and eager to work. But one of the primary barriers preventing them from doing so and achieving self-sufficiency in the short term is lack of work authorization. |
This week, it was reported that the White House and Senate are considering several extreme immigration policies in exchange for Ukraine funding. If implemented, many of these proposals could undermine our system of humanitarian protection, eliminate critical legal immigration pathways that allow people to live and work in the U.S. temporarily, and subject many more immigrants to being summarily deported without a hearing, among other things.
These policies would have major consequences for our immigration system while doing little to address the problems we are experiencing at our southern border.
Instead, the White House and Congress should consider recommendations that the Council has put forward to create a humane and orderly humanitarian protection system.
Read more: Beyond A Border Solution
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Immigrants in the South Bend-Elkhart, Indiana region paid more than $258 million in taxes and had $783.6 million in spending power in 2019.
This is according to the most recent data from the Council and Welcoming America's Gateways for Growth Challenge. The report underscores the vital role immigrants play in the region's labor force, business development, and consumer spending.
Read more: New Americans in Elkhart, Marshall and St. Joseph Counties
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