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LATEST ANALYSIS
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We’ve Tracked Over 700 Immigration Bills This Year. Here Are the Trends We’ve Seen. [[link removed]]
As we reach the mid-year point in 2024, most states have concluded their legislative sessions. Once again, immigrant-related policies have taken center stage. This year, legislatures advancing harmful policies targeting immigrant communities have stolen the headlines, with numerous extreme proposals becoming law—but that’s not the whole story. Many states have also advanced welcoming policies that aim to help newcomers succeed and communities thrive.
Immigrants May Benefit While Others Lose Out From the Supreme Court’s Decision Overruling Chevron [[link removed]]
The Supreme Court threw out the Chevron deference, a decades-old judicial precedent which requires courts to defer to federal agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous laws. There are many fears that this could have devastating impacts on the environment, food safety, and consumer protections. But for immigration advocates, the decision presents a mixed bag – including some grounds for optimism.
Immigrants Do Not Displace US Workers or Reduce Wages [[link removed]]
A new study confirms that immigration continues to benefit American workers. The study shows that recent increases in immigration to the United States correlate with more jobs and higher wages for U.S.-born workers.
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
The Department of Homeland Security's Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas recently redesignated Temporary Protected Status for Yemen and Haiti. Each country will have TPS until early 2026.
TPS is a temporary immigration status provided to nationals of certain countries experiencing problems that make it difficult or unsafe for their nationals to be deported there.
This recently updated fact sheet from the American Immigration Council provides an overview of how TPS designations are determined, what benefits TPS gives, and how TPS beneficiaries apply for and regularly renew their status.
Read more: Temporary Protected Status: An Overview [[link removed]]
ACROSS THE NATION
On July 10, more than 3,360 people from 121 countries took the oath to become U.S. citizens in a historic ceremony in Houston’s NRG Arena.
Despite the ongoing heatwave and a massive ongoing power loss affecting millions of residents across the city, Texans made a special effort to attend the naturalization ceremony, swearing their oath of allegiance to the United States before a judge.
New research from the American Immigration Council highlights immigrants’ contributions in the Houston Metro Area. The study found that nearly 1 in 4 Houstonians are immigrants.
Watch now: New Americans in Houston [[link removed]]
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“This historic event is the latest example of how Houston recognizes the incredible benefits that immigrants bring to the city. Houston’s immigrants bring cultural diversity, contribute billions in taxes, fill essential jobs, and help create new jobs across fast-growing industries. When immigrants become U.S. citizens, our communities win and become more prosperous.”
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FURTHER READING
Houston Life: Houston’s largest-ever naturalization ceremony swears in more than 3,300 new citizens [[link removed]]
Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Dreamers like me want to work. The government shouldn’t stand in the way. [[link removed]]
Colorado Sun: Training foreign doctors already in Colorado will go a long way to solving state’s physician shortage [[link removed]]
KJZZ Phoenix: In Nogales, confusion reigns for asylum seekers removed under new border rules [[link removed]]
InSide Nova: Iranian who was face of government protests finds new life in America [[link removed]]
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