Bill would recapture unused immigrant visas, awarding them to medical professionals. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/27/opinion/nurse-shortage-congress/
Jane Devlin
- 61 Followers
- 116 Following
- 170 Posts
Boston-based, immigration-obsessed. Posting about #immigration, Boston, #refugees / global #migration.
Gabe OrtízThese immigrant workers – and there are millions of them – feed us, take care of our children and loved ones, build our homes and repair the bridges that take us to work and school, and care for us when we’re sick in addition to the billions they contribute to our economy annually. #LaborDay
AILA New England ChapterWe all know how important family is – with this program, the Biden Administration is trying to help keep families together by cutting some red tape. READ more about how this will change lives in the AILA statement: https://bit.ly/4cwbp2M
AILA Welcomes Launch of “Keeping Families Together” Program – Lives Will Be Changed
AILA President Kelli Stump responded to today’s SCOTUS ruling overturning the “Chevron” doctrine, noting that while “the Loper Bright and Relentless cases had nothing to do with immigration law” the decision “will have a significant impact on many immigration adjudications.”
Steve HermanDHS announces a Federal Register notice to implement Keeping Families Together, a process for certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of US citizens. https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2024-18725/implementation-of-keeping-families-together
USCIS publishes Parole in Place filing guide for certain spouses and stepchildren of US citizens. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/USCIS-Filing-Guide-Form-I-131F.pdf
Despite ugly anti-immigrant rhetoric and misconceptions, the fact is that immigrants contribute—a lot.
Research from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy reveals that undocumented immigrants paid an astounding $96.7 BILLION in local, state, and federal taxes in 2022.
More at America's Voice:
https://americasvoice.org/blog/immigrants-contribute-a-lot-just-ask-the-researchers/
Immigrants Contribute A Lot – Just Ask The Researchers - America's Voice
Recent research from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) reveals that undocumented immigrants contributed an astounding $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. Six of the most immigrant-populous states accounted for a combined $21.1 billion of these contributions, with California leading the way at $8.5 billion in tax revenue. The… Continue »
Putting these long-settled workers onto a pathway to legalization would be a massive economic boon for the nation, pumping an additional $40 billion in tax revenue into the nation’s coffers, ITEP said.
Immigration has been good for the country – and creating a line for millions of long-settled workers and families to fix their immigration status would continue to be beneficial to the nation’s economy and future.
Self-deportation architect Kris Kobach leads GOP effort seeking to block Dreamers, whose households pay more than $9 billion in local, state and federal taxes annually, from ACA eligibility: https://apnews.com/article/migrant-health-care-dreamers-states-lawsuit-b243450475670f13a3e86d6be3568804
15 states sue to block Biden's effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage
Fifteen states have sued the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll next year in the federal Affordable Care Act’s health insurance. The states filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in North Dakota. It's one of the states involved and the others are Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Virginia. The states are seeking to block the rule from taking effect Nov. 1 and providing people known as “Dreamers” access to tax breaks when they sign up for coverage.
“Besides being cruel, deporting 11 million unauthorized immigrants would cause labor shortages and slash national wage and salary income, likely triggering a recession and reigniting inflation.”
Marcela Garcia explains the tax contributions of undocumented immigrants: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/02/opinion/hidden-tax-power-undocumented-immigrants/
The hidden tax power of undocumented immigrants
A common argument among anti-immigrant politicians and advocates is that noncitizens who are in the United States illegally exploit government benefits and constitute a financial burden on the country. That claim is largely inaccurate and misleading.