American Immigration Council - State and Local

Since 2014, the Council’s State & Local (S&L) team–formerly New American Economy–has worked in >100 communities across >35 states, to support policymakers, businesses, & civic leaders who recognize the myriad economic, cultural, & civic contributions of immigrants & refugees. 1/4

Hidden in the Laken Riley Act is a particularly disturbing provision: state officials, like Texas Gov. Ken Paxton, could orchestrate the deportation of a specific person without the signoff of an ICE officer. immcouncil.co/40bOBS1

Check out the full press release here: bit.ly/404i6Fd Many departments have already launched language access plans. Learn more here: bit.ly/4iYHAfO 2/2

🪩🪩Kicking off the New Year's #welcomingwins, North Carolina launched new language access resources that government agencies can use to strengthen their language accessibility. The resources will help over 1.2M North Carolinians who speak a language other than English! 1/2

That concludes our #S&Lwrapped for 2024! Wishing you all a happy holiday season and keep following for more on our state & local updates in 2025!

🌍 This #InternationalMigrantsDay, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to advocating for immigrants—no matter who occupies the White House. Migration is as old as humanity itself—a natural and essential part of our shared history.

#S&Lwrapped: This year, our team tracked over 700 immigrant-related bills across all state legislative sessions! Many states advanced efforts to welcome immigrants, while some pursued more harmful policies. Read our analysis here: immcouncil.co/3LeApQT

#S&Lwrapped: Gateways for Growth Challenge's 5th cohort came to an official end 🎊 this year. We led this cohort w/ @WelcomingUSA since 2022, providing additional support for #Baltimore, MD, #Fort Wayne, IN, #SouthBend, IN, & #SanteFe, NM into 2024. immcouncil.co/3yvqCCN

#S&Lwrapped: Our 8th annual Global Talent Chamber Network Convening took place in #Columbus, OH, in Oct. Reps from 17 chambers of commerce came together to explore how the biz community can better support immigration workforce inclusion. Read more: immcouncil.co/4ilJCpV

#S&Lwrapped: The Office of New Americans State Network grew to 22 states in 2024, with Hawaii, Pennsylvania, & New Mexico coming aboard! The Network celebrated its 10th anniversary 🎂 this year, having started with just 5 states in 2014. Learn more: immcouncil.co/3WqGqko

To kick us off - this fall, over 100 #business leaders signed a letter calling on the #BidenAdmin to address work permit backlogs. The letter was organized by @immcouncil, @immcouncil, @asylumadvocacy, @RefugeeAdvcyLab & @AILANational. immcouncil.co/3YDKSvr (2/2) 2/2

In 2024, the State & Local team was as busy as ever. Over the next few days, we'll be sharing highlights from our work this year in our #S&Lwrapped series! (1/2) 1/2

Last month, voters in cities & states across the U.S. cast ballots on immigrant-related issues, like immigration protections, integration, and noncitizen voting. Check out how voters decided in this new @immcouncil blog: bit.ly/3CZ5xDd

Today, our Senior Fellow, @ReichlinMelnick, will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a critical hearing on mass deportations. Tune in to hear how mass deportations are not only inhumane but also costly. Watch live here: youtube.com/watch?v=7k22c-…

🚨Support the American Immigration Council today on #GivingTuesday! We’ve set a critical fundraising goal of $15K to help us prepare for the important work ahead. Your gift could get us over the finish line! Together, we are powerful! Donate: immcouncil.co/3AMtywA

Since 1952, every president—except Trump—has evoked humanitarian parole. Our senior fellow @ReichlinMelnick describes that the Trump administration could revoke parole for everyone who has it. Read more: sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/11/26/imm…

Throughout #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, and always, we celebrate the rich cultures, histories and contributions of Native peoples. Join us in celebrating all Native peoples today, and every day! ✨ #IndigenousPride #RepresentationMatters #CelebrateNativeVoices

Deporting 13M undocumented immigrants in the U.S. isn’t just inhumane—it’s economically disastrous. Mass deportations with longer-term efforts nearing $1T. This excludes massive infrastructure needs & $105B lost in annual taxes. More: theintercept.com/2024/11/19/tru…

"Deporting 1 million people a year would cost an annual average of $88 billion, and a one-time effort to deport ... 11 million [people] would cost many times that — and it’s difficult to imagine how long it would take." Read More from @DLind in @NYTimes: immcouncil.co/4fYiAmt

🚨 New Research Alert 🚨 How do childcare support, labor laws, social and civic inclusion, and healthcare access affect immigrant well-being? Six new P4A studies explore this and more. Learn more about these new studies. #ImmigrationPolicy #P4AGrantees policiesforaction.org/six-new-resear…

"Mass deportations could lead to a loss of about 4.2% to 6.8% of annual GDP," @immcouncil reports, "amounting to between $1.1 trillion and $1.7 trillion. For comparison, the national GDP declined 4.3% during the 2007-09 Great Recession." bit.ly/3UYphx4