American Legal Immigration Center, LLC

05/25/2021

Former President George W. Bush has found a post-politics passion: painting.

The 43rd President’s recent book, ‘Out of Many, One,’ shines the light on several inspiring immigrants and features his painting of them.


05/20/2021

Only 17% say the immigration system needs no or only minor changes. https://pewrsr.ch/3dEHn1x

05/18/2021

"The immigrant is not a horde that arrives at the southern border...the immigrant is an individual". - Roya Hakakian

In her new book "Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Misinformed," Roya Hakakian paints a picture of what it's like to leave everything you know behind and try to build a life in the US.

05/13/2021

The last president to sign an immigration reform bill was President Ronald Reagan in 1986.

"The country was very divided during that period of time," he said of Donald Trump's presidency.

05/11/2021

America's reliance on migrant agricultural workers is a secret hiding in plain sight.

Some 49% of the U.S. agricultural workforce is undocumented. A new bill making its way through Congress would expand systems already in place that help U.S. employers hire migrant workers legally.

05/09/2021

There's no one like you, Mom! Happy Mother's Day. 🌻

05/06/2021

The administration is ordering U.S. enforcement agencies to change how they talk about immigrants.

The Biden administration is ordering U.S. immigration enforcement agencies to change how they talk about immigrants, part of a broader effort to build a more "humane" immigration system.

05/04/2021

Foreign-born New Yorkers makeup 43% of the workforce and own nearly half of the city’s small businesses.

Census stats show a steady drop in the city’s immigrant presence, dating back before the Trump years. The trend could jeopardize the city’s magnetism for newcomers — and its power to propel itself out of crisis.

04/29/2021

The general trend in our modeling is clear: the more immigrants, the merrier.

Justin Gest writes that if immigration remains at near-zero levels, within decades, the country could be older, smaller and poorer. But if the US government welcomed more newcomers, within decades, the country could be younger, more productive and richer.

04/27/2021

Undocumented immigrants often experience trauma at various stages of the migration process.

04/22/2021

Remember that is how we all ended up where we are today.

04/20/2021

According to the bill, an estimated 4.4 million would be eligible for legal permanent residence in the U.S.

Last Thursday, the House passed the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6) and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 1603).