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Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity and The LIBRE Initiative joined the National Immigration Forum and a large, diverse coalition of 180 organizations, leaders, and companies to call on the incoming Biden Administration and Congressional lawmakers to work together on legislation that reforms our outdated, broken immigration system – including a permanent solution for […]
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation (the sister organization of Americans for Prosperity) and The LIBRE Institute (the sister organization of the LIBRE Initiative) filed a public comment warning against a newly proposed regulation that would expand the U.S. government’s power to collect biometric data from millions of U.S. citizens, immigrants, and businesses who interact with the immigration system each year. Current […]
For years now, Congress has been trying to tackle the issue of what to do about the “Dreamers.” These young immigrants were brought to the United States as children, either without legal authorization, or with legal authorization that eventually expired. Because of the punitive provisions of U.S. immigration law, there’s no mechanism for them to get right with the law, suffer a penalty […]
Immigrants who were brought to America as children, outside the law, are known as Dreamers. They are students, teachers, small business owners, faith leaders, health care workers, fire fighters, tech workers, and men and women in our armed services. They may be found in almost any position that an American citizen or permanent resident […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) released a new video featuring AFP President Tim Phillips answering key questions about Dreamers and why Congress must stop kicking the can down the road on this issue. Watch the Video Here Video Highlights: Did you know: It’s been nearly twenty years since Congress first attempted to […]
In light of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Americans are asking thoughtful questions about the program’s history and the many ways Dreamers contribute to communities and businesses across the country. In a new video, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips explains key details about how we got […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, the Administration announced the suspension of several categories of non-immigrant visas. Earlier this month The LIBRE Initiative and Americans for Prosperity sent a letter to the White House highlighting the potential economic consequence of suspending and further restricting legal immigration during this period of economic recovery. Read the full letter here. […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, the Supreme Court rejected the Administration’s latest attempt to undo the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. It held that the administration failed to offer a reasoned explanation for its decision to rescind DACA and thus violated administrative procedure. While the decision ensures that the protections under DACA are not eliminated […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity and The LIBRE Initiative sent a letter to the administration’s National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow and Senior Advisor Jared Kushner urging them to consider the negative impact of restricting OPT, H-1B, H-2B, J-1 and L-1 nonimmigrant programs. This letter comes on the heels of reports of White House […]
