Immigration
Opportunities to Advance Racial Equity in Conference Budget
What’s included in the state budget communicates what and who the state values. That’s why it’s important to analyze...
Six Key Reasons for Virginia to Open an Office of New Americans and Leverage Our Untapped Potential
While the U.S. has a long, yet often divisive, history of welcoming immigrants to join our democracy, the country has never quite developed a formal system to help integrate newcomers into the economy and our communities
Accounting for Cars: Expanding access to driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status will help Virginia’s fiscal bottom line as well as helping families and communities
The main reason to expand access to driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status is because it makes our families and communities safer: safer from being unfairly caught up in the criminal justice system and deportation pipeline for just trying to get to church or a child’s school, and safer from being on the roads with unlicensed drivers who haven’t had the opportunity to access the state’s system of training and testing.
Only Wealthy Immigrants Need Apply: The Chilling Effects of “Public Charge”
A co-release from The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis and the Fiscal Policy Institute In August 2019, the Department of...
Update: Hands on the Wheel: Improving Safety and Boosting Communities through Removing Barriers to Driver’s Licenses
Virginians are safer when more of the drivers on our roads are trained, tested, licensed, and insured. That’s why Virginia...
Virginia Immigrants: Our Neighbors and Partners in Building Thriving Communities
As discussion swirls around the role of immigrants in Virginia communities, especially in the closing days of a highly competitive state election cycle, it’s worth remembering that immigrants move to Virginia for many of the same reasons as people born in other areas of the United States job opportunities, good schools, and thriving communities. It’s also worth remembering that our immigrant neighbors help create and maintain those strong businesses, schools, and communities.
Woven Together: The State of Immigrants in Virginia’s Economy
Virginia’s workforce is one of the most highly educated and highest earning in the nation and forms the backbone of...
Immigrants Are Vital Members of Virginia Legislative Districts
Immigrants play an important role in Virginia’s economy and communities. The infographics below show key data points for foreign-born residents...
Update: In-State Tuition Is a Common Sense, Low-Cost Investment for Virginia
The availability of in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities for Virginians provides a pathway to better jobs and opportunities that benefits students and the state economy.