The Issue

Immigration reform

The time is now for a better approach on immigration

Americans have lost faith in our immigration system. Frustration runs deep—driven by border chaos, labor shortages in key industries, limited legal ways to migrate, and the lack of a pathway to citizenship for people who have raised families, built businesses, and made their lives in America.

Without a smart, politically resilient approach, these pressures will only intensify. Politicians will continue to weaponize these frustrations in ways that undermine our nation’s promise and democratic ideals.

Americans want real, positive solutions. Today, a record number believe immigration is a good thing, and the public overwhelmingly supports commonsense reform. It’s time to build an orderly and fair 21st-century immigration system that benefits all Americans.

What we're doing

We’re building campaigns that drive real change todayand expand what’s possible tomorrow

Defending immigrants and their families today

Fourteen million immigrants who are undocumented or have a temporary protected status live under renewed threats of deportation and family separation.

Strengthening American prosperity

Immigrants fuel America’s workforce and global economic competitiveness. Their contributions must be protected.

Charting America’s path forward on immigration

What we’re doing is not working. We need new roadmaps for immigration reform.

Ways to take action

For immigrants, their families, and their communities

Up-to-date resources on constitutional rights, how to find an immigration attorney, and specific information for DACA and TPS recipients.

For employers

Best practices for hiring, retaining, and supporting immigrant employees, including DACA recipients.

For higher education leaders and students

Resources for students, professors, and administrators at colleges and universities, as America’s ability to attract the best and brightest from around the world comes under threat.

For those with the capacity to give

Consider supporting our urgent work to protect immigrants today and chart America’s path forward on immigration reform.

Resources

Our insights and analysis

Aliento's founder, Reyna Montoya, smiles as she considers how life-changing DACA has been for many Dreamers on the 10-Year DACA Anniversary.

DACA 14 years later: From students to careers and families

On the 14th anniversary of DACA, new data analysis shows how DACA recipients have grown up, building careers and families in the...

Dreamers by the Numbers

Dreamers by the Numbers

About 2.6 million Dreamers living in the U.S. today could be eligible for a pathway to citizenship, if Congress acts.

DACA Delays, Denials, Detentions, & Deportations

DACA Delays, Denials, Detentions, & Deportations

DACA recipients are being forced out of status as a result of administrative policies, targeted enforcement, and Congressional inaction.

DACA recipients are under renewed attacks

DACA recipients are under renewed attacks

The Trump administration is attacking DACA through delays, denials, detentions, and deportations. We need to act.

May 5, 2026
Prices for all Americans are set to unnecessarily rise under recent and proposed immigration policies impacting the U.S. labor force

Prices for all Americans are set to unnecessarily rise under recent and proposed immigration policies impacting the U.S. labor force

American families would pay $2,150 more each year for everyday goods and services. New immigration policies would also affect millions of Americans...

A group of people walks down the steps of the Supreme Court after a hearing on the DACA policy.

DACA Court Case Updates

Ongoing legal threats make the future of the DACA policy more uncertain than ever.

Aliento's founder, Reyna Montoya, smiles as she considers how life-changing DACA has been for many Dreamers on the 10-Year DACA Anniversary.

DACA 14 years later: From students to careers and families

On the 14th anniversary of DACA, new data analysis shows how DACA recipients have grown up, building careers and families in the...

Dreamers by the Numbers

Dreamers by the Numbers

About 2.6 million Dreamers living in the U.S. today could be eligible for a pathway to citizenship, if Congress acts.

DACA Delays, Denials, Detentions, & Deportations

DACA Delays, Denials, Detentions, & Deportations

DACA recipients are being forced out of status as a result of administrative policies, targeted enforcement, and Congressional inaction.

DACA recipients are under renewed attacks

DACA recipients are under renewed attacks

The Trump administration is attacking DACA through delays, denials, detentions, and deportations. We need to act.

May 5, 2026
Prices for all Americans are set to unnecessarily rise under recent and proposed immigration policies impacting the U.S. labor force

Prices for all Americans are set to unnecessarily rise under recent and proposed immigration policies impacting the U.S. labor force

American families would pay $2,150 more each year for everyday goods and services. New immigration policies would also affect millions of Americans...

A group of people walks down the steps of the Supreme Court after a hearing on the DACA policy.

DACA Court Case Updates

Ongoing legal threats make the future of the DACA policy more uncertain than ever.

Press

In the news

After Two Unlawful ICE Detentions and a Deportation, José Contreras Díaz Is Free — But the Fight to Protect DACA Recipients Is Far From Over

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, José Contreras Díaz, a DACA recipient, was released from an ICE detention facility after a second unlawful detention—and after the...

May 7, 2026

FWD.us Launches New Campaign to Document and Push Back Against the Administration’s Escalating Attacks on DACA Recipients

Systematic Delays. Increased denials. Hundreds more detained and deported. This effort of delay, denial, detention, and deportation against Dreamers is putting hundreds...

May 6, 2026