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

Duration of status elimination rule

Duration of status elimination rule

The new Duration of Status elimination rule will harm the U.S. workforce and impose major costs & confusion on students, schools, and...

Work Permit Restrictions Proposal - Partner and Advocacy Brief

Work Permit Restrictions Proposal - Partner and Advocacy Brief

The Trump administration published an NPRM to impose new limitations on work authorizations for certain immigrants, including DACA recipients.

TPS Terminations: What You Need to Know

TPS Terminations: What You Need to Know

The Trump administration is terminating protections for hundreds of thousands of people who cannot safely return to their home countries.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS): Policy Brief

Temporary Protected Status (TPS): Policy Brief

TPS allows many immigrants an opportunity to remain in the U.S. and work while conditions in their home countries remain unsafe for...

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
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.

Duration of status elimination rule

Duration of status elimination rule

The new Duration of Status elimination rule will harm the U.S. workforce and impose major costs & confusion on students, schools, and...

Work Permit Restrictions Proposal - Partner and Advocacy Brief

Work Permit Restrictions Proposal - Partner and Advocacy Brief

The Trump administration published an NPRM to impose new limitations on work authorizations for certain immigrants, including DACA recipients.

TPS Terminations: What You Need to Know

TPS Terminations: What You Need to Know

The Trump administration is terminating protections for hundreds of thousands of people who cannot safely return to their home countries.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS): Policy Brief

Temporary Protected Status (TPS): Policy Brief

TPS allows many immigrants an opportunity to remain in the U.S. and work while conditions in their home countries remain unsafe for...

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
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

FWD.us Statement on the Dream and Promise Discharge Petition

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement after House Democrats filed a discharge petition on the Dream and...

July 20, 2026

UPDATE: Massive Increases to ICE Funding Are Expanding the Reach of the Criminal Justice System and Fueling Explosion of 287(g) Agreements

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the past week, we’ve seen the horror and unnecessary loss of life that ICE encounters can lead to,...

July 16, 2026