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| A National Survey of Voter's Attitudes Toward Immigration
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The Tarrance Group,
11/5/2006
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A report on voter's attitudes toward the immigration issue.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Essential to the Fight: Immigrants in the Military, Five Years after 9/11
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Margaret D. Stock,
Immigration Policy Center,
11/1/2006
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Report on the U.S. military contributions of immigrants.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Rethinking the Effects of Immigration on Wages: New Data and Analysis from 1990-2004
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Giovanni Peri,
Immigration Policy Center,
10/3/2006
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What impact do immigrants have on the wages of
native-born workers?
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Link to Report
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| Immigration and Child and Family Policy
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Randy Capps,
Katrina Fortuny,
Urban Institute,
9/14/2006
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This report assesses how the changing demographics of the low-income child population are affecting child and family policies in the United States.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Debunking the Myth of Immigrant Criminality: Imprisonment Among First- and Second-Generation Young Men
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Roberto G. Gonzales,
Charlie V. Morgan,
Rubén G. Rumbaut,
Golnaz Komaie,
Migration Policy Institute,
6/1/2006
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The past few decades have seen the confluence of two eras in the United States: an era of mass immigration and an era of mass imprisonment. A great deal has been said and written about each, but rarely are carefully researched connections made between the two, based on rigorous evidence.
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Link to Report
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| Immigration Scare-Tactics: Exaggerated Estimates of New Immigration Under S.2611
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American Immigration Law Foundation,
5/26/2006
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Doom and gloom predictions that immigration will bring about the demise of U.S. culture and society are as old as the United States itself.
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Link to Issue Brief
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| Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen and Expand the American Middle Class
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Drum Major Institute,
5/25/2006
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The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (DMI) offers a framework for evaluating immigration policy. The framework centers on a two-part “middle-class test.” A complete explanation of the framework and rationale for each part of the test is fully laid out.
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Link to Report
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| The Framing of Immigration
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George Lakoff,
Sam Ferguson,
Rockridge Institute,
5/18/2006
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Framing is at the center of the recent immigration debate. Simply framing it as about “immigration” has shaped its politics, defining what count as “problems” and constraining the debate to a narrow set of issues.
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Link to Paper
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| Children of Immigrants: Facts and Figures
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The Urban Institute,
5/16/2006
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Congress is debating whether or not to legalize more than 11 million unauthorized immigrants, as well as stricter border and workplace enforcement. Mostly left out of this debate are the more than 5 million children living in unauthorized families, who, like their parents, would be greatly affected by the outcome of this debate.
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Link to Report
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| Financial Access for Immigrants: Lessons from Diverse Perspectives
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Anna Paulson,
Robin Newberger,
Audrey Singer,
Jeremy Smith,
The Brookings Institution,
5/1/2006
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The success of today's immigrants—who come to the United States largely seeking to improve their own prospects for prosperity—depends on their access to mainstream financial institutions that can help them save money, buy homes, access credit, start businesses, and otherwise build wealth.
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Link to Report
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| Two Labor Economic Issues for the Immigration Debate
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Center for American Progress,
4/4/2006
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There is considerable debate and
disagreement among economists about the economic impacts of immigration.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| America's Immigration Quandary: No Consensus on Immigration Problem or Proposed Fixes
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Pew Hispanic Center,
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press,
3/30/2006
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Americans are increasingly concerned about immigration. A growing number believe that immigrants are a burden to the country, taking jobs and housing and creating strains on the health care system. Many people also worry about the cultural impact of the expanding number of newcomers in the U.S. Yet the public remains largely divided in its views of the overall effect of immigration.
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Link to Report
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| How HR 4437 Would Criminalize Immigrants
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2/1/2006
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HR 4437 is anti-immigrant legislation -- masquerading as an "immigration enforcement" bill -- that passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 16, 2005. No action on this bill is expected in the Senate, but its provisions will likely be addressed in House-Senate negotiations if and when the Senate passes its own version of immigration reform
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How HR 4437 Would Criminalize Immigrants
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| More Than a Temporary Fix: The Role of Permanent Immigration in Comprehensive Reform
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American Immigration Law Foundation,
1/12/2006
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Immigration reform will not be truly comprehensive, or effective, unless it recognizes the vital contributions of temporary workers and permanent immigrants alike, and the inadequacy of the current immigration system in providing legal channels for either to enter the country.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| “Comprehensive” Legislation vs. Fundamental Reform: The Limits of Current Immigration Proposals
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Marc R. Rosenblum,
Migration Policy Institute,
1/1/2006
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Existing proposals do not consider changes to the basic structure
of the legal migration system. They also fail to fully address four main problems characterizing the existing regime.
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Link to Issue Brief
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| Immigration Policy on Expedited Removal of Aliens
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Congressional Research Service,
9/30/2005
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Expedited removal, an immigration enforcement strategy originally conceived to operate at the borders and ports of entry, is being expanded, raising a set of policy, resource, and logistical questions.
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Link to Report
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| Rethinking the Gains from Immigration: Theory and Evidence from the U.S.
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Giovanni Peri,
Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano,
8/1/2005
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Contrary to much recent evidence, researchers find immigration has a positive and large effect
of immigration on average wages of US-born workers.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Deporting the Undocumented: A Cost Assessment
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Rajeev Goyle,
David A. Jaeger,
Center for American Progress,
7/26/2005
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Deporting the Undocumented: A Cost Assessment provides the first-ever estimate of the costs of a policy designed to deport all undocumented persons currently in the United States and those who successfully crossed the border (approximately 10 million people).
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Link to Report
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| The New Latino South
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Sonya Tafoya,
Rakesh Kochhar,
Roberto Suro,
Pew Hispanic Center,
7/26/2005
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The Hispanic population is growing faster in much of the South than anywhere else in the United States.
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Link to Report
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| Backfire at the Border
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Douglas S. Massey,
Cato Institute,
6/13/2005
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Despite increased enforcement at the U.S.-Mexican border beginning in the 1980s, the number of foreign-born workers entering the United States illegally each year has not diminished. Today an estimated 10 million or more people reside in the United States without legal documentation.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Estimates of the Size and Characteristics of the Undocumented Population
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Jeffrey Passel,
Pew Hispanic Center,
3/21/2005
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The Pew Hispanic Center has developed new estimates for the size and key characteristics of the population of foreign-born persons living in the United States without proper authorization using data from the March 2004 Current Population Survey which is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Labor.
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Link to Report
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| Survey of Mexican Migrants: Attitudes about Immigration and Major Demographic Characteristics
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Roberto Suro,
The Pew Hispanic Center,
3/2/2005
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A first-of-its-kind survey of nearly 5,000 Mexican migrants who were interviewed while applying for identity cards at Mexican consulates in the United States has found that most want to remain in this country indefinitely but would participate in a temporary worker program that granted them legal status for a time and eventually required them to return to Mexico.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| We the People of Arab Ancestry
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Angela Brittingham,
G. Patricia de la Cruz,
U.S. Census Bureau,
3/1/2005
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This report provides a portrait of the Arab population in the United
States, and discusses some of the largest groups within this population
at the national level.
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Link to Report
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| Essential Workers: Immigrants are a Needed Supplement to the Native-Born Labor Force
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Rob Paral,
American Immigration Law Foundation,
3/1/2005
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An analysis of data from the 2000 census reveals that employment in about one-third of all U.S. job categories would have contracted during the 1990s in the absence of recently arrived, noncitizen immigrant workers.
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Link to Issue Brief
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| Report on Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal
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Various Authors,
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom,
2/8/2005
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A study by refugee and asylum experts appointed by the Commission, as authorized by Section 605 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. The report examines, and makes recommendations on, the protection and detention of asylum seekers who are placed in Expedited Removal in the United States.
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Link to Report
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| Homeland Security: Some Progress Made, but Many Challenges Remain on U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program
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Various Authors,
Government Accountability Office (GAO),
2/1/2005
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The (US-VISIT) program of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a government-wide program to collect, maintain, and share information on foreign nationals.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Is the New Immigration Really So Bad?
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1/1/2005
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Overall, evidence that
immigrants have harmed the opportunities of less educated natives is scant.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Summary of the “REAL ID Act” (H.R. 418)
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National Council of La Raza,
1/1/2005
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The Real ID Act requires all driver’s license applicants (including U.S. citizens) to prove their legal immigration status in the U.S. This act makes it much more difficult for persons fleeing persecution to receive political asylum in the U.S. and significantly jeopardizes due process for asylum seekers.
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Link to Issue Brief (PDF)
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| Worlds Apart: How Deporting Immigrants After 9/11 Tore Families Apart and Shattered Communities
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Various Authors,
ACLU,
12/1/2004
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"Worlds Apart" is a report documenting the devastating effects that the Bush administration's "anti-terrorism" policies have had on immigrant families and communities.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| The ABCs of IDs for U.S. Immigrants
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Katherine Gigliotti,
Ann Morse,
National Conference of State Legislatures,
12/1/2004
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States have no control over federally issued documents for the foreign-born or federally managed databases on the foreign-born. Nonetheless, states are seeking ways to improve their lists of acceptable identification documents and to verify that information with federal databases without violating the federal privacy act or laws prohibiting discrimination against the foreign born.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Survey of Foreign Student and Scholar Enrollment and Visa Trends for Fall 2004
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NAFSA: Association of International Educators,
11/1/2004
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Universities report steep decline in foreign student enrollment.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Power and Potential: The Growing Electoral Clout of New Citizens
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Rob Paral,
American Immigration Law Foundation,
10/20/2004
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Characteristics and voting patterns of new citizens.
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Link to Report
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| Management Challenges Remain in Transforming Immigration Programs
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General Accounting Office,
10/14/2004
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An assessment of how the new entities managing immigration within the Department of Homeland Security are faring.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Legal Immigration to US Still Declining
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Migration Policy Institute,
10/1/2004
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MPI distills pertinent figures from the 2003 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics.
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Link to Factsheet (PDF)
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| Immigration Enforcement: DHS Has Incorporated Immigration Enforcement Objectives and Is Addressing Future Planning Requirements
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General Accounting Office,
10/1/2004
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The GAO examines the following questions: (1) What is the status of ICE’s efforts to incorporate legacy INS’s interior immigration enforcement objectives? (2) How is ICE developing budget needs, workforce plans, and performance measures for immigration-related objectives?
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Unauthorized Aliens in the United States: Estimates Since 1986
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Congressional Research Service,
9/15/2004
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Estimates of foreign born population in the U.S.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| The Foreign Born Population in the United States
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U.S. Census Bureau,
8/1/2004
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Census bureau report on characteristics of the foreign born.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Maintaining a Competitive Edge
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Rob Paral,
Benjamin Johnson,
Immigration Policy Center,
8/1/2004
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Structural flaws in the American visa system and the unintended consequences of new security procedures may be causing many foreign-born scientists and engineers to forgo coming to the United States.
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Link to Report
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| Maintaining A Competitive Edge: The Role of the Foreign-Born and U.S. Immigration Policies in Science and Engineering
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Rob Paral,
Benjamin Johnson,
American Immigration Law Foundation,
8/1/2004
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Long-standing structural flaws in the U.S. visa system and the unintended consequences of security procedures instituted since September 11, 2001, may be causing an increasing number of potential foreign born members of the science and engineering workforce to forgo coming to the United States.
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Link to Report
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| The Latino and Asian Vote
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Jeffrey Passel,
Urban Institute,
7/27/2004
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Voting levels among Latinos and Asians lag well behind the groups' population growth, largely because many new immigrants are not yet citizens and their children are still too young to vote.
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Link to Issue Brief
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| America the Vulnerable
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Stephen E. Flynn,
HarperCollins,
7/20/2004
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Stephen Flynn (a Century Foundation contributor) offers a startling portrait of the radical shortcomings in America's post-September 11 plan for homeland security.
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Order Online
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| The Endless Wait: Will Resources Match the Resolve to Reduce the Immigration Case Backlog?
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American Immigration Law Foundation,
7/1/2004
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Congress and the White House have pledged for a decade to reduce the backlog of immigration cases, but without providing the resources necessary to do the job.
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Link to Policy Brief
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| Keeping the Promise
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Deborah Meyers,
et al.,
Chicago Council on Foreign Relations,
6/10/2004
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The report of a Chicago Council on Foreign Relations Task Force examines the key opportunities and challenges of immigration and makes recommendations for a comprehensive and effective set of national immigration policies.
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Link to Report
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| Increasing the Supply of Labor Through Immigration: Measuring the Impact on Native-born Workers
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George J. Borjas,
Center for Immigration Studies,
5/1/2004
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Effects of increasing the portion of immigrants in the labor force.
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Link to Report
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| Crossing Borders: The Impact of Immigration
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Urban Institute,
2/3/2004
|
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Transcript of an Urban Institute forum on the burgeoning population of legal and undocumented immigrants.
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Link to Transcript
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| Undocumented Immigrants: Facts and Figures
|
|
Randy Capps,
et al.,
Jeffrey Passel,
Michael Fix,
Urban Institute,
1/12/2004
|
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Basic descriptive data on the undocumented population.
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Link to Issue Brief
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| America's Disappeared
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),
1/1/2004
|
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The ACLU is bringing the case of immigrants rounded up and detained following September 11
to an international forum.
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Link to Report
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| Fact Sheet on the Foreign Born
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Migration Policy Institute,
1/1/2004
|
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Major immigration indicators from the 2000 census.
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Link to Factsheet
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| The Cost of Doing Nothing: The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
|
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Walter Ewing,
American Immigration Law Foundation,
1/1/2004
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The dangers of allowing the broken immigration system to go unreformed.
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Link to Issue Brief
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| Profile of the Low-Wage Immigrant Workforce
|
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Urban Institute,
10/27/2003
|
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Immigrants are overrepresented among both low-wage and less educated U.S. workers.
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Link to Report
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| A Summary of Recent Court Rulings on Terrorism Related Matters Having Civil Liberties Implications
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Nancy Chang,
Center for Constitutional Rights,
9/11/2003
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Update on current litigation regarding such matters as immigrant detainees, detention of material witnesses, enemy combatants, and the Patriot Act.
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Read the PDF
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| Enemy Aliens
|
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David Cole,
The New Press,
9/1/2003
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David Cole argues that denying foreigners rights within our legal system usually ends with citizens being stripped of those same rights.
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Learn More from the New Press
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| Does Immigration Affect Wages? A Look at Occupation-Level Evidence
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Pia Orrenius,
Madeline Zadovny,
8/1/2003
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An increase in the fraction of workers in an occupation group who are foreign born tends to lower the wages of natives in blue collar occupations but does not have a negative effect among natives in skilled occupations.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| America's Challenge: Domestic Security, Civil Liberties and National Unity After September 11
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Various Authors,
Migration Policy Institute,
6/1/2003
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Gauging the impact of government policies on the country's vulnerability to terrorism—especially as experienced by Arab-and Muslim-Americans.
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Learn more about the report
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| Changing Faces: Immigrants and Diversity in the Twenty-First Century
|
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James Lindsay,
Audrey Singer,
Brookings Institution Press,
6/1/2003
|
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The future of immigration in the U.S.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| The September 11 Detainees
|
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The Constitution Project,
U.S. Department of Justice,
4/1/2003
|
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Serious and significant problems surrounded the rounding up of illegal aliens in the days and weeks following the attacks on September 11, 2001.
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Link to Report
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| Immigration and Poverty
|
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Jeff Chapman,
Jared Bernstein,
Economic Policy Institute,
9/1/2002
|
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Analysis of 2000 Census data introduces a note of caution into any interpretation that relates the disappointing economic growth solely to increased immigration.
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Read the Issue Brief
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| Amnesty International’s Concerns Regarding Post September 11 Detentions in the USA
|
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Robert Orr,
Amnesty International,
3/1/2002
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Examines the circumstances of detentions of non-US nationals after September 11.
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Link to Report
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| Transforming Border Management in the Post-September 11 World
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Stephen E. Flynn,
Campbell Public Affairs Institute,
1/1/2001
|
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Confronts the challenges of border security in balance of the facts of globalization and economic needs.
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Learn more about the report
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| Civil Liberties After 9-11
|
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James T. Laney,
ACLU,
1/1/2000
|
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Details actions taken after September 11 that infringe on our civil liberties, and puts them in historical perspective.
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Link to Report
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| Becoming an American: Immigration and Immigrant Policy
|
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U.S. Commission on Immigration,
1/1/1997
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Report of the U.S. Commission on Immigration, established to review and evaluate the impact of immigration policy.
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Link to Report
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