Jan
18
Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a man whose dream of equality and human rights changed the course of history. His legacy will be remembered this week by people of all colors and creeds who still believe in the American dream and who continue to fight for equality, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/01/18/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-intersection-of-immigration-and-civil-rights/
Jan
15
Today, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano announced the designation of Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Haiti, whose homeland was devastated by an earthquake earlier this week. According to Secretary Napolitano, as of January 12, 2010, the estimated 100,000 to 200,000 unauthorized Haitians currently in the U.S. will be granted TPS, which …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/01/15/secretary-napolitano-announces-temporary-protective-status-for-unauthorized-haitians/
Jan
15
By TYLER MORAN* The E-Verify website claims that the process for verifying whether workers are authorized for employment in the United States is simple. The practices of the Social Security Administration (SSA), the agency that jointly administers E-Verify with the Department of Homeland Security, tell a different story. According to a report released this month …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/01/15/fatal-flaws-social-security-administration-shows-us-how-e-verify-doesn%e2%80%99t-work/
Jan
14
Tuesday’s devastating earthquake in Haiti is the latest and deadliest tragedy to befall one of the world’s poorest countries. As the death toll mounts and the full measure of the destruction is taken in, the call for urgent humanitarian relief is already being answered by the United States. Presumably, those relief efforts will be supplemented …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/01/14/granting-temporary-protect-status-tps-to-unauthorized-haitians-now-an-urgent-matter/
Jan
13
A new report from researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) provides further evidence that immigration reform which includes the creation of a pathway to legal status for unauthorized immigrants already in the United States would yield tangible economic benefits. The report, The Economic Benefits of Immigrant Authorization in California, by Dr. Manuel Pastor …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/01/13/new-report-estimates-economic-benefit-of-legalizing-unauthorized-immigrants-in-california/
Jan
12
Today, the Heritage Foundation responded to a recent report from the Immigration Policy Center (IPC) and the Center for American Progress (CAP), Raising the Floor for American Workers: The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, in a failed attempt to rebut the report’s finding—that comprehensive immigration reform which includes a legalization program for unauthorized immigrants …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/01/12/heritage-foundation-takes-aim-at-the-ipccap-report-issues-a-series-of-misfires/
Jan
12
Despite claims of increased transparency, accountability, and oversight, Nina Bernstein of the New York Times has unearthed more cover-ups at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). These new findings have attorneys, advocates, and the public wondering if and when ICE will make good on its promise to reform the immigration detention system in demonstrable ways. Two …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/01/12/ice-detention-cover-up-has-advocates-calling-for-transparency/
Jan
11
Fresh on the heels of an economic study by UCLA’s Dr. Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda—a study which demonstrates how comprehensive immigration reform would yield $1.5 trillion to the U.S. GDP over a ten year period, generate billions in additional tax revenue and consumer spending and support hundreds of thousands of jobs—a recent report by the non-partisan Migration …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/01/11/immigrant-investments-in-american-business-on-the-rise/
Jan
08
There are plenty of genuine issues worthy of debate in immigration reform—how to really create secure borders and communities, how to predict and manage future immigration flows, how to implement a fair and workable employment verification system, and how to ensure that legal immigration incorporates key values represented by family and work. But what is …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/01/08/comprehensive-immigration-reform-now-a-matter-of-%e2%80%9chow%e2%80%9d/
Jan
07
Those policymakers and commentators who argue that we simply cannot afford to enact comprehensive immigration reform in the middle of an economic recession have their facts woefully wrong. According to a new report released jointly by the Immigration Policy Center (IPC) and the Center for American Progress (CAP), the economic benefits which would flow from …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/01/07/new-report-quantifies-benefits-of-immigration-reform-to-us-economy/
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