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By Caitlin Patler, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, UCLA There are roughly 5 million undocumented children and young adults currently living in the U.S. today, 24% (or 1.1 million) of whom live in California. As in other states, California’s undocumented youth face a unique and challenging paradox. On one hand, they work hard, excel academically, participate …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/20/california-dreamers-exhibit-high-levels-of-civic-participation-yet-face-significant-hardships/
By Naike Savain Immigration courts are notorious for significant backlogs and lacking sufficient resources to timely and justly adjudicate the hundreds of thousands of removal cases pending before them. And, despite recent announcements that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is exercising prosecutorial discretion in some removal cases, immigration courts throughout the country struggle to …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/12/how-overburdened-immigration-courts-can-be-improved/
By Shelby Pasell Human trafficking is a big yet commonly overlooked problem in the United States and abroad. Each year, roughly 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders, according to the Department of State, with about 17,500 into the United States. Despite an uptick in laws aimed at addressing this problem, U.S. law …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/05/why-human-trafficking-cases-are-falling-through-the-cracks/
By Shelby Pasell Though Einstein may be a household name in the United States, he was not born here, and he would have a hard time obtaining a visa if he were alive today. In fact, inventors behind most patents in the U.S. were born outside of the country, according to a new report by …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/03/why-the-next-einstein-cant-get-a-visa/
By Shelby Pasell Shortly after President Obama announced that DHS will halt the deportations of eligible undocumented youth, a Chicago-area fifth grader delivered a speech of his own. Over the weekend, Alexander Tymouch was honored as the National 5th Grade Creative Writing Contest winner at the American Immigration Council’s Annual Benefit Dinner where he read …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/18/even-a-fifth-grader-realizes-the-power-of-the-american-dream/
By Shelby Pasell “As our competitors press ahead with strategic policies suited to a global century, how much longer can America afford to drift with an immigration regime built in 1965?” This is the question addressed in recent report by the Partnership for a New American Economy and The Partnership for New York City. According …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/04/america-losing-high-skilled-workers-to-australia-canada-and-china-report-says/
BY HEATHER M. STEWART, COUNSEL AND DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION POLICY AT NAFSA: ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS Current U.S. immigration law provides few options for foreign graduates of U.S. universities with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (“STEM” degrees) who want to stay here to contribute their skills and knowledge. Not enough American students are …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/05/24/administration-takes-step-to-keep-talented-foreign-students-in-the-u-s/
BY TEJAS SHAH* While the U.S. economy continues to recover at a sluggish pace, the administration continues to emphasize immigration reform’s critical role in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in the U.S. This week, Cecilia Munoz, the Domestic Policy Council Director at the White House, spoke at a forum hosted by The Hamilton Project of the …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/05/17/administration-takes-step-toward-more-entrepreneur-friendly-immigration-policy/
BY DARCY TROMANHAUSER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT NEBRASKA APPLESEED A federal court’s recent decision to strike down the core of Fremont’s immigration enforcement ordinance (Ordinance No. 5165)—which requires businesses to verify employees’ immigration status and renters to apply for an occupancy license—is no surprise. Across the country, every immigration ordinance with a rental component has been …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/03/06/court-strikes-down-provision-of-fremonts-immigration-ordinance-impact-on-community-continues/
By KIRSTEN SCHLENGER, MANAGING PARTNER AT WEAVER SCHLENGER MAZEL LLP The business community has long heralded the vital role immigrant-owned startups play in creating American jobs. This month, it seems like someone at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was listening. USCIS recently hosted its first in a series of summits dedicated to gathering expertise …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/27/uscis-convenes-summit-to-consider-streamlined-path-for-immigrant-entrepreneurs/
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