Michele Waslin
Author's details
Name: Michele Waslin
Date registered: July 23, 2008
URL: http://www.immigrationimpact.com
Biography
Michele Waslin, Ph.D., is the Senior Policy Analyst at the Immigration Policy Center. She has authored several publications on immigration policy and post-9/11 immigration issues. Ms. Waslin appears regularly in English and Spanish-language media. Previously, she worked as Director of Immigration Policy Research at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and Policy Coordinator at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. She received her Ph.D. in 2002 in Government and International Studies from the University of Notre Dame, and holds an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Political Science from Creighton University.
Latest posts
- Immigrants Play Key Role in Virginia’s Economy — October 26, 2012
- ICE Scaling Back 287(g) Program — October 19, 2012
- Kansans Push for Kobach Recall — October 10, 2012
- Utah Attorney General Pushes Sensible Immigration Policies — October 3, 2012
- Use of Segregation in Immigration Detention has Harmful Effects — September 28, 2012
Most commented posts
- Bush Immigration Enforcement Tactics Haunt the Obama Era — 19 comments
- USCIS Seeks to Unify Families Facing Separation through Revised Waiver Process — 17 comments
- ICE Partners With San Diego County, Seeks Presence in 3,100 Jails — 14 comments
- House VAWA Bill Threatens Protections for Immigrant Women and Children — 10 comments
- Citizen Children Neglected and Deserted in Wake of Immigration Raids — 9 comments
Author's posts listings
Recent state-level immigration battles are often characterized by a great deal of negative attention and not enough positive information about immigrants living in those states. Unfounded claims about the costs of immigration overlook the benefits and contributions immigrants make to American communities. Fortunately, some organizations are dedicated to pushing back on the negativity and publishing …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/26/immigrants-play-key-role-in-virginias-economy/
Categories:
287(g), Administration, Crime, Demographics, Deportation, Detention, Enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Police, Secure Communities, Undocumented Immigration
by Michele Waslin
October 19, 2012
The 287(g) program has been controversial and criticized for years, and immigrant advocates have demanded that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) terminate the program. Section 287(g) of the INA allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to enter into agreements that delegate immigration powers to local police, but only through negotiated agreements, documented in Memoranda …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/19/ice-scaling-back-287g-program/
Categories:
Copy Cat Legislation, Deportation, Election 2012, Immigration Law, Mitt Romney, Republicans, Restrictionists, Rhetoric, SB 1070, State and Local Immigration Law, Undocumented Immigration, Voting
by Michele Waslin
October 10, 2012
Activists in Kansas are mounting a campaign to recall the state’s Secretary of State and notorious immigration restrictionist Kris Kobach. According to the Associated Press, there is a movement to collect signatures to recall him. For months, several groups have held rallies and press conferences, accusing Kobach of spending too much time working on his …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/10/kansans-push-for-kobach-recall/
Republican Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has become a poignant and effective advocate for smart immigration policies, including the DREAM Act. On Monday, Shurtleff spoke at the Immigration Law and Policy Conference, in Washington D.C., where he concluded that the “biggest casualty in the immigration debate is the truth.” Shurtleff understands prosecutorial discretion, and is …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/03/utah-attorney-general-pushes-sensible-immigration-policies/
The U.S. immigration system continues to detain more and more noncitizens in federally-operated detention facilities, in private prisons, and in state and local prisons and jails across the country. Currently, DHS detains approximately 34,000 persons every night, the majority of whom have no criminal history. Over the last several years there have been numerous reports …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/09/28/use-of-segregation-in-immigration-detention-has-harmful-effects/
Most people are aware of increasing collaboration between state and local police and federal immigration officers. Programs like 287(g) and the Secure Communities program, as well as state laws like SB1070, create a new role for local police, who are now put in the position of identifying immigrants for possible deportation. It has meant that …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/09/25/the-harmful-effects-of-using-border-patrol-as-interpreters-along-the-northern-border/
The latest data on immigration enforcement show that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained a record high of 429,247 noncitizens in the 2011 fiscal year, an increase of 18 percent over 2010. Immigration detention has been steadily increasing over the last two decades. A new report by Justice Strategies suggests this increase is largely …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/09/21/immigrant-detention-and-the-private-prison-industry/
Becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen has many benefits – citizens can vote and run for public office, bring family members to the U.S., hold certain jobs reserved for citizens, and they are protected from deportation. There are also a range of economic benefits to citizenship, highlighted by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) in their new …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/09/11/the-economic-advantages-of-u-s-citizenship/
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released results of their investigation into the US-VISIT program. US-VISIT was created after 9/11 to track noncitizens’ entries into and exits from the U.S. to identify national security threats, individuals entering with fraudulent identities, and visa overstays. Through US-VISIT, fingerprints and digital photographs …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/09/05/inspector-general-finds-serious-problems-with-us-visit-program/
The California TRUST Act (AB 1081) has now passed both houses of the state’s legislature and is awaiting Governor Jerry Brown’s signature. Passage of the TRUST Act would be an important step toward mitigating the harmful impact of the Secure Communities Program (S-Comm). Immigrant advocates from across the country are calling on Gov. Brown to …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/30/california-trust-act-awaits-governors-signature/
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