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
In the early 2000s, one of the ways states attempted to control unauthorized immigration was by limiting immigrant eligibility for driver’s licenses and state-issued identification documents. The arguments for and against extending eligibility for driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants takes a new twist with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Because those who …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/27/why-states-should-grant-daca-beneficiaries-drivers-licenses/
Nearly everyone agrees that the U.S. immigration system should provide visas for entrepreneurs who want to start businesses in the U.S. and employ American workers. However, convoluted immigration laws make it difficult for some entrepreneurs to launch their business while they’re in school and remain lawfully in the U.S. after they graduate in order to …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/22/immigration-law-curbs-foreign-student-entrepreneurship/
As the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative begins accepting applications this week, many are wondering whether beneficiaries of the program will be eligible to obtain a state driver’s license. At this point the answer is: it depends.
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/14/can-deferred-action-beneficiaries-get-drivers-licenses/
The lack of evidence of immigrant voter fraud hasn’t stopped some states from pushing efforts to require photo ID at the polls, purge voter rolls of ineligible voters, and other measures that may result in voter suppression and the disenfranchisement of racial and ethnic minorities or other social groups. Some states have asked the federal …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/02/using-save-to-verify-voter-eligibility-comes-with-unexplored-risks/
Some members of Congress are intent on portraying the Obama administration as “weak” on immigration enforcement, and they aren’t going to let facts get in their way. Yesterday, for example, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released new data on individuals who had been identified through Secure Communities (S-Comm) but against whom ICE had not taken …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/01/restrictionists-misrepresent-data-on-immigration-enforcement/
Categories:
Administration, Asylum and Refugee, Customs and Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security, DREAM Act, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, President Obama, Prosecutorial Discretion, Secretary Napolitano, Uncategorized, USCIS
by Michele Waslin
July 25, 2012
The Associated Press (AP) reported yesterday that the deferred action initiative for eligible, young immigrants, which is still under development, could cost more than $585 million. While some critics immediately jumped on this as proof that taxpayers would be made to pay for the new initiative, that’s just not the way things work at USCIS. …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/25/dont-jump-to-conclusions-about-costs-of-deferred-action/
Who uses H-1Bs and for what types of jobs is a topic of constant debate in Congress and in communities across the country. The Brookings Institute recently released a new report mapping H-1B workers in the U.S which addresses some of these questions and sheds new light on the topic. The H-1B program allows employers …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/24/new-brookings-report-examines-demand-for-h-1b-high-skilled-worker-visas/
Today, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano testified before the House Judiciary Committee and, as expected, defended the administration’s use of prosecutorial discretion and recently announced deferred action policies for qualified DREAMers—fielding questions and accusations from those who would rather take Napolitano to task than focus on creating smart, humane, and effective immigration policies.
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/19/secretary-napolitano-clarifies-presidents-deferred-action-planagain/
Alabama State Senator Scott Beason continues to link the state’s recent dip in unemployment to its extreme immigration law (HB 56), even though there is no evidence to support that this theory. In fact, many Alabama business have reported difficulties in replacing immigrant workers, many of whom have left the state or gone further …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/04/according-to-scott-beason-alabamans-will-return-to-menial-jobs-over-time/
President Obama’s June 15 announcement on deferred action for DREAMers raised a number of questions about what it means and how it will be administered. One of the biggest questions is regarding military service. According to the DHS memo, among those eligible to be granted deferred action are an individual who is an “honorably discharged …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/29/clearing-the-air-on-immigrants-the-military-and-deferred-action/
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