Walter Ewing

Author's details

Name: Walter Ewing
Date registered: July 23, 2008
URL: http://www.immigrationimpact.com

Biography

Walter Ewing, Ph.D., is the Senior Researcher at the Immigration Policy Center. He has authored or co-authored 20 reports and opinion pieces for the IPC and has published articles in the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy, Stanford Law and Policy Review, and Immigration Law Today. Before joining the IPC, he was an Immigration Policy Analyst at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Program Director of the National Citizenship Network at Immigration and Refugee Services of America. Mr. Ewing received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School in 1997 and his B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1987.

Latest posts

  1. New Report Analyzes Fatal Flaws of U.S. Border-Enforcement Strategy — February 1, 2012
  2. Nativist Group Twists Facts on Effectiveness of Arizona’s Immigration Law — January 30, 2012
  3. New Report Draws Connections Between Anti-Immigrant and Tea Party Movements — January 24, 2012
  4. Border Patrol to Roll Out New “Get Tough” Policy on Unauthorized Immigrants — January 19, 2012
  5. New Report Finds that Immigration Creates U.S. Jobs — January 5, 2012

Most commented posts

  1. Restrictionist CIS Twists Facts on “Marriage Fraud” — 12 comments
  2. Obama to Make Good on Promise of Immigration Reform This Year — 11 comments
  3. Sheriff Joe Arpaio Stages Immigrant-Degradation March for the Cameras — 8 comments
  4. FAIR Promotes “Green Xenophobia” — 6 comments
  5. U.S. Sentencing Commission Data Reveals Dysfunction of U.S. Immigration System — 6 comments

Author's posts listings

Feb
01

New Report Analyzes Fatal Flaws of U.S. Border-Enforcement Strategy

The federal government’s current approach to border security is dangerously misguided. Border-enforcement resources are directed at what gets smuggled across the border—people, drugs, guns, money—rather than who is doing the smuggling; namely, the transnational criminal organizations based in Mexico which are commonly referred to as the “cartels.” If the U.S. government wants to get serious …

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Jan
30

Nativist Group Twists Facts on Effectiveness of Arizona’s Immigration Law

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has outdone itself when it comes to shoddy research. In a recently released report on “demographic changes” in Arizona, FAIR utilizes an almost random assortment of statistics to make its case that the state’s unauthorized immigrants are fleeing in droves thanks to get-tough immigration policies. The report occasionally …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/30/nativist-group-twists-facts-on-effectiveness-of-arizonas-immigration-law/

Jan
24

New Report Draws Connections Between Anti-Immigrant and Tea Party Movements

The lines between the anti-immigrant movement and the Tea Party movement are blurred. That is the most important finding of a new report from the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR), entitled Beyond FAIR: The Decline of the Established Anti-Immigrant Organizations and the Rise of Tea Party Nativism. As its title suggests, …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/24/new-report-draws-connections-between-anti-immigrant-and-tea-party-movements/

Jan
19

Border Patrol to Roll Out New “Get Tough” Policy on Unauthorized Immigrants

This month, the U.S. Border Patrol is set to end the practice of sending unauthorized Mexican immigrants back to Mexico without any sort of punishment. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the Border Patrol believes it now has sufficient resources and personnel “to begin imposing more serious consequences on almost everyone it catches from …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/19/border-patrol-to-roll-out-new-get-tough-policy-on-unauthorized-immigrants/

Jan
05

New Report Finds that Immigration Creates U.S. Jobs

Immigration creates jobs for native-born Americans. That is the fundamental finding of a new study from the American Enterprise Institute and the Partnership For A New American Economy, entitled Immigration and American Jobs. The study—authored by Madeline Zavodny, a professor of economics at Agnes Scott College—reinforces the findings of numerous other studies which have demonstrated …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/05/new-report-finds-that-immigration-creates-u-s-jobs/

Nov
28

Report Debunks Myth that High-Skilled Immigrants Steal American Jobs

It is an article of faith among anti-immigrant activists that immigration results in fewer jobs and lower wages for native-born workers. For instance, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) recently released a report in which it claims that native-born workers with science and engineering (S&E) degrees are being driven en masse into non-S&E occupations …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/28/report-debunks-myth-that-high-skilled-immigrants-steal-american-jobs/

Nov
18

New Report Predicts Continuing Integration of Immigrants into U.S. Society

Anti-immigrant activists like to pretend that immigrants are destined to be poor and to never successfully integrate into U.S. society. However, a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) concludes that, in reality, “immigrants are integrating into American life, learning English, and becoming homeowners.” When socioeconomic advancement is tracked over time, it becomes …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/18/new-report-predicts-continuing-integration-of-immigrants-into-u-s-society/

Oct
17

House Hearing, New Report Add to Hysterical Narrative on Border Security

It was clear from the outset that Friday’s Congressional hearing on U.S.-Mexico border security was going to be light on data and heavy on bluster. The tabloid-style title of the hearing said it all: “A Call to Action: Narco-Terrorism’s Threat to the Southern U.S. Border.” Not surprisingly, it proved to be a largely fact-free performance. …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/17/house-hearing-new-report-add-to-hysterical-narrative-on-border-security/

Oct
04

DHS Needs to Target Violent Drug Cartels, Not Immigrants Trying to Reunite with Families

Times have changed along the U.S.-Mexico border. In just a few short years, Mexican drug cartels have taken over the people-smuggling business. Although U.S. border walls and fences have proliferated, they have done nothing to prevent the cartels from moving drugs, human beings, guns, and money back and forth across the border. The combination of …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/04/dhs-needs-to-target-violent-drug-cartels-not-immigrants-trying-to-reunite-with-families/

Sep
27

GOP Candidates Distort Truth on In-State Tuition for Unauthorized Students

Texas Governor Rick Perry, a candidate in the Republican presidential primaries, has been taking a lot of conservative heat lately over his support for the “Texas DREAM Act.” That bill, which Perry signed into law in 2001, allows young unauthorized Texans who came to this country as children to qualify for in-state tuition in state …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/27/gop-candidates-distort-the-truth-on-in-state-tuition-for-unauthorized-students/

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