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
- New Border Patrol Strategy Changes Rhetoric More than Substance — May 15, 2012
- DHS’s Current Southern Border Enforcement Strategy a Bust, Group Says — April 26, 2012
- Several Factors Cited for Drop in Net Migration from Mexico — April 24, 2012
- Report Brings Border Patrol Abuses to Light in Washington State — April 20, 2012
- Immigrant Tax Contributions and the Future of the U.S. Economy — April 17, 2012
Most commented posts
- Restrictionist CIS Twists Facts on “Marriage Fraud” — 12 comments
- Obama to Make Good on Promise of Immigration Reform This Year — 11 comments
- Sheriff Joe Arpaio Stages Immigrant-Degradation March for the Cameras — 8 comments
- FAIR Promotes “Green Xenophobia” — 6 comments
- Anti-Immigrant Activists Hysterical Over Recent DHS Guidelines — 6 comments
Author's posts listings
A recent analysis of data from the Census Bureau highlights the degree to which immigrants integrate into U.S. society and contribute to the U.S. economy. In its latest statistical profile of the foreign-born population, the Pew Hispanic Center presents statistics which illustrate that most immigrants have been here for more than a decade, more become …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/28/new-data-highlights-immigrant-integration-and-economic-contributions/
The U.S. population is rapidly growing older, which is having a dramatic impact on the U.S. labor force. The far-reaching effects of this demographic transformation are very much apparent in the projections released in January by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). As explained by Rakesh Kochhar of the Pew Hispanic Center, the BLS numbers …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/14/retiring-baby-boom-generation-will-rely-on-immigrant-hispanic-workforce/
A new report from the Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland concludes that immigrants bring a plethora of economic, social, and cultural contributions to the state of Maryland. The commission, which was created by the Maryland General Assembly, also warns against attempts to deal with unauthorized immigration through enforcement-only policies that needlessly …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/13/report-by-maryland-state-panel-details-positive-approach-to-immigration/
The Winter 2012 issue of the Cato Journal is devoted to answering a single question: “Is Immigration Good for America?” In 13 articles, 16 scholars answer with a resounding “Yes!” The consensus is that immigrants provide a net benefit to the U.S. economy and to U.S. workers. There is also a consensus among the authors …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/08/cato-institute-analyzes-the-benefits-of-immigration-for-the-united-states-2/
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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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/01/new-report-analyzes-fatal-flaws-of-u-s-border-enforcement-strategy/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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