May
18
While some states pushed for punitive immigration measures over the last year—measures designed to drive immigrants away —others, like those in Michigan, were busy putting together a plan that welcomes immigrants and their revitalizing power to the state. This month, leaders in Michigan—including state Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-Detroit)—helped launch …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/05/18/michigan-pushes-plan-to-welcome-immigrants-and-their-revitalizing-power-to-state/
May
08
It is difficult to quantify the electoral power of immigrant voters. However, new data from DHS’ Office of Immigration Statistics provides us with one way to gauge the electoral potential of the immigrant population. The numbers tell us how many Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) arrived in each county of the United States since 1985. Using this data, it is …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/05/08/new-data-sheds-light-on-the-potential-power-of-immigrant-voters/
Apr
27
On the same day the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Arizona v. United States the Washington Post published an article featuring Michael Hethmon, general counsel for the Immigration Reform Law Institute. Hethmon is the lesser-known legal mind behind SB1070, and a variety of other anti-immigrant measures. His legal counterpart, Kris Kobach tends to get …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/04/27/sb1070-author-shares-concerns-with-america-becoming-a-minority-majority-nation/
Apr
24
Net migration from Mexico to the United States, both legal and illegal, now stands at zero—or less. In other words, the number of migrants coming here from Mexico is equal to, or less than, the number of migrants leaving or being deported from the United States and returning to Mexico. That is the main conclusion …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/04/24/several-factors-cited-for-drop-in-net-migration-from-mexico/
Apr
19
Earlier this week, numerous media outlets covered the story of Jose Godinez-Sampiero, a DREAM Act-eligible law school graduate whose application for a law license is currently pending before the Florida Supreme Court. Similar stories are playing out in California and New York, as young people brought to this country as children are now law school …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/04/19/young-professional-dreamers-deserve-recognition/
Apr
13
The Latino vote is widely discussed at election time, yet little analysis is dedicated to the “immigrant vote,” and even less to the growing bloc of voters who are the U.S.-born children of immigrants. Yet, both immigrants and their children are showing tremendous growth and voting potential. Although many second-generation Americans are still children, more …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/04/13/the-coming-wave-of-second-generation-voters/
Mar
05
Three of the twelve states holding Republican primaries or caucuses on Super Tuesday—Georgia, Massachusetts and Virginia—show especially strong trends in the numbers of foreign-born residents who have become U.S. citizens. This trend is significant given that these new Americans are able to register and vote. Immigrant communities in each of these states are large, exceeding …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/03/05/number-of-potential-immigrant-voters-on-the-rise-in-key-super-tuesday-states/
Feb
28
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 …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/28/new-data-highlights-immigrant-integration-and-economic-contributions/
Feb
22
Voter registration is a key measure of immigrant integration. After all, what could be more American than casting your ballot on Election Day? When measuring immigrant voting patterns, voter registration is typically defined as the percent of naturalized immigrants (those who have become U.S. citizens) who are registered to vote. In other words, we only …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/22/a-new-way-to-measure-the-burgeoning-power-of-the-immigrant-vote/
Feb
14
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 …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/14/retiring-baby-boom-generation-will-rely-on-immigrant-hispanic-workforce/
Immigration Impact is a project of the American Immigration Council.
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