Jun 05
Nothing illustrates the high stakes of the immigration reform debate now taking place in the Senate quite as powerfully as the growing body count along the U.S.-Mexico border. Despite the U.S. government’s decades-long effort to stop unauthorized immigration through an “enforcement first” strategy, unauthorized migrants continue to cross the border—and scores die before completing the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/06/05/new-report-reveals-scale-of-deaths-along-u-s-mexico-border/
Apr 23
With an immigration reform bill beginning to move through the Senate, one would expect a little originality from the nativists trying to stop it. After all, if “enforcement first” and “self-deportation” haven’t worked yet, perhaps it’s time to try something new. And yet the same dusty old arguments were on display among the nativists who …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/04/23/nativists-trot-out-same-old-arguments-at-hearing-on-senate-immigration-reform-bill/
Apr 22
Last week, the U.S. Senate introduced a long-awaited immigration reform bill, which many are predicting is our best chance in 20 years to fix the broken immigration system. While awaiting the Senate’s formal introduction however, devastating events unfolded in Boston. The nation stood transfixed on developments in Massachusetts, as did the Senators and those involved …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/04/22/letting-tragedy-guide-not-derail-policy-making/
Apr 04
On Tuesday, the Associated Press (AP) posted a blog saying that they are no longer going to advise writers to use the term “illegal immigrant” in the stylebook. The AP stylebook is considered the standard among American journalists, so the change is likely lead to a marked drop in the use of the controversial term …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/04/04/the-associated-press-stylebook-drops-illegal-immigrant-the-nyt-debates-following-suit/
Mar 18
Today, the Republican National Committee formally endorsed comprehensive immigration reform, bringing its position back in line with the Republican Party platform of 2004. Championing immigration reform was among the suggestions offered in a report released today about how the RNC can reinvent itself as part of a $10 million plan to reach out to minority …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/18/republican-party-officially-backs-immigration-reform/
Mar 11
Among the most contentious debates surrounding national immigration reform concerns immigrant use of welfare programs. Opponents of immigration routinely assert low-skilled immigrants consume more public resources than natives, thereby imposing an unfair fiscal burden on U.S. taxpayers.
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/11/cato-report-finds-poor-immigrants-use-fewer-public-benefits-than-natives/
Mar 06
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) has been a longtime supporter of comprehensive immigration reform, so it caught many off guard this week when, in his new book, Bush came out against a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. “It is absolutely vital to the integrity of our …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/06/jeb-bush-backs-away-from-mainstream-with-his-opposition-to-a-path-to-citizenship/
Feb 12
A February 8 op-ed in the New York Times entitled “America’s Genius Glut” argues that America already has too many high-tech workers, and thus does not need more scientists and engineers from abroad. It is a surprising claim that is at odds not only with the empirical evidence, but is out of touch with the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/12/can-a-nation-have-too-many-geniuses/
Feb 07
This week, the New York Times gave voice to the nativist argument that legalizing unauthorized immigrants would drain the federal budget because newly legalized immigrants will start using public benefits. However, this flawed fiscal accounting overlooks the myriad ways in which immigrants, just like the native-born, contribute to the U.S. economy over the course of …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/07/nativists-fail-to-grasp-economics-of-immigration-reform/
Jan 24
Immigration reform is enjoying a resurgence of support in both parties, with groups from a variety of backgrounds coming out in favor of a range of changes to our current system. The most striking change may be the melting of opposition to a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/01/24/getting-to-a-citizenship-consensus/
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