PASS ID Act Not An Immigration Solution
…vociferously opposed as a burdensome, unfunded mandate and akin to creation of a national ID system. Currently, 23 states have passed laws and resolutions opposing the REAL ID Act, including…
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CIS Report Attempts to Erase 100 Years of Research
…rates of criminality and incarceration among immigrants comes from far more sources than just the decennial census. It also comes from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), the Immigration and…
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Immigrants Do Not Commit More Crimes in the US, Despite Fearmongering
…2016, has experienced substantial growth in its immigrant population which has been accompanied by declining crime rates. Studies published in the International Migration Review and Proceedings of the National Academy…
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Groups Recommend How the White House Could Boost Immigrant Entrepreneurs
…place-based initiatives and organizations to reach immigrants in their area. The Migration Policy Institute’s (MPI) National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, for instance, recommends that the SBA evaluate the effectiveness…
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Collaboration Between the FBI and CBP Led to Increased Surveillance of Arab and Muslim Immigrants
…and Muslims for immigration purposes, regardless of any purported national security interests. In 2002 and 2003, the National Security Entry-Exit System (NSEERS) program required certain individuals in the United States…
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Immigrant Entrepreneurs Driving Growth in America’s Heartland
…immigrants in cities are linked with the need for effective immigration policy at the national level. And national leaders in Washington must listen. To make the most of local immigration…
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Foreign Workers Do Fill Critical Needs in U.S. STEM Labor Market
…Bureau of Labor Statistics and Current Population Survey data show low unemployment rates (2.6 percent as of April 2014) over the past decade compared to the national unemployment rate. Additionally,…
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Lincoln v. Trump on Immigration
…the economic future of the United States. Lincoln assisted in the writing of the 1864 platform for National Union Party (or the Republican Party as it called itself then) in…
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Iraqi Visa Bill Reauthorized Despite Washington Gridlock
…similar yet distinct Special Immigrant Visa programs for Afghani translators/interpreters and for Iraqi/Afghani nationals who worked for or on behalf of the United States government. Under the National Defense Authorization…
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Travel Ban 2.0 Halted by Two District Judges
…by the American Immigration Council, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild. There is no doubt that the legal battle over the…
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