As any serious national security expert will tell you, trying to find a potential terrorist by treating all immigrants or Muslims as security risks is far too vague to be…
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…both the fiscal impact of first generation immigrants and that of their descendants. That is precisely the approach used in the National Academies of Science (NAS) report The Economic and…
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…important share of college students who will then move on to contribute to the U.S. economy as workers, entrepreneurs, taxpayers, consumers, and homeowners. Earlier this year, the National Academies of…
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…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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…is supposedly based in national security, it only blocks those who had ties to the United States strong enough to permanently immigrate. This fact has long undermined the administration’s national…
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…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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…the U.S. and start businesses here. The “national interest waiver” in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) permits certain non-citizens with advanced degrees or exceptional abilities to seek green cards…
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…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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…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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…Syria and Iraq. However, since the House vote, a growing number of national leaders from a variety of fields—ranging from the military to faith—have spoken out in favor of welcoming…
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