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Muzaffar A. Chishti, Doris Meissner, Demetrios G. Papademetriou, Jay Peterzell, Michael J. Wishnie, Stephen W. Yale-Loehr

About the Report:
MPI's new report presents the most comprehensive analysis yet of the individuals detained in the wake of September 11 and their experiences. It examines the government's post-September 11 immigration measures from three distinct perspectives: their effectiveness in fighting terrorism; their impact on civil liberties; and their effect on America's sense of community as a nation of immigrants.

"This report is a crucial appraisal of the challenge to America: how to ensure security for our country while remaining an open society that protects the rights of all its residents. It is both a courageous and practical report that requires serious attention by our legislators and policymakers."

Vincent Cannistraro
Former Senior Intelligence Official, Head of Counter-terrorism Operations and Analysis, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

"The 'America’s Challenge' report provides vitally important information for some of the most significant policy debates that now confront the American public and policymakers. How we keep America both safe and free is one of the most important and yet vexing issues of our generation.

The Migration Policy Institute report provides definitive recommendations in the areas of immigration, national security, and inter-group relations. It will certainly be one of the most significant documents consulted by future historians as they assess how this generation of Americans has fared in assuring national security without sacrificing our cherished freedoms."

-- Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

"While concern for national security allowed some to initially justify many of the laws and programs implemented in the wake of September 11, 2001, the costs and consequences experienced by thousands of recent Arab and South Asian Muslim immigrants were devastatingly high.

The work of the Migration Policy Institute provides a sober and detailed assessment of the constitutional, human and political impact of these Department of Justice initiatives, complete with valuable recommendations that will enable us to correct our course.

-- James Zogby
President, Arab American Institute (AAI)