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Claire Bergeron

Research Assistant
cbergeron@migrationpolicy.org | (202) 266-1915

Claire Bergeron is a Research Assistant with the US Immigration Policy Program at the Migration Policy Institute, where she works on immigration enforcement issues and co-authors the “Policy Beat” each month for the Migration Information Source. In addition to her MPI duties, Ms. Bergeron is a third-year evening student at Georgetown University Law Center, where she is a member of the editorial board for the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal.

Prior to joining MPI, Ms. Bergeron worked as a paralegal and Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Accredited Representative at the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) in Chicago.

She holds a BA in anthropology and legal studies from Northwestern University. 

Research by Claire Bergeron

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Brief: Remaking the US Green Card System: Legal Immigration under the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013

Brief: Going to the Back of the Line: A Primer on Lines, Visa Categories, and Wait Times

Report: Immigration Enforcement in the United States: The Rise of a Formidable Machinery

Journal Article: Same-Sex Partners Steadily Gain Recognition in Immigration Benefits

Journal Article: Platforms and Conventions Reveal Deep Divide on Immigration Between GOP, Dems

Journal Article: Key Factors, Unresolved Issues in New Deferred Action Program for Immigrant Youth Will Determine Its Success

Journal Article: Challenges Ahead on Implementing Executive Action to Prevent Deportation of Unauthorized Youth

Journal Article: Long-Term Impact of the Supreme Court Ruling on Key Provision of Arizona's SB 1070 May Hinge on Political Calculus

Journal Article: ICE's Long-Awaited Detention Reform Prompts Questions from Supporters and Detractors

Journal Article: Bipartisan Measures Urge Use of a Temporary Worker Program to Admit Irish Immigrants

Journal Article: Questions Arise with Implementation of Obama Administration's New Prosecutorial Discretion Policy

Journal Article: Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Arizona's SB 1070

Journal Article: At Its 25th Anniversary, IRCA's Legacy Lives On

Journal Article: Eleventh Circuit Ruling on Alabama's HB 56 Fuels Debate over the Limits of State Immigration Measures

Journal Article: Post-9/11 Policies Dramatically Alter the US Immigration Landscape

Fact Sheet: Behind the Naturalization Backlog

Backgrounder: Social Security “No Match” Letters: A Primer

 

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