United States

Key Immigration Laws and Policy Developments Since 1986

Since enactment of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, U.S. immigration enforcement has expanded steadily while comprehensive reform has repeatedly stalled in Congress.

Major U.S. Immigration Laws, 1790 - Present

U.S. immigration law has swung between openness and restriction since 1790, with each era's legislation shaped by labor needs, national security fears, and racial politics.

Unauthorized Immigrant Parents and Their Children's Development

Parental unauthorized status harms the cognitive development of children across all life stages, with removal and detention carrying the most severe consequences.

The Separation of Nuclear Families under U.S. Immigration Law

Border Security: Measuring the Progress and Addressing the Challenges

Mexican Immigrants in the United States

In 2011, Mexican immigrants in the United States numbered 11.7 million, yet 59 percent of all unauthorized immigrants were Mexican born and just 24 percent had naturalized.

Immigration Reform Returns to Center Stage of U.S. Politics

For the first time since 2007, bipartisan U.S. immigration reform proposals put legalization for unauthorized immigrants on the table.

Resumen del Sector: Sistema de Salud, Implicaciones para el Capital Humano y la Migración

Déficits educativos y barreras migratorias frenan la producción de enfermeras en EE.UU., México y Centroamérica, limitando la respuesta a poblaciones en envejecimiento.

America’s Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration

Ripe with Change: Evolving Farm Labor Markets in the United States, Mexico, and Central America

North American farm labor supply is contracting as education and incomes rise, pressuring farmers to compete for fewer workers or invest in labor-saving mechanization.