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As Senate Debates Immigration Reform, CBO and New Studies Examine Effects of Immigration on Nation's Fiscal Health

The Congressional Budget Office projected immigration reform would reduce the federal deficit by $175 billion over ten years.

As Congress Tackles Immigration Legislation, State Lawmakers Retreat from Strict Measures

Few predicted that U.S. states racing to restrict immigration in 2011 would, by 2013, be doubling driver's license access for unauthorized immigrants and enacting tuition parity.

Sweeping Senate Bill Sets the Stage for Fundamental Overhaul of U.S. Immigration System

While most public attention has focused on the prospect legalization for millions of immigrants, S. 744's deeper ambition was to shift U.S. immigration to labor market-driven admissions.

Sequester Affects Immigration Enforcement — and Invites Attention to Detention Policy

When the U.S. sequester forced the release of 2,228 immigration detainees, the political fallout spotlighted the high cost and contested logic of U.S. immigration detention.

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.

New DHS Rule Will Help Expedite Permanent Residence for Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens

A 2013 regulation lets immediate relatives of U.S. citizens apply for provisional unlawful presence waivers from within the United States.

Deferred Action Program Revives Debate over Driver’s Licenses for Unauthorized Immigrants

DACA's rollout split U.S. states on driver's licenses for unauthorized immigrants, while a years-long decline in such policies showed signs of reversing.

U.S. Election Realigns Stars for Immigration Reform, But Significant Hurdles Remain

President Barack Obama's reelection energized bipartisan support for immigration reform that could include legalization for up to 11 million unauthorized immigrants.