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2013 E Pluribus Unum Prizes Awards Ceremony
This awards ceremony honored the 2013 winners of the E Pluribus Unum Prizes, which provides $50,000 prizes to exceptional U.S. immigrant integration initiatives. The awardees took part in a panel discussion with White House and state officials, followed by remarks from Congressman Luis Gutierrez and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar.
10th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
The 10th annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference featured keynotes by U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, and panel discussions on the prospects for legislative action, policy options, and political mobilization; lessons learned from past immigration legislation and programs; and an assessment of current conditions at the U.S. border and considerations for future policy.
Newcomers to the Aloha State: Challenges and Prospects for Mexicans in Hawai'i
Hawai'i's Mexican community is predominantly U.S.-born and lawfully present, yet faces disproportionate enforcement, geographic dispersal, and fragmented identity.
A Year In: A Review of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program
MPI experts discussed an MPI profile of the DACA population and reflect on the policy’s success and shortcomings.
A House Divided: Divergent Views in Congress Over Immigration Reform
An online web chat with MPI's Doris Meissner and Muzaffar Chishti examining the U.S. Senate & House bills for Immigration Reform in 2013.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals at the One-Year Mark: A Profile of Currently Eligible Youth and Applicants
One year in, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program reached 49 percent of eligible youth, with uptake sharply divided by state, national origin, and access to education.
Margie McHugh Testimony Video: Illegal Immigration and Children
Testimony of Margie McHugh, Co-Director of MPI's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, U.S. House of Representatives.
9th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
The conference features discussion on current immigration policy issues by senior officials from U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, immigration law experts, state officials, and immigration advocates.
The New Deferred Action Program: Strategies for Success
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas discusses the implementation of the new deferred action program, followed by a panel discussion with National Immigration Law Center Executive Director, DHS Former Principal Deputy General Counsel, and MPI analysts.
Relief from Deportation: Demographic Profile of the DREAMers Potentially Eligible under the Deferred Action Policy
Up to 1.8 million unauthorized immigrants brought to the United States as children were potentially eligible for deportation relief under the Obama-created DACA program.
