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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.
Immigration Enforcement in the United States: The Rise of a Formidable Machinery
Release of a major report that describes and analyzes the immigration enforcement system in the United States as it has developed and grown in the quarter century since the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 launched the current era of enforcement.
Visas for Entrepreneurs: How Countries Are Seeking Out Immigrant Job Creators
Entrepreneur visas have spread across the industrialized world, but identifying who will succeed is difficult and programs have admitted a relatively small number of people per year.
Living In Between: The Chinese in South Africa
South Africa is home to three distinct communities of Chinese, whose levels of integration vary sharply by time of arrival, language, and legal status.
Shared Challenges and Opportunities for EU and U.S. Immigration Policymakers
Despite institutional differences, EU and U.S. policymakers confront shared migration challenges and openings for mutual learning.
The Governance of International Migration: Defining the Potential for Reform in the Next Decade (Transatlantic Council Statement)
A Transatlantic Council on Migration agenda urges more coherent, flexible migration governance that expands legal channels to reduce irregularity and links mobility with development.
U.S. Immigration Policy and Mexican/Central American Migration Flows: Then and Now
Migration from Mexico and Central America has surged and diversified since the 1970s, while U.S. policy choices since 1965 built unauthorized flows that now constrain reforms.
U.S. Immigration Policy since 9/11: Understanding the Stalemate over Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Post‑9/11 enforcement expansions, partisan polarization, and complex trade‑offs have stalled comprehensive U.S. immigration reform.
Running in Circles: Progress and Challenges in Regulating Recruitment of Filipino and Sri Lankan Labor Migrants to Jordan
Labor migration from the Philippines and Sri Lanka to Jordan remains tightly regulated on paper but riddled with recruiter abuses and protection gaps.