Deborah W. Meyers
Deborah W. Meyers was formerly a Senior Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute and also Director of MPI's Internship Program.
She is Director of Canadian Affairs with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Room for Progress: Reinventing Euro-Atlantic Borders for a New Strategic Environment
Post-9/11 border reforms have reshaped U.S. and EU border management, but uneven coordination and bureaucratic fragmentation limit transatlantic progress.
La inmigración y el futuro de los Estados Unidos: Un nuevo capítulo
Una reforma integral de la inmigración en Estados Unidos resulta esencial para satisfacer las necesidades económicas, demográficas y de seguridad del siglo XXI.
Legal Immigration to United States Increased Substantially in FY 2005
More than 1.1 million people gained U.S. permanent residence in fiscal year 2005, with family ties and employment driving a 17 percent year-over-year surge.
Immigration and America's Future: A New Chapter
A comprehensive U.S. immigration overhaul spanning admissions, enforcement, and integration is essential to meet 21st-century economic, demographic, and security needs.
From Horseback to High-Tech: U.S. Border Enforcement
U.S. border enforcement has grown from horseback patrols in 1904 to a multiagency, high-tech system that spans land, air, sea, and overseas consulates.
Temporary Worker Programs: A Patchwork Policy Response
U.S. temporary worker programs often lead to permanent stays and send mixed messages to employers and workers alike about program intentions.
Who Does What in U.S. Immigration
Since the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was abolished in 2003, no single U.S. agency coordinates immigration policy; responsibilities are split across multiple departments.
Legal Immigration to United States Up from Last Year
Legal immigration to the United States increased by one-third between fiscal years 2003 and 2004, even as refugee and temporary admissions largely rebounded to near pre-9/11 levels.
U.S. Border Enforcement: From Horseback to High-Tech
This brief traces a century of U.S. border enforcement, from low-tech horse patrol to billion-dollar operations, and questions whether the massive investment has achieved its aims.
United States-Canada-Mexico Fact Sheet on Trade and Migration
This fact sheet examines the trilateral relationship between the United States, Canada, and Mexico in the decade since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and provides facts and figures relating to trade and migration among the three countries.