Jessica Bolter
Jessica Bolter was an Associate Policy Analyst with the U.S. Immigration Policy Program at MPI. Her research focused on migration patterns at the U.S.-Mexico border, extracontinental migration in the Americas, immigration enforcement, and asylum and refugee issues.
She previously interned with MPI, the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, the Ohio Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs, and the Center for Democracy in the Americas.
Ms. Bolter holds a bachelor’s degree in American studies and Spanish area studies from Kenyon College, where she focused on relations between the United States and Latin America.
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Bienvenidas asimétricas: Respuestas de América Latina y el Caribe a la migración venezolana y nicaragüense
América Latina y el Caribe respondieron creativamente a flujos de venezolanos y nicaragüenses, pero la bienvenida se torna asimétrica ante crecientes barreras de integración.
Refugee Sponsorship Programmes: A global state of play and opportunities for investment
As refugee resettlement falls globally, private investment in sponsorship programmes can catalyse new pathways and sustain existing ones.
USCIS Fee Increase Proposed Rule Could Represent the Latest Step in Reshaping Immigration to United States
While much attention has been given to the move by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to raise its application fees—including an 83 percent hike to apply for U.S. citizenship—the policy changes embedded in the proposed rule have been less scrutinized. The changes, including the elimination of most fee waivers for lower-income applicants, would likely reduce the number and shift the profile of those getting a green card or other immigration status.
Will Supreme Court Ruling on DACA Finally Force Congress to Break the Ice on Immigration Reform?
As the Supreme Court considered the legality of ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, new pressure emerged for Congress to act.
“Cubicle Activism”: Companies Face Growing Demands from Workers to Cut Ties with ICE and Others in Immigration Arena
A rising wave of employee activism has pressured corporations to sever ties with immigration enforcement agencies. But few companies have complied.
Supreme Court Asylum Ruling Latest Sign Judiciary Is Not the Brake on the Trump Administration that Immigration-Rights Activists Sought
The Supreme Court's September 2019 ruling upholding a transit-country asylum ban illustrates its consistent deference to executive authority on immigration.
Central American Immigrants in the United States
There were 3.5 million Central American immigrants in the United States in 2017, 86 percent of whom were from El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras.
Inmigrantes centroamericanos en los Estados Unidos
En 2017 había 3.5 millones de inmigrantes centroamericanos en Estados Unidos, de los cuales el 86 por ciento procedía del Triángulo del Norte.
From Control to Crisis: Changing Trends and Policies Reshaping U.S.-Mexico Border Enforcement
Punitive enforcement-only measures failed to stem record flows of Central American families at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2019, underscoring the need for a new approach.
Democrats Under Pressure: Political Calendar Exposes Ideological Differences on Immigration
As 2020 U.S. elections approached, Democrats’ divisions on immigration exposed a growing gap between the party's liberal and centrist factions.
