Muzaffar Chishti
Muzaffar Chishti, a lawyer, is an MPI Senior Fellow and Director of the MPI office at New York University School of Law. His work focuses on U.S. immigration policy at the federal, state, and local levels; the intersection of labor and immigration law; immigration enforcement; civil liberties; and immigrant integration.
Prior to joining MPI, Mr. Chishti was Director of the Immigration Project of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial & Textile Employees (UNITE).
Mr. Chishti serves on the board of the New York Immigration Coalition. He has served as Chairman of the Boards of Directors of the National Immigration Forum and the National Immigration Law Center, as a member of the American Bar Association’s Coordinating Committee on Immigration, and on the board of the Asian American Federation.
Mr. Chishti has testified extensively on immigration policy issues before Congress and is frequently quoted in the media. In 1992, as part of a U.S. team, he assisted the Russian Parliament in drafting its legislation on forced migrants and refugees. He is a 1994 recipient of the New York State Governor's Award for Outstanding Asian Americans and a 1995 recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
Mr. Chishti was educated at St. Stephen's College, Delhi; the University of Delhi; Cornell Law School; and the Columbia School of International Affairs.
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Congress Addresses Immigration But Appears Unlikely to Pass Piecemeal Bills
Piecemeal immigration bills are advancing in Congress in 2008, but passage looks unlikely amid partisan gridlock.
USCIS Receives 163,000 H-1B Applications for Fiscal Year 2009
Employers filed approximately 163,000 H-1B petitions in five days for fiscal year 2009, more than twice the 65,000 annual cap, forcing a computer lottery to select winners.
Virtual Border Fence Given Mixed Assessment in First Test
The U.S. virtual fence pilot program known as Project 28 had a troubled test run.
USCIS: Backlog in Naturalization Applications Will Take Nearly Three Years to Clear
The U.S. 2007 naturalization surge stretched processing to 16 to 18 months, even as new federal and state rules tightened ID checks and employer sanctions.
Arizona Employer Sanctions Law Takes Effect
Arizona's employer sanctions law took effect January 1, 2008, requiring mandatory E-Verify use.
Testing the Limits: A Framework for Assessing the Legality of State and Local Immigration Measures
This report provides a framework for assessing the legal validity of state legislative measures that address unauthorized immigration, including when they are pre-empted by federal authority.
The Phenomenal Rise in Remittances to India: A Closer Look
India's remittances surged between 1990 and 2005 as economic liberalization and a growing high-skilled diaspora shifted flows from informal to formal channels.
The Rise in Remittances to India: A Closer Look
India was the world's top remittance recipient in 2005, drawing $24.6 billion.
U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Rights of Non-Citizen Detainees
The U.S. Supreme Court's 2004 rulings gave noncitizens at Guantanamo Bay the right to challenge their detention, rejecting sweeping executive claims.