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Renouncing U.S. Citizenship: A New Trend?
Renunciations of U.S. citizenship rose from fewer than 400 annually before 2009 to 1,780 in 2011, primarily amid concerns about scaled-up tax enforcement.
Pushouts, Shutouts, and Holdouts: Adult Education Pathways of Latino Young Adults
A study of Latino immigrants in New York City found that the school interruptions of most reflected structural and economic barriers rather than disinterest in education.
Black and Immigrant: Exploring the Effects of Ethnicity and Foreign-Born Status on Infant Health
Black immigrant mothers have better birth outcomes than U.S.-born Black women but worse outcomes than nearly all other immigrant groups. The gap remains unexplained.
Parenting Behavior, Health, and Cognitive Development among Children in Black Immigrant Families: Comparing the United States and the United Kingdom
Children in Black immigrant families show health advantages and developmental disadvantages, defying expectations based on differing UK and U.S. policy contexts.
The Economic Value of Citizenship for Immigrants in the United States
Naturalized U.S. citizens earn up to 70 percent more than noncitizens, yet cost and language barriers leave an estimated 8 million eligible immigrants without citizenship.
Key Factors, Unresolved Issues in New Deferred Action Program for Immigrant Youth Will Determine Its Success
As DACA launched in August 2012, unresolved questions threatened to determine the program's reach and success.
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.
Shaping Citizenship Policies to Strengthen Immigrant Integration
As naturalization hurdles rise across Europe and North America, evidence supports language requirements as a path to immigrant integration.
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.
Understanding Mexico's Economic Underperformance
Despite three decades of market reforms, Mexico's sluggish economic growth traces to credit failures, informality incentives, input market inefficiencies, and Chinese competition.