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Backstage Pass: Q&A with Makers of Acclaimed, Fascinating Documentary on U.S. Immigration Debate
U.S. public opinion shifted from broadly pro-immigration to deeply suspicious over six years of filming, gradually squeezing out the space for congressional compromise.
Doris Meissner discusses U.S. Immigration Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
MPI Senior Fellow Doris Meissner discusses U.S. immigration policy during the Fireside Forum on Foreign Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The other participants are Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director of Voces de la Frontera and Douglas Savage, Assistant Director of the Institute of World Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Multiculturalism: Success, Failure, and the Future
Multiculturalism policies have persisted and strengthened since 1980, and rejecting them when conditions are hardest may be the highest-risk move of all.
Rethinking National Identity in the Age of Migration (Transatlantic Council Statement)
European governments' turn toward cultural conformity risks deepening fragmentation rather than forging the inclusive national identities cohesive societies require.
Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States
In 2011, 87 percent of U.S. nonimmigrant admissions were tourists or business travelers, with Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Japan accounting for nearly half of all arrivals.
The Role of the State in Cultural Integration: Trends, challenges, and ways ahead
European states' push for cultural conformity risks eroding the civil liberties they seek to defend. Socioeconomic investment is the more effective integration path.
Taiwanese Immigrants in the United States
In 2010, Taiwanese immigrants in the United States held advanced degrees at triple the rate of the native born.
Chinese Immigrants in the United States
In 2010, Chinese nationals received almost one-third of all U.S. asylum grants, more than any other nationality and six times the number of Ethiopians, the next largest nationality.
Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Arizona's SB 1070
In December 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court took up Arizona's SB 1070, with Justice Elena Kagan's expected recusal raising the prospect of a tie vote.
Green Card Holders and Legal Immigration to the United States
In 2010, more than 1 million people were granted lawful permanent resident status in the United States, with family reunification accounting for 66 percent of admissions.