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New Arizona Law Engulfs Immigration Debate

Arizona's SB 1070 split opinion sharply: 64 percent of Americans overall supported it, while 70 percent of Hispanic respondents opposed it.

Chinese Immigrants in the United States

In 2008, Chinese immigrants in the United States were much more likely to be naturalized citizens than the overall foreign born.

Immigrant Integration: Priorities for the Next Decade (Transatlantic Council Statement)

As migrant unemployment rises and integration budgets fall across Europe, the Transatlantic Council on Migration urges preserving core EU integration funding.

Arrested on Entry: Operation Streamline and the Prosecution of Immigration Crimes

The U.S. government’s Operation Streamline contributed to a jump in federal prosecutions for immigration offenses.

Supreme Court Rules that Attorneys Must Inform Criminal Defendants of the Immigration Consequences of Pleading Guilty

In Padilla v. Kentucky, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that defense attorneys must warn noncitizen clients of deportation risks from guilty pleas.

A Book Discussion - Forbidden Language: English Learners and Restrictive Language Policies

The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles, the Center for Applied Linguistics, and the Migration Policy Institute hosted a discussion on the effects of English-only policies on English language learners, with book author Patricia Gándara, Megan Hopkins, UCLA; Diane August, Center for Applied Linguistics; Daniel Losen, UCLA Civil Rights Project; Roberto J. Rodríguez, The White House Domestic Policy Council; and Michael Fix, MPI.

Immigrant Legalization: Assessing Labor Market Effects

Public Policy Institute of California researchers Magnus Lofstrom and Laura Hill discuss their research examining the potential labor market outcomes and other possible economic effects of a legalization program. The discussion was moderated by Doris Meissner, MPI Senior Fellow and Director of the U.S. Immigration Policy Program, with comments from MPI Senior Policy Analyst Randy Capps and Sherrie A. Kossoudji, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, University of Michigan.