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Adult English Language Instruction in the United States: Determining Need and Investing Wisely
Adult English instruction in the United States is severely underfunded. Closing the gap requires curriculum reform, federal investment, and stronger instructor standards.
European Immigration and the Labor Market
Immigration plays a minor role in European unemployment. Structural labor market weaknesses and social insurance policies that enable inactivity are more important drivers.
Bridging Divides: The Role of Ethnic Community-Based Organizations in Refugee Integration
Ethnic community-based organizations help refugees move from basic self-sufficiency toward long-term mobility and empowerment but face funding and access constraints.
Document Security Provisions: What's in the Cards?
Social Security cards lack the biometric identifiers, chips, and holograms found in other U.S. identity documents, leaving them the least secure widely used government ID.
How Changes to Family Immigration Could Affect Source Countries' Sending Patterns
A proposal before Congress in 2007 would shift immigration to the United States from family-based toward points-based employment visas, reshaping who can immigrate.
Leveraging Remittances for Development
Remittances to developing countries finance education, health, and small business while reducing poverty. Policies seeking to reduce transfer costs would promote these outcomes.
Annual Immigration to the United States: The Real Numbers
By excluding long-term temporary visa holders and others likely to settle in the United States indefinitely, official reporting of lawful permanent residence undercounts true annual immigration.
Proposed Points System and Its Likely Impact on Prospective Immigrants
According to 2005 survey data, Asian immigrants would fare best under a proposed U.S. points-based admission system, while Latin American immigrants face greater barriers.
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.
Immigration and the 2007 French Elections
Immigration dominated France's 2007 presidential race as Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal offered sharply contrasting visions on enforcement and integration.