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A Strategic Framework for Creating Legality and Order in Immigration
Immigration enforcement lags other regulatory fields by failing to apply evidence-based, proportionate, and strategically prioritized responses to immigration harms.
IRCA in Retrospect: Guideposts for Today’s Immigration Reform
The statutory design flaws of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, not just implementation failures, enabled the unauthorized population growth it sought to eliminate.
Recognizing Their Evolving Migration Roles, Emerging Economies Overhaul Their Immigration Systems
Stricter borders in North America and Europe are converting transit countries into destinations.
As Bill to Overhaul U.S. Immigration System Stalls in Congress, Immigration Reform Movement Broadens, Ups the Ante
The U.S. Senate passed its most significant immigration legislation since 2006 in 2013, only to watch it stall in the House.
2013 E Pluribus Unum Prizes Awards Ceremony
This awards ceremony honored the 2013 winners of the E Pluribus Unum Prizes, which provides $50,000 prizes to exceptional U.S. immigrant integration initiatives. The awardees took part in a panel discussion with White House and state officials, followed by remarks from Congressman Luis Gutierrez and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar.
Green-Card Holders and Legal Immigration to the United States
In 2012, more than 1 million people obtained lawful permanent resident status, with 53 percent arriving as status adjusters already in the United States.
Reaping the Benefits? Social security coordination for mobile EU citizens
EU social security coordination is poorly defined, inconsistently applied, and publicly distrusted—eroding support for both free movement and the welfare state.
10th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
The 10th annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference featured keynotes by U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, and panel discussions on the prospects for legislative action, policy options, and political mobilization; lessons learned from past immigration legislation and programs; and an assessment of current conditions at the U.S. border and considerations for future policy.
As Immigration Reform Stalls in Congress, Activists Take a Page from the Civil-Rights Movement
Stalled immigration reform sparked a 2013 shift to civil disobedience, with 200 activists and eight members of Congress arrested near the Capitol in a single day.
What We Know About Migration and Development
The migration-development link is well evidenced but weakly governed, and most countries still treat emigration as a drain rather than a potential development asset.
