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What Does Record Low Migration From Mexico Mean for Immigration Reform?

By Walter EwingIn what could be an historic event, the number of unauthorized immigrants coming from Mexico to the United States has fallen drastically in recent years—dropping from 525,000 annually in...

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House Comm. Takes Up Bills That Would Indefinitely Detain Immigrants and...

by Travis PackerIn the absence of a federal immigration overhaul, state lawmakers have attempted—many in vain—to address immigration at the state-level. Equally misguided, however, are recent efforts...

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Our Broken Immigration System Requires Solutions that Embrace Discretion, Not...

By Mary GiovagnoliOver the last six months, Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX), along with other members of the House Judiciary Committee, have engaged in an all-out effort to turn back the clock on our...

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U.S-Mexico Border Residents Not Surprised by Falling Crime Stats

By Michele WaslinListening to politicians, one would think that the border is rife with murder, arson, theft, kidnapping, and every other type of violent crime imaginable. Unfortunately, those who...

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Prosecutorial Discretion and the Legacy of John Lennon

BY LEON WILDES AND SHOBA SIVAPRASA WADHIAMost remember John Lennon as a former Beatle, a brilliant musician, husband to artist Yoko Ono and target for deportation by the Nixon Administration. Less...

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Report Reveals Basic Misunderstanding of Deportation Process

by Ben WinogradAs readers of this blog know, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) often issues studiesthatmakeuscringe. Earlier this week, however, the DC-based restrictionist organization issued a...

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President Obama Promises to Keep Promising Immigration Reform at Latino...

By Seth HoyAmid frustrated shouts of “Yes, You Can!” from advocates in the audience, President Obama again deferred the power to fix our broken immigration system to Congress today during a speech at...

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Arizona’s Latest Border Fence Initiative Yet Another Obstacle to Fighting Crime

By Terry Goddard, Former Arizona Attorney GeneralOver the years, Arizona has seen an exceptional number of frauds, consumer scams and rip offs.  Maybe the heat stimulates the flimflam artists, but the...

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DHS Acknowledges that U.S. Immigration Policy Needs to Spark Economy and...

By Paul ZulkieYesterday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced a series of policy...

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Washington Farmers Fear Economic Impact of National E-Verify Bill

By Seth Hoyuch like farmers in Georgia who are experiencing labor shortages due to HB 87—the state’s new immigration law which mandates use of E-Verify—growers in Washington state fear that a similar,...

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Time to Tackle Immigration Now that the Border is More “Secure” Than Ever,...

By Walter Ewing The U.S.-Mexico border isn’t what it used to be. That is the over-arching theme of a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP), entitled Safer than Ever. The report...

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What’s the Value of Keeping Undocumented Youth in the Shadows?

By Travis PackerThe real life psychological ramifications of young immigrants struggling with their unauthorized status are often glossed over in the larger immigration debate. In a recent journal...

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ICE Clears Itself of Misconduct in Internal Investigation, Draws Ire from...

By Seth HoyAs if immigrant rights groups needed another reason to distrust the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cleared its agents of any...

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Immigration Restrictionists Take SB 1070 to Supreme Court

By Ben WinogradMore than a year after SB 1070 was initially enjoined in federal court, the immigration restrictionists behind Arizona’s misguided immigration law have brought their case to the Supreme...

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Religious Community Latest to Join Battle Against Alabama’s Extreme...

By Seth HoyWith only weeks until Alabama’s extreme anti-immigrant law, HB 56, is slated to take effect (September 1), the coalition of groups challenging the law continues to grow larger by the week....

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Nation’s Highest Imm Court Says Gov Can Ask Questions First, Explain Right to...

By Ben WinogradAs any Law & Order enthusiast knows, when a criminal suspect is placed under arrest, no interrogation can begin until police recite the famous “Miranda” warnings required by the...

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How Will DHS’s Prosecutorial Discretion Guidelines Impact Gay and Lesbian...

By Seth HoyYesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they would take concrete steps to implement existing guidance on prosecutorial discretion in an attempt to provide relief...

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DHS Detains Unauthorized Immigrants as They Attempt to Leave the U.S.

By Walter EwingIt is tempting to imagine that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has adopted a kinder and more just approach to its immigration enforcement mission.  After all, the department...

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Anti-Immigrant Activists Hysterical Over Recent DHS Guidelines

By Walter EwingAnti-immigrant activists are nothing if not predictable. They scream “amnesty” whenever any administration or congress tries to inject a little justice and humanity into our broken...

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Like Previous Administrations, Obama is Using Existing Laws to Improve our...

By Mary GiovagnoliThe attacks on the Obama Administration from some immigration restrictionists are likely to escalate when Congress returns from its August recess, given the recent announcement that...

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President Obama’s Very Legal Move on Immigration

By Mary GiovagnoliDHS’s recent announcement on enforcement priorities suggests that the agency, along with the Department of Justice, is serious about trying to target those persons who pose a threat...

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Lamar Smith Introduces New Agricultural Twist to His Anti-Immigrant Agenda

By Walter EwingRep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has added a novel new twist to his anti-immigrant agenda: letting more immigrant workers into the country. In defiance...

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Ten Years After 9/11, Is the U.S. Deporting Those Who Threaten to Do Us Harm?

By Michele WaslinThis past weekend, the U.S. commemorated the ten-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Life and travel in the U.S. has changed in some significant ways over the past decade,...

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Lamar Smith’s E-Verify Arguments Defy Logic and Evidence

By Michele WaslinFacing opposition from the left and the right, Rep. Lamar Smith appears to be willing to do and say just about anything to pass his “Legal Workforce Act,” (H.R. 2885), which would make...

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Why an Aging Population Will Depend on a New Generation of Workers

By Walter EwingThere is a generation gap in the United States and it is not only a difference in age. It is a difference in color as well. The predominantly white Baby Boomers are just this year...

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GOP Candidates Distort Truth on In-State Tuition for Unauthorized Students

By Walter EwingTexas Governor Rick Perry, a candidate in the Republican presidential primaries, has been taking a lot of conservative heat lately over his support for the “Texas DREAM Act.” That bill,...

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Can Alabama Afford to Enforce their New Restrictive Immigration Law?

By Seth HoyThis week, U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn failed to enjoin major provisions of Alabama’s extreme immigration law, HB 56, a law designed to drive unauthorized immigrants from the state....

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Declining Cities Look to Immigrants to Revitalize Economies and Increase...

By Geena JacksonIn a recent speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg highlighted the vital role immigrants play in stimulating economic growth. Bloomberg called for...

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DHS Needs to Target Violent Drug Cartels, Not Immigrants Trying to Reunite...

By Walter EwingTimes have changed along the U.S.-Mexico border. In just a few short years, Mexican drug cartels have taken over the people-smuggling business. Although U.S. border walls and fences have...

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The Facts (and Numbers) Don’t Matter in Alabama

By Wendy SefsafAs each day passes under Alabama’s new, highly restrictive immigration law (HB56), it is becoming increasingly clear that facts (and numbers) had very little to do with the passage of...

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Even Facebook Feels Brunt of Broken U.S. Immigration Policy

By Seth HoyYou know things are bad when a company as popular as Facebook has problems finding qualified talent. In a recent interview, Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, remarked that...

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New Report Predicts Continuing Integration of Immigrants into U.S. Society

By Walter EwingAnti-immigrant activists like to pretend that immigrants are destined to be poor and to never successfully integrate into U.S. society. However, a new report from the Center for American...

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“Anchor Baby” Added to New American Heritage Dictionary

By Mary GiovagnoliThe degree to which the immigration debate has coarsened over the last few years is no more evident than in the pages of the recently released fifth edition of the New American...

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American Innovation Takes on Broken U.S. Immigration System

By Wendy SefsafIn the past several days news reports have depicted good old American ingenuity taking on our broken and outdated immigration system. CNN ran a story last week from Georgia about a...

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American Heritage Dictionary Redefines “Anchor Baby” as “Offensive” and...

By Mary GiovagnoliThe firestorm around the inclusion of the term “anchor baby” in the new edition of the American Heritage Dictionary has led to a dramatic reversal in the definition. Not only did the...

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Polls Reveal Conservative Voters Favor Path to Legal Status for Unauthorized...

By Geena JacksonImmigration is a hot issue in the GOP primary debates, complete with extreme anti-immigrant rhetoric and far-fetched policy proposals. Michele Bachman, for example, promised to deport...

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Supreme Court to Weigh in on Injunctions Against Arizona SB 1070

By Ben WinogradEarlier today, the Supreme Court announced what many supporters and opponents of Arizona SB 1070 long expected: that the Justices will themselves have the final word on the validity of...

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Just in Time for the Holidays: Congress Moves 4 Million Children Closer to...

By Wendy SefsafCongress has been unable to pass any meaningful immigration legislation this year, but the House couldn’t miss a chance to stick it to immigrants by going after their U.S. citizen...

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Immigrants, Latinos and Asians Contribute More to Your State Than You May Think

By Seth HoyImmigration has never been a numbers game. When people think of immigration in America, they likely call to mind fear-fueled myths perpetuated by immigration restrictionists, like...

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Border Patrol to Roll Out New “Get Tough” Policy on Unauthorized Immigrants

By Walter EwingThis month, the U.S. Border Patrol is set to end the practice of sending unauthorized Mexican immigrants back to Mexico without any sort of punishment. As reported by the Associated...

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GOP Candidates Ignore Florida'™s Diversifying Latino Population

By Rob ParalCampaigning in Florida this month, GOP Presidential candidates continued to display a general lack of understanding of the state's diversifying Latino population. While it's well-documented...

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New Report Analyzes Fatal Flaws of U.S. Border-Enforcement Strategy

By Walter EwingThe federal government’s current approach to border security is dangerously misguided. Border-enforcement resources are directed at what gets smuggled across the border—people, drugs,...

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New Report Examines Dire Consequences of “Attrition through Enforcement”...

By Michele WaslinFederal immigration enforcement resources have increased significantly in recent years, as have the number of deportations. Meanwhile, states have passed harsh immigration laws...

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New Report Debunks Restrictionist Myth of Self-Deportation

By Walter EwingFaced with harsh anti-immigrant laws passed by state or local governments, most unauthorized immigrants do not return to their home countries. That is the inescapable conclusion of a new...

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Number of Potential Immigrant Voters on the Rise in Key Super Tuesday States

Three of the twelve states holding Republican primaries or caucuses on Super Tuesday—Georgia, Massachusetts and Virginia—show especially strong trends in the numbers of foreign-born residents who...

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Percentage of U.S. Children with at Least One Immigrant Parent is...

By Rob ParalThe Latino vote is widely discussed at election time, yet little analysis is dedicated to the €œimmigrant vote,” and even less to the growing bloc of voters who are the U.S.-born children...

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Justice Department Says Alabama Immigration Law Disrupts Access to Public...

By Wendy SefsafWhile eyes remain fixed on the Alabama legislature’s effort to revise their immigration enforcement law, HB 56, the U.S. Department of Justice informed state officials in a letter last...

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New Border Patrol Strategy Changes Rhetoric More than Substance

By Walter EwingThe U.S. Border Patrol’s newly released strategic plan is a decidedly mixed bag when it comes to border security—just like the Border Patrol’s last strategic plan, released in 2004. On...

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Administration Takes Step to Keep Talented Foreign Students in the U.S.

BY HEATHER M. STEWART, COUNSEL AND DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION POLICY AT NAFSA: ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORSCurrent U.S. immigration law provides few options for foreign graduates of U.S....

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Restrictive Immigration Law Continues to Threaten Georgia’s Farming Industry

By Seth HoyJust days after part of Georgia’s immigration law, HB 87, went into effect, farmers in the Peach State are panicking over how they will find enough workers to harvest their crops—some of...

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