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June 21, 2017 How the Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration Peter Beinard, The Atlantic Read More June 16, 2017 Only Mass Deportations Can Save America Bret Stephens, The New York Times Read More June 13, 2017 Immigration reality: visa 'overstays' are a big hole in border security net, which wall wouldn't address Editorial, Houston Chronicle Read More June 8, 2017 Crackdown on Undocumented Immigrants Poses Broad Health Risks Luis Garcia, M.D., American Academy of Family Physicians Read More June 7, 2017 How U.S. Immigration Law Enables Modern Slavery Christopher Lapinig, The Atlantic Read More May 31, 2017 Harsh U.S. immigration policies causing mental, social harm to American children Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard, Grace Napolitano, & Pramila Jaypal, The Hill Read More May 24, 2017 Immigration And Isolationism - We've Been Here Before Andrew Tisch & Mary Skafidas, Forbes Read More May 17, 2017 How can we blunt prejudice against immigrants? Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Science Magazine Read More May 15,2017 Immigration is at the Heart of U.S. Competitiveness Mohammed Ali, Harvard Business Review Read More May 8, 2017 The way Trump talks about immigration is a textbook authoritarian technique for consolidating power Anna Campoy, Quartz Read More May 6, 2017 The GOP's brilliant new plan to copy Canada's immigration system Shikha Dalmia, The Week Read More May 1, 2017 America is pushing away immigrant talent Rajshree Agarwal, USAToday Read More May 1, 2017 How crossing the US-Mexico border became a crime Kelly Lytle Hernandez, The Conversation Read More April 24, 2017 Does cooperating with ICE harm local police? What the research says Patria de Lancer Julnes & Jennifer C. Gibs, The Conversation Read More April 16, 2017 Opposing immigration wasn't always racist Peter Skerry, The Boston Globe Read More April 8, 2017 Deportation as a Crime Aganst Humanity Ali Khan, Jurist Twenty Read More April 7, 2017 Why Expertise Matters Adam Frank, NPR Read More The Case for Immigration Matthew Yglesias, Vox Read More March 31, 2017 The Facts About Immigration John Cassidy, The New Yorker Read More March 21, 2017 I'm a bit brown. But in America I'm white. Not for much longer Arwa Mahdawi, The Guardian Read More March 17, 2017 Rep. Steve King is half-right. Immigrans really do change America's culture Tom Gjelten, The Washington Post Read More March 17, 2017 The Problem with Calling the U.S. a 'Nation of Immigrants' Arica L. Coleman, Time Read More March 16, 2017 Green Beer and Rank Hypocrisy Fintan O'Toole, The New York Times Read More March 10, 2017 Immigration Works Fine When Newcomers Integrate Noah Smith, Bloomberg View Read More March 7, 2017 Fact Checker: Trump's claim that immigrants cost taxpayers 'many billions of dollars a year' Michelle Ye Hee Lee, The Washington Post Read More March 5, 2017 What Biracial People Know: Research on the Benefits of Diversity Doesn't Bode Well for our Mostly White, Male Cabinet Moises Velsquez-Manoff, The New York Times Read More March 3, 2017 What the research says about immigants hasn't changed Audrey Singer & Kim S. Reuben, Urban Wire Read More March 2, 2017 Sociology professor's work on immigration's impact on crime proves timely Jennifer L. Williams, William & Mary News Read More March 2, 2017 Scapegoating immigrants is now official policy Albor Ruiz, Al Dia News Read More March 2, 2017 Does NJ Have a Lot to Lose if Undocumentd Deported in Large Numbers? John Reitmeyer, NJ Spotlight Read More February 27, 2017 Stanford's dean of medicine says restricting immigration to the US is bad for our health Lloyd B. Minor, Quartz Read More February 26, 2017 America's mass deportation system is rooted in racism Kelly Lytle Hernandez, The Conversation Read More February 22, 2017 Trump's mentions of 'honor killings' betray the truth of his 'Muslim ban' Leti Volpp, The Hill Read More February 21, 2017 Trump's immigration order will increase crime Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post Read More February 21, 2017 The Myth of the U.S. Immigration Crisis Noah Smith, Bloomberg Read More February 18, 2017 Trump Has Turned the GOP Into the Party of Eugenics Sarah Jones, The New Republic Read More February 16, 2017 The Democrats' Immigration Problem Thomas B. Edsall, The New York Times Read More February 10, 2017 The Democrats' Immigration Problem(s) Megan McCardle, Bloomberg View Read More February 8, 2017 Refugees are already vigorously vetted. I know because I vetted them. Natasha Hall, The Washington Post Read More February 7, 2017 I'm Pro-Life and Pro-Refugee Scott Arbeiter, The New York Times Read More January 28, 2017 The Roots of a Counterproductive Immigration Policy David Frum, The Atlantic Read More January 14, 2017 The world needs a new strategy to tackle the migration crisis William Lacy Swing, The Guardian Read More January 12, 2017 Diverse Metros Mean Higher Wages for All Tanvi Misra, Citylab, The Atlantic Read More January 10, 2017 The High Cost of Closed Borders Richard Florida, Citylab, The Atlantic Read More January 3, 2017 Why Trump's plan to deport criminal noncitizens won't work Kari Hong, The Washington Post Read More December 28, 2016 Canada's sanctuary for migrants is built on a strict immigration policy Paul May, LA Times Read More December 28, 2016 Faster Growth? Two Things Trump Supporters Won't Like Neil Irwin, The New York Times Read More December 27, 2016 The numbers don't lie, but anti-immigration radicals do Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post Read More December 20, 2016 What is often called 'illegal immigration' isn't realy illegal Daniel Connolly, PRI Read More December 8, 2016 (Orginally published October 26, 2016) Making America General Colin Powell, Democracy (Carnegie Corporation) Read More

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Diversity Dynamics, LLC

SPEAKING OF IMMIGRANT POLICY

"Today our nation is at a crossroads. People around the globe are on the move, seeking safety and opportunity, and some will eventually make the United States their new home. Will we let our fears and differences divide us, or will we embrace the opportunity -- as America at our best has historically done -- to work together as neighbors, each contributing to the economic, cultural, and social fabric of communities?" Welcoming America, Neigbors Together: Promising Practices to Strengthen Relations with Refugees and Muslims, 2016, p. 16. Read More

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