Comparative
study of family migration across nine countries, including Australia, Canada, and the U.S., finds that family migration is
"at the heart of many immigration systems"
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Legal scholar reviews the history of prosecutorial discretion in immigration matters and concludes
that the Trump administration's argument that DACA is an example of "executive overreach" is baseless and ahistorical
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Paper decries the "fragmented" and "diffuse" nature of immigration governance
in the U.S. and calls for stronger leadership and coordination of all immigration-related functions within the federal government
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Despite a no-holds-barred deportation policy, resisistance from local authorities, according
to MPI report, is limiting the effectiveness of the Trump approach to immigration enforcement
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Paper finds that Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops to the southern border
"seems to be primarily driven by political and public relations concerns"
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Paper traces the influence of corporate interests in expanding immigrant detention in the U.S.
and in "distorting democracy" through the greater political power exercised by communities with detention facilities
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ACLU study finds that immigration enforcement activities at courthouses is "freezing out
justice" in the U.S., leading to a decline in cooperation from immigrant victims and difficulties in investigating crimes
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Pew study of the immigration information stream on Twitter after Trump's election finds little
evidence of the dissemination of "fake news"
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Using Silicon Valley as a research site, MPI study shows how "assimilation" plays out
as a "two-way street," with adaptations made both by immigrants and native-born Americans, both of whom work together
over time to create a "new sense of normal"
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According to National Academy of Sciences study, Trump's 2016 victory arose from "status
threat," not the plight of displaced, white working class workers
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CATO study shows sharp declines in the number of Muslim immigrants, refugees, and visitors allowed
into the U.S. since the Trump "travel ban" went into effect
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Pew report finds that sub-Saharan African immigrants have educational levels that surpass those
of the U.S.-born population
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MPI report examines the extent and consequences of "super-diversity" among the growing
number of young children who are dual language learners (now almost one-third of all children under the age of 9)
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Legal scholar advances the concept of migration as "foot voting" with the potential
to bring "vast benefits" to the world if promoted by governments
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Open Door Collective argues for the importance of adult education as a strategy for reducing
poverty among immigrants and other Americans
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Report finds that immigrants in detention are deprived of adequate health care
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Study suggests that the approximately 800,000 immigrants from travel ban-affected countries already
living in the U.S. are making impressive contributions to American society
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MPI publishes report on the operation of the H-1B visa program and notes that the Trump administration
may soon announce reforms that "may negatively affect businesses that use H-1B legitimately"
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Scholar calls for greater reliance on social science expertise in immigration policy-making and
laments the absence of the "administrative state" in federal departments charged with implementing immigration policy
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Report finds that a Trump-favored immigration proposal may have unintended consequences, e.t.
reducing Catholic immigration by 54 percent, as well as the number of employment-based visas for high-skilled immigrants by
18 percent
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Urban Institute summarizes recent research on refugee integration into American society and identifies
research gaps that should be addressed in the future
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World Education Services reports positive results for a pilot project to provide alternative
forms of academic certification for Syrian refugees
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Study examines the historical precedents and ethical justification for sanctuary provided by
houses of worship for undocumented immigrants
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According to CATO study, Texas arrest and conviction records show that undocumented immigrants
commit crimes at substantially lower rates than native-born Americans
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Harvard Law Review article finds that the lack of any guidance from the Trump administration
on the legitimate exercise of prosecutorial discretion in immigration law cases has been "devastating" to immigrant
communities
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MPI publishes demographic profile of the Dominican immigrant community in the U.S.
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Legal scholar makes the case for civil disobedience by employers, i.e. continuing to employ Dreamers,
if and when the federal government ends work authorization for DACA recipients
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Study finds that foreign students on F-1 visas, the majority of whom are studying in high-demand
STEM fields, are almost entirely lost to local economies, i.e. not working locallly five years after graduation
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Researchers find that deportations substantially increase the likelihood that U.S.-born children
of undocumented parents will live in single-parent families or be sent to live with friends or other relatives in the U.S.
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MPI paper predicts "demographic convergence" and multi-directional migration
flows in the six countries that make up the North American "migration corridor"
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In response to the growing climate crisis, which may lead to the disappearance of some island
nations, paper argues for limitations on a government's right to exclude people from its territory
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MPI and Population Reference Bureau publish a detailed compilation of national and international
data sources on immigration
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AILA report shows how the Trump administration is cutting back on legal immigration by constructing
"an invisible wall"
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NBER study examines the educational and economic progress of the children and grandchildren of
recent immigrants
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