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The American Immigrant Policy Portal

VALUABLE RESEARCH
AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

19 Collections of
Migration-Related
Research Abstracts and Links
Available for Your Quick Reference

Learn about evidence-based policies and strategies to address human need, build strong communities, boost economic growth, promote immigrant integration, and preserve the American dream

How does global migration impact local communities? What are the key challenges and opportunities? In an era of highly-charged debate on immigration, often based on fear and misinformation, what light can the research community shed on these questions?

This site provides digests of important research dealing with policy options and model practices designed to promote im migrant integration, intergroup understanding, economic revitalization, and organizational success.

More than 2,000 abstracts (with links to the full studies) have been grouped into 19 topical collections listed on the navigation bar. The Portal also provides links to commentary and selected media coverage of interest to our readers. See below for latest additions.

LATEST NEWS
AND COMMENTARY

January 25, 2025
Let's Get to the Marrow of What Trump Just Did
Dara Lind & Matt Yglesias, The New York Times
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January 17, 2025
Immigrant US farmworkers prepare for Trump mass deportation plan
Leah Douglas, Reuters
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January 14, 2025
How Unauthorized Immigrants Help Finance Social Security Benefits
Tara Siegel Bernard, The New York Times
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January 13, 2025
Reforming Our Immigration System to Maximize America's Potential
Laura Collins, George W. Bush Presidential Center
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January 12, 2025
President Biden grants nearly 1 million immigrants status extensions ahead of Trump inauguration
Tyler Li, JURISTnews
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January 11, 2025
Legal expert says the bipartisan Laken Riley Act is unjust, wasteful and a Trojan horse
Scott Simon, NPR
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January 3, 2025
Top 5 Anticipated Changes to the Immigration Landscape During Trump's New Term
Robert Lee & Yane Park McKenzie, JDSupra
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January 2, 2025
Trump has promised to build more ships. He may deport the workers who help make them.
Nicole Foy, ProPublica
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December 26, 2024
Musk influence sparks fresh talk in Congress on high-skilled immigrants
Brendan Bordelan, Politico
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December 25, 2024
Trump faces roadblocks to ambitious border crackdown
Rebecca Beitsch & Rafael Bernal, The Hill
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December 25, 2024
Immigration drives nation's population growth
Tim Henderson, New Jersey Monitor
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December 19, 2024
US deportations rose to decade high in fiscal 2024, outpacing Trump years
Ted Hesson, Reuters
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December 11, 2024
Trump wants to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants -- but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
Daniel Tichenor, The Conversation
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December 11, 2024
Learn about the Largest Immigration Surge in U.S. History
David Leonhardt, The New York Times
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December 11, 2024
Prepare for Guacamole to be a luxury item
Rebecca Patterson, The New York Times
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November 25, 2024
US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation
Leah Douglas & Ted Hesson, Reuters
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November 25, 2024
An immigration fix to address the health care workforce crisis
Tom Price, STAT news
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November 22, 2024
Denaturalization as part of the Trump immigration crackdown
Rafael Bernal, The Hill
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November 22, 2024
Most Americans say undocumented immigrants should be able to stay legally under certain conditions
Jens Manuel Krogstad & Sahana Mukerjee, Pew Research Center
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SPEAKING OF
IMMIGRANT POLICY

"Current immigration policies are mismatched with market forces and demographic realities. These mismatches have led to serious dysfunctions in the immigration system -- from illegal migration to untenable backlogs and an overreliance on temporary visas for long-term employment situations. Sustaining the growth of the U.S. labor force and avoiding the accumulation of new unauthorized immigrant populations will require deep reforms to the U.S. immigration system, beyond those contemplated by the Biden administration's legislative proposal."
Muzaffar Chishti et al, "Rethinking the U.S. Legal Immigration System: A Policy Road Map," Migration Policy Institute, 14.
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LATEST STUDIES
AND REPORTS

Paper identifies policy lessons from the early history of American immigration that should be implemented today
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MPI publishes five "explainers" on issues related to immigration policy: economic impact of immigration, crime rates, public benefits, demographic information, and noncitizen voting
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Study challenges the rationale for a flurry of state laws barring noncitizens from owning real property
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Report details the contributions of immigrants across multiple sectors of the Texas healthcare industry, e.g. 34.5% of physicians, 26% of home health aides
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Paper suggests ways to prepare immigrant workers, both those already in the U.S. and those still abroad, to fill labor shortages in the "green economy:
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Report summarizes recent bipartisan efforts to keep talented international students in the U.S. after graduation
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Study examines how first and second generation immigrants may offset the expected future decline in U.S. workers due to aging and low birth rates
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Paper critiques arguments against birthright citizenship made by John Eastman, a longtime Trump advisor who is facing disbarment proceedings due to his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection
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Paper details ten "extreme" immigration measures likely to be implemented by the incoming Trump administration
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Paper details the policy reforms necessary to maximize the economic gains from immigration
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Paper suggests ways that bipartisan immigration reform can be accomplished in the new Congress
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Paper examines how employers in several European countries have engaged in pilot labor pathway programs for refugees
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Paper questions the many unnecessary obstacles to recognizing the foreign-earned qualifications of immigrants seeking positions in early childhood education and care
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Paper lauds the efforts of some state governments that have eased licensing requirements for high-skilled, foreign-trained immigrants
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Study shows the favorable effects of immigration on the wages of less educated, U.S.-born workers
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Report stresses the critical importance of the U.S. STEM workforce, drawn from both international and domestic sources, in fostering innovation, economic competitiveness, and national security
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Paper examines the "brain waste" problem of immigrants in Europe and recommends policies and practices to correct the problem
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Paper argues that Democrats and Republicans, while still differing in other immigration-related areas, have a similar approach to border management
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Examining the role of unauthorized immigrants in the American economy and their connection with U.S.-born family members, paper argues that a mass deportation program would "socially and economically devastate American families
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Paper explains recent trends in the size of the undocumented population in the U.S., e.g. gradual decline in numbers over the last decade followed by a recent increase to 10.9 million
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Earlier Additions to Portal Collections