American Immigrant Policy Portal Update, April 2023

American Immigrant Policy Portal

Newsletter

April, 2023

Research to Inform Policy, Practice, and Advocacy on

Migration-Related Issues

Reports, studies, and information about immigration policy

and the process of creating a fair and welcoming society for all

Materials organized by collection topic.

Click on headlines for abstracts and links to original research.

Recent Public Policy Research and Reports

Adult Education and Workforce Training

Study seeks to understand factors conducive to the successful economic integration of college-educated immigrants

(Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies)

Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Immigration

New study finds that immigrants contribute more in tax revenues than they consume in government expenditures

(Cato Institute)

Employment and Labor Issues

Paper analyzes "weak link" occupations in the U.S. labor market -- defined as those heavily dependent on immigrant labor to meet future need

(Brookings Institution)

Study identifies 21 possible executive actions in the area of immigration that would ease labor shortages in the U.S. economy

(Migration Policy Institute)

Human Services (General)

Study examines the worrisome impact of restrictive policies on immigrant access to SNAP (Food Stamp) benefits

(Migration Policy Institute)

Human Services (Health Care)

Study calls attention to the critical importance of immigrants in the nursing home workforce and how their presence seems predictive of positive health outcomes for residents

(National Bureau of Economic Research)

Immigrant Communities

Report provides a demographic profile of the Venezuelan immigrant population in the U.S.

(Migration Policy Institute)

Intergroup Relations

Paper sketches the blueprint for a "better future for American democracy" based on creative visioning, the rejection of despair, the mobilization of diverse forces behind common goals, and the building of an infrastructure for positive change

(Better Futures Project & Democracy Funders Network)

State Government

As California ponders the future of immigration to the state, new study lays out future scenarios and related policy options

(University of Southern California Equity Research Institute

National Perspectives (Immigration Policy)

Paper critiques the slow pace of policy change to deal with the growing number of climate-induced migrants

(Center for Migration Studies of New York)

Study analyzes the institutional capacity and response of three southern communities that received an influx of climate migrants: Houston, Orlando, and inland parishes of Louisiana

(Urban Institute)

RECENT NEWS AND COMMENTARY

Featuring a selection of recent Op-eds from

Immigration researchers and major opinion leaders

April 19, 2023

Immigration Research: DACA Recipients Do Not Harm U.S.-Born Workers

Stuart Anderson, Forbes

April 18, 2023

Menendez releases immigration plan reliant on Biden executive action

Rafael Bernal, The Hill

April 17, 2023

GOP immigration bill sketches battle lines for 2024

Rafael Bernal, The Hill

April 16, 2023

Immigration is back in the U.S.: the return of migrant dynamism could mean good things for American growth

Rana Foroohar, Financial Times

April 13, 2023

How Immigrants Are Saving the Economy

Paul Krugman, The New York Times

April 12, 2023

Tech Workers Choosing Canada and U.K. Over U.S. Due to Immigration Hassles in America

Colin R. Singer, immigration.ca

April 11, 2023

Immigrants Help Fund Our Public Programs

American Immigration Council

April 8, 2023

Researchers design a new tool to find out which Canadian communities are welcoming to immigrants

Janice Dickson, The Globe & Mail

April 6, 2023

How progressive Denmark became the face of the anti-migration left

Emily Rauhala

March 27, 2023

Germany is overhauling its immigration rules to bolster a rapidly shrinking workforce

Karen Gilchrist, CNBC

March 23, 2023

Pols Reintroduce 'New Deal for New Americans Act'

Staff, The Forum

March 20, 2023

Getting Schooled: Canada is eating our lunch on immigration

Editorial, NY Daily News

Our Mission

"'Closing the Knowledge to Action Gap"

As the United States struggles to build a modern and effective immigration system, the Portal enables advocates and policy-makers to use evidence-based research to guide their work.

Our goal is to preserve and disseminate the findings of leading researchers who are seeking answers to questions critical to the future of the country.

To date, our team of volunteers has produced over 2,000 concise research summaries grouped into multiple topical collections.

These summaries, as well as links to original research, are available at the Portal website and at the website of the Public Education Institute of the Immigrant Learning Center.

Please write us with any thoughts or suggestions you might have at: mail@usdiversitydynamics.com.

Please use the same address if you are interested in volunteering your services to the Portal.

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