American Immigrant Policy Portal Update, April 2024

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April, 2024

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

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

Report discusses state efforts to eliminate systemic barriers to career advancement for immigrant populations

(World Education Services)

Education (Pre-K to 12)

Report discusses state efforts to refine K-12 accountability systems so that progress in acquiring English language proficiency is factored into assessments of academic performance

(Migration Policy Institute)

Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Immigration

Report describes the contributions of DACA recipients to their communities, as well as the barriers they still face -- lack of security of status and a pathway to citizenship

(Center for American Progress)

Human Services (Healthcare)

Report summarizes legislation introduced in Congress in recent years to admit foreign-trained healthcare workers to ease labor shortages

(Congressional Research Service)

Reports released on the role of immigrants in the New York, Massachusetts, and Michigan healthcare sectors

(American Immigration Council)

Study reviews state initiatives to expand immigrant eligibility for healthcare insurance coverage and discusses the long-term advantages of greater federal and state coverage

(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

Immigrant Communities

Study points out that pressures for migration have subsided across Latin America with potentially dire consequences for segments of the U.S. economy

(Harvard Kennedy School)

Law Enforcement

Examining 2,600 counties in the U.S., study finds that local immigrant detention capacity and the number of ICE arrests in a particular county are closely linked

(Ceres Policy Research Institute)

National Perspectives/Immigration Policy

Report summarizes efforts by the U.S. immigration system to achieve greater digital efficiency but points out that these reforms could easily be reversed

(Migration Policy Institute)

Global Perspectives

Essay explains the climate challenges faced by Iran due to drought, floods, and extreme heat and the impact of these developments on internal and external migration

(Migration Policy Institute)

RECENT NEWS AND COMMENTARY

Featuring a selection of recent Op-eds from

Immigration researchers and major opinion leaders

April 19, 2024

New migrants get work permits. Other undocumented immigrants want them, too

Miriam Jordan & Lydia DePillis, The New York Times

April 12, 2024

How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession

Paul Wiseman et al, The Associated Press

April 12, 2024

Trump says migrants are fueling violent crime. Here is what the research shows

Ted Hesson & Mica Rosenberg, Reuters

April 10, 2024

How immigration is helping the economy defy expectations

Tobias Burns, The Hill

April 9, 2024

FY 2024 government funding package is a mixed-bag on immigration

Adriel Orozco, American Immigration Council

April 8, 2024

65,000+ people sign up to sponsor refugees in the first 3 months of Welcome Corps Expansion

Matthew La Corte, Niskanen Center

April 5, 2024

Migrant border crossings dip in March, with U.S. officials crediting crackdown by Mexico

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News

April 4, 2024

Biden administration extends duration of some immigrant work permits

Rafael Bernal, The Hill

April 2, 2024

Immigration needs to address the caregiving shortfall

Benjamin H. Harris & Liam Marshall, Brookings

April 1, 2024

Four countries that will shape migration in 2024 -- and beyond (Ecuador, China, India, and Colombia)

Gil Guerra, Niskanen Center

March 29, 2024

How Temporary Protected Status has expanded under the Biden administration

Mohamad Moslimani, Pew Research Center

March 29, 2024

Distrust of immigrants grows as GOP hammers crime narrative

Ivana Saric, Axios

March 27, 2024

EU received 5.1 million immigrants in 2022

Eurostat

March 22, 2024

Immigration is fueling Us economic growth while politicians rage

Augusta Saraiva & Enda Curran, Bloomberg

March 21, 2024

Is the Canadian dream broken? Study suggests it might be

Surbhi Bir, Toronto Metropolitan University

March 20, 2024

The $7 trillion boost to the US economy from immigration has downsides too

Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Business

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.

Qualified individuals seeking to join our team of volunteer abstract writers should also write us at the above address.

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