American Immigrant Policy Portal Update, August 2024

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August, 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

Employment and Labor Issues

Paper examines the high-growth occupations reliant on undocumented workers in New York State

(Center for Migration Studies of New York)

Report discusses the growing number of temporary (H-2A) workers in American agriculture -- along with implications for the future

(American Immigration Council)

Study examines the plight of migrant children working under hazardous and illegal conditions and how this growing problem can be resolved

(Social Science Research Network)

Human Services (General)

Report analyzes immigrant eligibility for a wide range of federal benefits and discusses programs in some states to mitigate the impact of federal restrictions

(Migration Policy Institute)

Human Services (Health Care)

Paper examines the important role that international medical graduates play in reducing physician shortages in the U.S. and suggests policy reforms to facilitate their entry into the medical workforce

(JAMA)

Paper examines the impact and potential of the Conrad 30 Waiver Program, which allows a limited number of international medical graduates to work in medically underserved areas of the U.S.

(National Bureau of Economic Research)

Intergroup Relations

Report analyzes the importance of "belonging" as a social objective, how it plays out in various life settings, and how it can be measured to test the effectiveness of various programmatic interventions

(Over Zero and The American Immigration Council)

Refugee and Asylee Issues

Report proposes a series of policy reforms to improve the world's "obsolescent" asylum system while also "reducing chaos at borders"

(Migration Policy Institute)

National Perspectives/Immigration Policy

Report provides a comprehensive analysis of U.S. border management over the last four decades, detailing initiatives taken by various presidential administrations, and putting forth recommendations to "reduce illicit border crossings"

(Migration Policy Institute)

Report analyzes the main immigration policy proposals of Donald Trump, their vulnerability to legal challenge, but their potential harmful effects on immigrant communities

(Just Security, NYU School of Law)

RECENT NEWS AND COMMENTARY

Featuring a selection of recent Op-eds from

Immigration researchers and major opinion leaders

August 15, 2024

Panic About Immigrants Is Based on Feeling and Emotion: the Psychology of the Xenophobe

Nathan J. Robinson, Current Affairs

August 14, 2024

Global immigration crackdown ensnares students studying abroad

Swati Pandey et al, The Japantimes (Bloomberg)

August 14, 2024

Do Politicians Realize How Difficult and Rare Immigrating to the U.S. Legally Actually Is?

Jorge Loweree, The New York Times

August 12, 2024

The fifteen categories of immigration cut off by Project 2025

Cecilia Esterline, Niskanen Center

August 11, 2024

It's more important than ever to talk about how climate affects immigration

Andrew Gilmour, Independent

August, 2024

Beyond the "Black Jobs" Controversy: Immigrants and U.S.-Born Black Workers Share a Growing Jobs Pie

Valerie Lacarte, Migration Policy Institute

August 9, 2024

Harris promises to go tough on border security

Eugene Daniels & Elena Schneider, Politico

August 6, 2024

What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash -- 100 Years Ago

Marco Tabellini, Harvard Business School

August, 2024

Republican Concerns over Immigration Hit All-Time High

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

August 1, 2024

New study emphasizes the economic need for California's undocumented Immigrants

Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main

July 31, 2024

Professor explains research on immigration and crime

Avery Lea Rigers, Wisconsin Public Radio

July 24, 2024

'Migration Stigma' Has an Effect on Immigrant Health

Rachel Harrison, Futurity (New York University)

July 22, 2024

Immigration Has Boosted Labor Force Participation, Helping Growth and Hastening Rate Cuts

Benn Steil & Elisabeth Harding, Council on Foreign Relations

July 17, 2024

What It Would Take to Deport Millions of Immigrants

Miriam Jordan, The New York Times

July 16, 2024

Addressing the Myth of Mass deportation's popularity

Global Strategy Group

America is Stuck in a Century-Old Immigration Debate

Diana Roy, Council on Foreign Relations

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..

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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