January, 2025

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.

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Recent Public Policy Research and Reports

Civic Participation

Paper critiques arguments against birthright citizenship made by John Eastman, a longtime Trump supporter who is facing disbarment proceedings due to his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection

(The UnPopulist)

Paper examines the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of immigrants who have acquired U.S. citizenship

(Migration Policy Institute)

Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Immigration

Study examines how first and second generation immigrants may offset the expected large future decline in U.S. workers due to aging and low birth rates

(Migration Policy Institute)

Employment and Labor Issues

Report summarizes recent bipartisan efforts to keep talented international students in the U.S. after graduation

(Bipartisan Policy Center)

Paper suggests ways to prepare immigrant workers, both those resident in the U.S. and those still abroad, to fill labor shortages in the "green economy"

(Migration Policy Institute)

Human Services (Health Care)

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

(American Immigration Council)

State Government

Study challenges the rationale for a flurry of state laws barring noncitizens from owning real property

(Social Science Research Network)

National Perspectives/Immigration Policy

MPI publishes five "explainers" on issues related to immigration policy: the economic impact of immigration, crime rates, public benefits, demographic information, and noncitizen voting

(Migration Policy Institute)

Paper identifies policy lessons from the early history of American immigration that should be implemented today

(Hoover History Lab)

RECENT NEWS AND COMMENTARY

Featuring a selection of recent Op-eds from

Immigration researchers and major opinion leaders

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

Read More

Our Mission

"'Closing the Knowledge to Action Gap"

As the United States grapples with intense and polarized interest in immigration policy issues,  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.