American Immigrant Policy Portal Update, June-July 2021

American Immigrant Policy Portal

Newsletter

June-July, 2021

Research to Inform Policy, Practice, and Advocacy on

Migration-Related Issues

Policy-related reports, studies, and information about the challenge and promise of immigrant integration. Materials organized by collection topic.

Click on headlines for abstracts and links.

New Public Policy Research and Reports

Education (Pre-K to 12)

NBER study finds that the presence of immigrant students in a school does not negatively affect the academic performance of U.S.-born students

Employment and Labor Issues

Study from the American Enterprise Institute finds entrepreneurship on the decline in the U.S. but views more immigration as a possible solution to the problem

Human Services (Health Care)

MPI report examines the potential role of foreign-trained immigrant health care professionals, many currently working outside their fields of training and expertise, in alleviating the shortage of health care workers in the U.S.

Author argues that current immigration law heightens the vulnerability of both immigrants and the larger population to infectious disease

Immigrant Communities

MPI updates its profile of Dominican immigrants in the U.S.

MPI report examines the social and economic characteristics of Asian immigrants, who now comprise nearly one-third of all immigrants in the U.S.

MPI updates its profile of Asian Indian immigrants in the U.S.

MPI publishes a social and occupational profile of Cuban immigrants in the U.S.

Law Enforcement

Researcher suggests ways to counteract the "zealous administration" of U.S. immigration agencies, which keeps them largely impervious to outside influence

National Perspectives/Immigration Policy

MPI sketches the shape of policy reforms designed to bring the U.S. immigration system in line with current economic and demographic realities

Paper argues that the concept of "border" has to be subjected to historical and philosophical analysis in order to fully understand contemporary immigration debates

CMS paper argues that the current crisis at the southern border results from the misguided policies pursued by the Trump administration

Paper from the National Immigration Forum argues that immigration is not a national security threat, as asserted by the Trump administration

Paper examines the economic fallout from the decline in international student enrollments at American universities

LATEST NEWS AND COMMENTARY

Featuring a selection of recent Op-eds from

Immigration researchers and major opinion leaders

July 22, 2021

How Racist Is America!

David Brooks, The New York Times

July 21, 2021

Why Rural America Needs Immigrants

Robert Leonard & Matt Russell, The New York Times

July 15, 2021

House Immigration Chair Warns U.S. Is Losing Talent to Canada

Stuart Anderson, Forbes

July 13, 2021

Democrats Could Lose the Immigration Debate

Geraldo Cadava, Slate

July 9, 2021

The Skill Level of Immigrants Is Rising

Alex Nowrasteh, CATO at Liberty

July 8, 2021

New Interagency Strategy Details Partnerships, Automation, Outreach to Boost Naturalization

Bridget Johnson, Homeland Security Today

July 7, 2021

The Refugee Consultation Process Is in Serious Need of Reform

Haley Hamblin, Niskanen Center

July 4, 2021

Immigration and the Principles of the Declaration of Independence

Ilya Somin, The Volokh Conspiracy

June 30, 2021

Republicans go all-in on immigration as a political weapon

David Siders, Politico

June 28, 2021

Heart Strings And Purse Strings: Why Washington Can No Longer Delay On Immigration Reform

Andrew Tisch, Forbes

June 23, 2021

The Right and Left Are Both Wrong on Immigration. Here's What We Need

Joel Kotkin, Newsweek

June 22, 2021

Can Biden pass immigration reform? History says it will be tough

Elaine Kamarck, Brookings

June 21, 2021

Suddenly, Biden Is Making All the Right Moves on Immigration

Ruben Navarette, Jr., Daily Beast

June 21, 2021

The dip in the US birthrate isn't a crisis, but the fall in immigration may be

Adrian Raftery, The Conversation

June 17, 2021

Immigration's role in America's labor shortage

Dan Primack & Hope King, Axios

June 15, 2021

U.S. immigration laws need to align with American values

Shova Sivaprasad Wadhia, PennLive

June 3, 2021

The false promises of more immigration enforcement

Nicole Narea, Vox

Our Mission

As the United States strives to build an immigration system for the 21^st century, 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 seeking answers to questions critical to the future of the country.

To date, our team of volunteers has produced over 2,000 research summaries in 19 different subject 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