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Research to Inform Policy and Practice   
on Migration-Related Issues
  
Policy-related reports, studies, and information about the challenge and promise of immigrant integration. Materials organized by collection topic.
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NewResearchNew Public Policy Research and Reports

Adult Education and Workforce Training
NSC provides recommendations to immigrant affairs offices on how to improve workforce policies and programs for immigrants and refugees


Civic Participation
In examining political trends over a recent 20-year period, CATO research brief finds that U.S. communities with large numbers of non-college-educated immigrants tend to support the Republican Party, whereas communities with large numbers of college-educated immigrants lean towards the Democrats

Paper questions the wisdom and constitutionality of the denaturalization campaign launched by the Trump administration


Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Immigration
Oxford study reviews the social scientific literature on the economic impact of migration, and sees strong connections between immigration and prosperity in Europe and North America


Immigrant Communities
MPI publishes an essay reviewing the history of the Salvadoran migration to the United States and discussing the circumstances faced by the Salvadoran community today in the wake of the revocation of temporary protected status by the Trump administration


Intergroup Relations
Evidence from the "Age of Mass Migration" (1880-1914) suggests that cultural fears, not economic concerns, drove the movement to restrict immigration


Refugee and Asylee Policy
UNICEF report urges UN member states to adopt a 6-point agenda for action to mitigate the hardships experienced by migrant and refugee children from Central America


State Government
National Conference of State Legislatures publishes an immigration "primer" for state policy makers

CAP report recommends steps that state officials can take in the event that federal courts uphold the legality of the Trump administration's decision to end the DACA program


National Perspectives/Immigration Policy
Legal scholars argue that the modern deportation system lacks "moral credibility" because laws are arbitrary in nature, do not provide proportionality in punishment, and are inconsistent with cultural norms


Global Perspectives
Transatlantic Council paper analyzes the history of anti-immigrant, radical right political movements and parties and suggests strategies to curb their growth and influence

  
 
lcLatest Commentary
 
 
A selection of recent OpEds from immigration researchers and major opinion leaders




 
October 17, 2018
Liberals need a new approach to immigration
Editorial, The Economist

October 16, 2018
The nuanced arguments of America's smartest immigration restrictionists
Rachel Lu, The Week

October 11, 2018
DHS rule change would harm immigrant, citizen health outcomes
Kathryn Pitkin Derose, The Hill

October 10, 2018
The Democrats Have an Immigration Problem
Robert Draper, The New York Times

October 3, 2018
The World's First Immigration Economy
Salvatore Babones, Foreign Policy

October 1, 2018
Trump Wants to Turn the Safety Net Into a Trap
Bryce Covert, The New York Times

September 26, 2018
Trump's Latest Immigration Curbs Threaten Older Adults Who Need Personal Care
Howard Gleckman, Forbes


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