A Comparison of the DREAM Act and Other Proposals for Undocumented Youth
Each year, approximately 65,000 undocumented students graduate from American high schools. While many hope to pursue higher education, join the military, or enter the workforce, their lack of legal...
View ArticleA Bipartisan Bridge to Prosperity: High-Skilled Immigration Legislation in...
In the spirit of bipartisan immigration reform, a geographically diverse contingent from both chambers of Congress have introduced legislation to strengthen high-skilled immigration and spur economic...
View ArticleA Plea from America's Scholars
It Is Time For Congress To Take Action And Reform Our Nation’s Immigration Laws: A Plea From America’s ScholarsMay 1, 2013The history of America is a history of immigration. Starting with our...
View ArticleRebuilding Local Economies
Innovation, Skilled Immigration, and H-1B Visas in U.S. Metropolitan AreasAlthough immigration policy is debated at the national level, its impact is most often felt in local and regional communities....
View ArticleFueling the Recovery
How High-Skilled Immigrants Create Jobs and Help Build the U.S. EconomyWith the U.S. economy still recovering, it may seem counterintuitive to believe that any industry would benefit from having more...
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A Guide to S.744: Understanding the 2013 Senate Immigration Bill
What is the purpose of this guide?The Immigration Policy Center has written this guide to provide policymakers, the media, and the public with an easy-to-understand guide to the main components of S....
View ArticleAn Unlikely Couple: The Similar Approaches to Border Enforcement in H.R. 1417...
The House of Representatives and the Senate have embarked upon very different paths when it comes to immigration reform. On June 27, the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill—S. 744...
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A Guide to H.R. 15: The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and...
On October 2, 2013, Democrats in the House of Representatives proposed an immigration reform bill addressing border security, legalization of the undocumented, interior enforcement of immigration laws,...
View ArticleWhat’s on the Menu? Immigration Bills Pending in the House of Representatives...
During the first session of the 113th Congress, more than half-a-dozen immigration bills were introduced in the House of Representatives, but no major immigration-related legislation had made it to the...
View ArticleUnderstanding H.R. 3431: The American Families United Act
On October 30, 2013, Representatives Steve Pearce (R-NM) and Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) announced the introduction of H.R. 3431, the American Families United Act (AFUA). Co-sponsors as of January 2014...
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