A study conducted by the Immigration Policy Center over the course of 10 years reveals that U.S. immigration laws and policies create more barriers toward the legalization process for women than men.
Immigrants to the U.S. could outnumber the amount of people born in the U.S. by 2027. That’s one finding the U.S. Census Bureau published last week in its attempt to help policy makers better understand America’s immigration future.
Some members of Congress caused a stir recently when they suggested the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon – allegedly orchestrated by two immigrants from Russia – should cause lawmakers to slow down their approach to reform U.S. immigration laws.…
If you think new immigration laws and talk of immigration reform will not impact you, you may want to reconsider. South Carolina’s now-stricter laws on employers hiring undocumented workers have led to citations on 323 of the state’s businesses for…
According to a 2011 U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimate, 6.8 million of the 11.5 million undocumented immigrants were from Mexico. In addition, the Pew Hispanic Center has reported the number has dropped by near 1 million from five years…
The Immigration Policy Center has released a report on the impact of legal representation on immigrants. It points out that nearly half of all undocumented immigrants manage their removal proceeding without the benefit of a lawyer. Further, undocumented immigrants may…
Two studies in two different states have analyzed whether immigrants (both documented and undocumented) have a positive or negative impact on the economy. Among other results from the Kansas- and Missouri-based studies, researchers found the following: Some industries would have…
After the school-shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, the media and the political pundits speculated that new gun control legislation would surpass immigration reform on the U.S. Congress priority list. In reality, Congress handles multiple topics at a time all the…
Much of what we read about regarding immigration reform has to do with lawmakers finding new ways to keep people from living illegally within our borders. However, there are some groups working to keep certain immigrants living here, because it can be a good thing for everyone – the immigrants and the natural born citizens.
If you follow the news, it seems immigration laws are more prevalent than ever. But our nation actually has a long history of immigration reform. Below are the top 5 defining moments in immigration history. 1. Naturalization Act of 1790. The…