Counterterrorism and the Latino Community since Sept. 11

In 2003, immigration and national security are intermingled in the U.S. in unprecedented ways. While the new restrictive immigration policies following Sept. 11, 2001, appear to be targeted at Arab-American and Muslim-American communities, the government appears to be granting itself broad new authority that could be used against anyone. Since 35 million Latinos make up the nation’s largest minority, and because 40 percent of the Latino population is foreign-born, Latino community. Furthermore, since many Latinos live in mixed-status households meaning that undocumented immigrants, lawful residents, and U.S. citizens live interdependently—even measures that are aimed at the undocumented population have huge spillover effects on the larger Latino community. This paper documents the impact of counterterrorism measures and policies implemented since Sept. 11 on the Latino population.Presentation made at Latinos in Missouri (2nd : 2007 : Kansas City, Mo.) and published in the annual conference proceedings

The Social Security Administration No-Match Program: Inefficient, Ineffective, and Costly

This report provides an overview of SSA's no-match letter program, a summary of DHS's new supplemental proposed rule regarding no-match letters, and an overview of the unintended consequences of no-match letters that are sent to employers

The 2018 Nobel Laureates and Foreign-Born Scholars in the U.S. Higher Education System

Each year, the Nobel Prize is awarded to outstanding individuals in the fields of Economics, Physics, Medicine or Physiology, Chemistry, Literature, and Peace. Unlike in prior years, in 2018, none of the American winners were foreign-born individuals who immigrated to the United States or who were working at a U.S. institution at the time they won. But the United States did play an important role in their formation; nine of the twelve 2018 Nobel Laureates were either students, teachers, or research fellows at U.S. institutions of higher education at some point in their lives, even if they were not born in the United States. Three of the 2018 Nobel Laureates were foreign-born academics who spent considerable time at U.S. institutions. Their stories are the stories of dozens of foreign-born Nobel Prize Laureates and other gifted scientists who came to the United States to follow their dreams of knowledge and of genuine contribution to the wellbeing of humankind

A Portrait of Foreign-Born Teachers in the United States

Teachers play a vital, and often underappreciated, role in U.S. communities. They are responsible for educating our youth and young adults, and are instrumental in preparing the next generation of U.S. workers. Foreign-born teachers not only educate Americans, but also serve as cultural ambassadors for immigrant students who may not be as familiar with American traditions, customs, and social norms. Unfortunately, recent immigration policy changes and proposals could have a harmful impact on immigrant teachers and on potential immigrant teachers who have not yet arrived in the United States. This is unfortunate given the fact that there are teacher shortages in some regions of the United States and in some disciplines including bilingual education, foreign languages, mathematics, and science. Foreign-born teachers could help to alleviate these shortages. This paper provides a statistical and demographic portrait of immigrant teachers in the United States and highlights differences between native- and foreign-born teachers as well as between postsecondary and non-postsecondary teachers. It also examines changes in immigration policy impacting foreign-born teachers. A summary is provided in the Key Findings below. The data in this report comes from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Sample (IPUMS-USA) file and the U.S. Census. Five years of data are aggregated to increase the sample size and the accuracy of the estimates. Unless otherwise noted, data was limited to individuals who indicated their primary occupation was either a preschool and kindergarten teacher, elementary and middle school teacher, secondary school teacher, special education teacher, or postsecondary teacher

Connecting Research to Policy and Practice, Hoy y Mañana : Proceedings of the 4th Annual Conference: Columbia, Missouri, March 30-April 1, 2005.

Presentation made at Latinos in Missouri (4th : 2008 : Columbia, Mo.) and published in the annual conference proceedings.In January 2004, after more than two years of silence, President George Bush reignited the national immigration debate when he proposed a new guest worker program. Members of Congress of both political parties have entered the debate by introducing proposals of their own. While the content of immigration reform proposals varies "sometimes dramatically" nearly everyone from all sides of the 59 immigration debate agrees that the current system is not functioning well, is not in the best interests of the U.S. and needs to be reformed. This debate is likely to continue for several years; immigration reform has always been a contentious issue in this nation of immigrants. This paper explains why the current system is inadequate and needs to be overhauled and lays out National Council of La Raza's principles for comprehensive immigration reform

Immigration at the State Level: An Examination of Proposed State-Based Visa Programs in the U.S.

This paper analyzes the history of immigration federalism in the United States and examines how other countries have created regional immigration systems to address the needs of individual areas. It subsequently looks at the problems with the current immigration system and why it is insufficient to meet states' needs. It then analyzes the multiple solutions that have been proposed. Finally, it looks at the remaining questions that must be addressed before moving forward with a new, state-based immigration program

The New Meaning of the Border: U.S.-Mexico Migration Since 9/11

This paper examines the evolution of U.S. immigration policy since September 11, the new meaning of the U.S.-Mexico border, and the consequences of counterterrorist policies on Mexican migrants living in the U.S., and Mexico’s response to recent U.S. policy changes. Finally, it the paper examines at the future of a migration deal between the two nations