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The American Immigrant Policy Portal

VALUABLE RESEARCH
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19 Collections of
Migration-Related
Research Abstracts and Links
Available for Your Quick Reference

Learn about evidence-based policies and strategies to address human need, build strong communities, boost economic growth, promote immigrant integration, and preserve the American dream

How does global migration impact local communities? What are the key challenges and opportunities? In an era of highly-charged debate on immigration, often based on fear and misinformation, what light can the research community shed on these questions?

This site provides digests of important research dealing with policy options and model practices designed to promote im migrant integration, intergroup understanding, economic revitalization, and organizational success.

More than 2,000 abstracts (with links to the full studies) have been grouped into 19 topical collections listed on the navigation bar. The Portal also provides links to commentary and selected media coverage of interest to our readers. See below for latest additions.

LATEST NEWS
AND COMMENTARY

July 24, 2025
Men Are Impersonating ICE to Attack Immigrant Women
Ava Blando & Simone Jacques, Ms. Magazine
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July 18, 2025
Trump's Immigration Crackdown Hits Senior Care Work Force
Madeleine Ngo, The New York Times
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July 15, 2025
For the first time in 50 years, the U.S. will likely experience negative net migration, shrinking the U.S. workforce -- and economic growth by extension
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune
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July 15, 2025
Bipartisan Group of Legislators Keep Dream of Immigration Reform Alive with Reintroduced 'Dignidad' Act
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, American Immigration Council
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July 14, 2025
International college students are great for business, the community and the country
Jeffrey Senese, NJBIZ
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July 7, 2025
The push to strip non-native Americans of citizenship echoes a dark chapter in American history
Nicole Narea, Vox|
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July 6, 2025
Can Democrats Find Their Way on Immigration?
Lisa Lerer et al, The New York Times
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July 4, 2025
Trump is waging war on his own citizens
Greg Grandin, The New York Times
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July 3, 2025
This is the birthright reckoning that America needs
Ezekiel Kweku, The New York Times
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July 1, 2025
Trump's Deportation Program Is About Control. Even if You Are a U.S. Citizen
Chandran Kukathas, The New York Times
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June 27, 2025
'We can't do without these people': Trump migrant crackdown has businesses worried
Natalie Sherman, BBC
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June 27, 2025
Immigration Raids Are Ensnaring Innocent, Legal Bystanders
Steven Greenhut, Reason
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June 22, 2025
With border now secure, US needs to boost legal immigration to strengthen economy and workforce, right-leaning workforce study finds
Carl Campanile, New York Post
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June 18, 2025
The immigrants caring for the nation's elderly are losing their jobs
Emily Peck, Axios
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June 16, 2025
Immigration raids add to absence crisis for schools
Dana Goldstein & Casado Sanchez, The New York Times
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June 14, 2025
Trump's immigration response poses political risks
Domenico Montanaro, NPR
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June 12, 2025
Student visas are a critical pipeline for high-skilled, highly-paid talent
Connor O'Brien, Agglomerations (Economic Innovation Group)
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June 11, 2025
Immigration raids could 'devastate' construction in the U.S., says industry leader
Taylor Haney, NPR
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June 10, 2025
How the federal immigration raids could disrupt California's economy
Laurence Darmiento & Samantha Masunaga, The Los Angeles Times
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June 6, 2025
JD Vance's False Immigrant Choice: He says we don't need foreign students
Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal
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SPEAKING OF
IMMIGRANT POLICY

"Current immigration policies are mismatched with market forces and demographic realities. These mismatches have led to serious dysfunctions in the immigration system -- from illegal migration to untenable backlogs and an overreliance on temporary visas for long-term employment situations. Sustaining the growth of the U.S. labor force and avoiding the accumulation of new unauthorized immigrant populations will require deep reforms to the U.S. immigration system, beyond those contemplated by the Biden administration's legislative proposal."
Muzaffar Chishti et al, "Rethinking the U.S. Legal Immigration System: A Policy Road Map," Migration Policy Institute, 14.
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LATEST STUDIES
AND REPORTS

Paper finds hope and encouragement in efforts undertaken by members of Congress to pass bipartisan immigration legislation during the period from 2015 to 2024
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Paper critiques the Trump administration for trying to deny access to international medical graduates, who are 9 times more likely to enter primary care and to serve in rural settings in the U.S.
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Report explains how the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act could be modified to better serve immigrant youth, enabling them to succeed in the economy
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Report reviews “safe zone” policies developed by states and school districts to counteract increased ICE enforcement activities, including the rescinding of traditional school protections from ICE visits
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Report cites 100 ways that the Trump administration has harmed American workers and the broader economy
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Report argues that weakened enforcement of labor standards is hurting U.S. workers -- not the presence of undocumented immigrants
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Paper critiques the current H-1B visa program and proposes a new entrepreneurship-specific visa that would cater to start-up business founders and encourage innovation and economic growth in the American economy
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Report argues that policies of the Trump administration threaten to render certain individuals stateless, a condition where a person lacks nationality in any country
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Paper suggests a "balance between control and openness" in setting immigration policy in order to ease the growing worldwide public backlash against immigration
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Study explores the implications of mass deportations on the U.S. child welfare system, which is not well-equipped to handle the surge of children separated from their parents due to massive immigration enforcement
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Report offers an in-depth examination of how state and local governments design, implement, and sustain language access programs and initiatives
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Report predicts large-scale workforce shortages over the next 5-10 years and details steps that can be taken to address the problem, including expanding immigration
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Report describes the strict screening procedures that European countries have placed on asylum-seekers from Africa and the Middle East
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Report calls attention to an alarming rise in immigrant detentions, a development preceding the current Trump administration but destined to get worse now and to violate fundamental principles of liberty
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Book chapter details the important role of immigrant women in the U.S. health care workforce
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Paper suggests that governments need to manage and moderate the flow of international students in order to maintain public support for their presence in higher education
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Report urges the U.S. government to reform its immigration laws in order to allow for the admission of more immigrants to fill workforce shortages and to prevent the population declines that are troubling other countries like China and Russia
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Report estimates the costs of mass deportation efforts and suggests that such a project could lead to a great recession
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Earlier Additions to Portal Collections