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September 13, 2016 Immigration is the Key to America's Greatness Deborah Waxman, Huffington Post Read More September 13,2016 The Truth About Undocumented Immigrants and Taxes Alexia Fernandez Campbell, The Atlantic Read More September 13, 2016 Is Any Immigration Reform Possible in This Political Climate? Room for Debate, The New York Times Read More September 12, 216 Integration and Multiculturalism: Finding a New Metaphor Andrew Griffith, Policy Options Read More September 12, 2016 Yes, Immigration Hurts American Workers George J. Borjas, Politico Read More September 10, 2016 The 30 Million Immigrants Trump Would Turn Away Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic Read More September 6, 2016 Immigrants don't commit more crimes. Why does the myth persist? Bianca E. Bersani & Alex R. Piquero, The Los Angeles Times Read More September 6, 2016 Why Restricting Immigration Won't Improve Work Opportunities for Natives Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact Read More September 5, 2016 Could Immigration Save Middle America Livia Gershon, JStor Daily Read More September 2, 2016 The Immigrants Turned Away Timothy Egan, The New York Times Read More September 2, 2016 Trump's fuzzy math on undocumented immigrants convicted of crimes Michelle Ye Hee Lee, The Washington Post Read More September 1, 2016 A wall against clear thinking on immigration and policing Vanda Felbab-Brown, Brookings Blog Read More August 17, 2016 Portraying Muslims as a Threat to Women, Donald Trump Echoes 'Us vs. Them' Refrain Amanda Taub, The New York Times Read More August 17, 2016 The Case for Extreme Immigrant Vetting George J. Borjas, Politico Read More August 14, 2016 Welcoming new immigrants will lift all of us Ben McAdams, Lane Beattle & Dinesh Patel, The Salt Lake Tribune Read More August 9, 2016 How 'They' Become 'We' Michael Fix, The American Prospect Read More August 1, 2016 Mexico is already the immigration 'wall' some politicians want Mary Speck, The Los Angeles Times Read More July 30, 2016 America once excelled at immigrant integration. Here's the way back Janet Murguia, PBS Newshour Read More July 29, 2016 Moving past the immigration impasse in a bipartisan way Al Cardenas, The Hll Read More July 28, 2016 Deep Thinking About Immigration James Ryerson, The New York Times Read More July 28, 2016 Just how big a lie is Trump telling on immigration? Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post Read More July 27, 2016 What the U.S. Presidential Candidates Are Missing in the Immigration Debate Carl Nettleton, Fortune Read More July 27, 2016 Why Unemployment Is Lower When Immigration Is Higher David Bier, Cato Institute Read More July 25, 2016 How the Democratic Party Platform Addresses Immigration Joshua Breisblatt, American Immigration Council Read More July 23, 2016 Deconstructing the Myth of the Criminal Immigrant Cyrus Mehta, The Insightful Immigration Blog Read More July 15, 2016 We Take Care of Our Own David Brooks, The New York Times Read More July 8, 2016 U.S. must lead on refugee crisis Michael V. Hayden & James Stavridis Read More July 6, 2016 Can Obama Pardon Millions of Immigrants? Peter L. Markowitz, The New York Times Read More July 5, 2016 'I was a stranger and you welcomed me' Tony Magliano, National Catholic Reporter Read More July 1, 2016 Obama Legacy: Immigration stands as most glaring failure Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Read More

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SPEAKING OF IMMIGRANT POLICY

"..A quiet revolution is occurring in America's cities and metropolitan areas. Rather than playing to fears or rejecting newcomers, municipal leaders are coming up with new data-driven strategies to welcome and better integrate new Americans." Manuel Pastor & Rhonda Ortiz, Opening Minds, Opening Doors, Opening Communities: Cities Leading for Immigrant Integration, 2015, p. 40. Read More

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