How does global migration impact local communities? What are the key challenges and opportunities?  How do researchers contribute to our understanding of these issues. This site provides digests of major reports and open access studies focusing on policy options and model practices designed to promote immigrant integration, intergroup understanding, economic revitalization, and organizational success. All resources have been grouped into 12 topical collections listed on the navigation bar. The Portal also provides links to events, commentary, and selected media coverage of interest to our readers.

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July 14, 2014 (Originally published June 8, 2014) Municipal IDs and State and Local Measures to Regularize the Lives of the Unauthorized Rachel Reyes, Center for Migration Studies Read More July 14, 2014 Use "safe zones" to end immigrant crisis David Gergen, CNN Read More July 8, 2014 Statistical Analysis Shows that Violence, Not Deferred Action, is Behind the Surge of Unaccompanied Children Crossing the Border Tom K. Wong, Center for American Progress Read More July 3, 2014 Break the Immigration Impasse Sheldon Adelson, Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, The New York Times Read More July 3, 2014 Why the Tea Party is Wrong about Immigration Reform Michael D. Tanner, The Hill Read More July 2, 2014 Immigration reform is super popular. Here's why Congress isn't listening. Scott Clement, The Washington Post Read More June 27, 2014 Supporting Immigrant Integration is Investing in America's Future Janet Murguia, The Hill Read More  June, 2014 What is the Right Policy Toward Unaccompanied children at U.S. Borders Kathleen Newland, Migration Policy Institute Read More July/August 2014 70,000 Kids Will Show Up Alone at Our Border This Year: What Happens to Them? Ian Gordon, Mother Jones Read More June 1, 2014 Why Immigration is Crucial to the Revival of America's Cities Carl Schramm, Forbes Read More May 28, 2014 Summary Removal Procedures and Their Role in Rising Deportations Beth Werlin, Immigration Impact Read More May 24, 2014 The Immigrant Advantage Anand Giridharadas, The New York Times Read More May 19, 2014 Mission Not Yet Accomplished: The Affordable Care Act and Immigrants Jenny Rejeske, lmmigration Impact Read More May 16, 2014 True drug reform includes immigration reform Grace Meng, The Hill Read More May 13, 2014 How Local Governments are Hacking Immigration Reform Spencer Amdur, The Atlantic Read More May 12, 2014 Canada's immigration system undergoing quiet, ugly revolution Morton Beiser, The Toronto Star Read More May 12, 2014 The GOP's Immigration Problem A. Barton Hinkle, Reason Read More May 6, 2014 Only Minorities Need Apply John D. Skrentny, The New York Times Read More May 4, 2014 Immigration Reform Isn't Just About Numbers - It's About Skills, Too David Frum, The Atlantic Read More May 1, 2014 Do illegal immigrants have an obligation to obey laws banning them from entering the United States? Ilya Somin, The Washington Post Read More April 11, 2014 Jeb Bush's Big Virtue: He Tries to Persuade, Linda Chavez, The New York Post Read More April 7, 2014 Employment Discrimination and DACA -- Employers Must Be Educated, Geoffrey A. Hoffman & Jill Y. Campbell, ImmigrationProf Blog Read More April 6, 2014 Obama's Paradoxical Deportation Policies Cyrus D. Mehta, The Insightful Immigration Blog Read More March 11, 2014 Tiger Couple Gets It Wrong on Immigrant Success, Stephen Steinberg, Boston Review Read More March 8, 2014 Congress cries wolf on asylum fraud: Arrests don't show the system is broken. They show it works. Laila Hlass, The Boston Globe Read More March 6, 2014 Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform to Help Immigrant Victims of Violence Rep. Gwen Moore, Huffington Post Read More March 5, 2014 Time for High-Skilled Immigration Reform Curtis S. Chin, CNBC.com Read More February 26, 2014 The Immigration Change You Didn't Hear About Laura Burdick, ImmigrationProf Blog Read More February 24, 2014 Are Mexicans the Most Successful Immigrant Group in the U.S. Jennifer Lee, Zocolo Public Square Read More February 23, 2014 Your Ancestors, Your Fate: Surnames reveal that social mobility is much slower than we think Gregory Clark, The New York Times Read More February 19, 2014 Immigrants Welcome Here David Bornstein, The New York Times Blog Read More February 13, 2014 Why immigration reform matters George F. Will, The Washington Post Read More January 30, 2014 Second Class Non-Citizens Mae M. Ngai, The New York Times Read More January 22, 2014 Integration improves after vote Stephen Fotopolus, The Tennessean Read More January 20, 2014 When we take in immigrants, we take in those most likely to succeed Henrik Fogh Rasmussen, Forbes Read More January 20, 2014 Helping the Growing Ranks of Poor Immigrants Living in America's Suburbs Els de Graaw & Irene Bloemraad, Scholars Strategy Network Read More January 12, 2014 Yearning for Briefs and Fees The Economist Blog Read More January 10, 2014 What the undocumented community needs out of immigration reform Jose Patiňo, Voxxi Read More January 7, 2014 Citizenship Matters David Leopold, The Hill Read More January 5, 2014 Does Immigration Mean 'France Is Over'? Justin E.H. Smith, The New York Times Read More January 3, 2014 Scars from the Immigration Wars Joshua Hoyt & Manuel Pastor, Chicago Tribune Read More January 3, 2014 Why 2014 will be the year of immigration reform Tim Kane, FoxNews Opinion Read More December 26, 2013 Big Surprise Ahead in 2014 Tamar Jacoby, CNN Read More December 19, 2013 Migrants Don't Need More Rights Martin Ruhs, The New York Times Read More December 15, 2013 On immigration, look to the states Jagdish Bhagwati & Francisco Rivera-Batiz, Los Angeles Times Read More December 13, 2013 It Ain't Over Until God Says It's Done Jim Wallis, Huffington Post Read More December 10, 2013 Help Debunk the Myths about Women and Immigration Pramila Jayapal, We News Read More November 27, 2012 Latino Leadership Follows a New Model Juana Bordas, Huffington Post Read More November 25, 2013 Resetting the Way We Work on Migration Manjula Luthria, The World Bank (via Cities of Migration, originally published on Sept. 12, 2013) Read More November 11, 2013 What would Reagan do? Immigration reform is the most Republican of causes Frank Keating, Los Angeles Times Read More November 7, 2013 Sandy's heroes show need for immigration reform Timothy Cardinal Dolan, The New York Post Read More November 6, 2013 Immigration reform: the politics of the possible Rebecca Tallent, The Christian Science Monitor Read More November 4, 2013 The U.S. Can't Afford to Scrap the Visa Lottery Charles Kenny, Businessweek Read More October 31, 2013 Resetting the Way We Work on Migration Manjula Luthria, Cities of Migration Read More October 25, 2013 In-state tuition gets a major N.J. voice Frank Argote-Freyre, The Star-Ledger Read More October 25, 2013 Immigration Reform Could Help GOP Linda Chavez, The Patriot Post Read More October 22, 2013 When skilled immigrants have other options Paul Feltman, The National Journal Read More October 17, 2013 California, unlike the federal government, leads on immigration reform Pierette Hondagneu-Sotelo & Manuel Pastor, The Sacramento Bee Read More October 12, 2013 Driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants: How the Obama administration's deferred action policy paved the way Karthick Ramakrishnan & Pratheepan Gulasekaram, San Jose Mercury News Read More October 9, 2013 Republicans can't ignore minority voters Rob Paral, Politico Read More October, 2013 The Changing Face of America Lise Funderburg, National Geographic Read More September 28, 2013 Why do foreigners make better entrepreneurs? Adrian Furnham, Psychology Today Read More September 19, 2013 More than 100 College and University Leaders Call for Immigration Reform Partnership for a New American Economy Read More September 17, 2013 American citizens, but foreigners forever? Sayu Bhojwani, The Star-Ledger Read More September 16, 2013 A New Bracero Program Will Hurt Farmworkers David Bacon, New America Media Read More September 6, 2013 States drive positive change on immigration while House is stuck in low gear Amanda Peterson Beadle, Immigration Impact Read More September 3, 2013 Entrepreneurial Immigrants - America's Lifeblood Lawson Bader, Human Events Read More August 30, 2013 Path toward citizenship or legalization Alex Nowrasteh, The Hill Read More August 30, 2013 Why a Path to Citizenship is Vital to Immigration Reform Nicholas V. Montalto, The Star-Ledger Read More August 28, 2013 The High Price of Immigration: Why are migrants not only the winners but also the big losers from migration? Paul Collier, Bloomberg Read More  August 27, 2013 All Immigrants are Artists Joe Fassler, The Atlantic Read More August 27, 2013 Becoming a More Perfect Union Cecilia Munoz, The White House Read More August 24, 2013 SAFE Act an Expensive Boondoggle Alex Nowrasteh, Huffington Post via Cato Institute Read More August 23, 2013 If House GOP can't do better, Obama must act on immigration Cesar Vargas, The Hill Read More August 6, 2013 Immigration -- What's Love God to Do With It? Stephen Pitti, New American Media Read More August 1, 2013 The First Immigration Public Defender System Mark Noferi, Law at the Margins Read More August 1, 2013 How Immigration Reform Could Create  New Underclass Fawn Johnson, National Journal Read More August 1, 2013 Why White Voters Will Flee a White-Only Party Alex Roarty, National Journal Read More July 31, 2013 Not Migrants and Immigration, but Mobility and Movement Conversations in Integration (Cities of Migration), July 31, 2013 Read More July 30, 2013 Stress Integration to Pass House Bill Bryant Jensen, Deseret News Read More July 26, 2013 The Charitable-Industrial Complex Peter Buffett, The New York Times Read More July 24, 2013 Bonjour, America! Stephen R. Kelly, The New York Times Read More July 12, 2013 Killing the Immigration Bill, Polarizing America Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker Read More July 11, 2013 Pass the Bill David Brooks, The New York Times Read More July 6, 2013 Has Caucasian Lost Its Meaning? 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