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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January 17, 2015 At last, sensible immigration reform may have a chance in Washington Vivek, Wadhwa, The Washington Post Read More January 12, 2015 Europe's Intensifying Immigration Debate Tino Sanandaji, National Review Read More January 8, 2015 Paris Killings Require More Than Mere Condemnation H.A. Hellyer, Brookings Read More January 5, 2015 Does Immigration Harm Working Americans? David Frum, The Atlantic Read More December 16, 2014 Immigration focus can help boost Pennsylvania economy Joseph M. Torsella, Philadelphia Inquirer Read More December 15, 2014 What Do Illegal Immigrants Want? Peter Skerry, The Weekly Standard Read More December 2, 2014 Ferguson, 'Amnesty,' and America's New Racial Make-Up William H. Frey, Brookings Read More November 27, 2014 Immigrants are key to a thriving America Galen Carey, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Read More November 25, 2014 Why Immigration Reform Helps American Workers, Too Annie Lowrey, New York Read More November 24, 2014 Bigger Than Immigration Charles M. Blow, The New York Times Read More November 23, 2014 Six Ways Not to Think About Obama's Immigration Order Garrett Epps, The Atlantic Read More November 23, 2014 Immigration Reform is a Black Thing, Too Opal Tometi, The Root Read More November 23, 2014 How Obama's move fails U.S. employers Tamar Jacoby, New York Daily News Read More November 21, 2014 The right GOP response to 'Bamnesty' Linda Chavez, The New York Post Read More November 20, 2014 Obama's Immigration Order Isn't a Power Grab Thomas E. Mann, Brookings Read More November 20, 2014 The Democrats' Immigration Problem Zoltan L. Hajnal, The New York Times Read More November 17, 2014 Administrative Action on Immigration is Only a Short-Term Solution Ali Noorani, Fox News Latino Read More November 17, 2014 Oregon Immigration Vote is a Warning for Obama Jonathan J. Cooper & Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press Read More November 16, 2014 Delusions of the Democrats Kevin Baker, The New York Times Read More November 15, 2014 'Orange is the New Black' acress: My parents were deported Diane Guerrero, The Los Angeles Times Read More November 14, 2014 The Immigrant's Role in Urban Renewal Scott Beyer, The American Interest Read More November 6, 2014 Election Leaves Immigration Advocates Frustrated With Obama Elise Foley, Huffington Post Read More October 24, 2014 Why is bilingual education 'good' for rich kids, but 'bad' for poor, immigrant students? Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post Read More October 24, 2014 The Nonissue in This Campaign Linda Chavez, Townhall Read More October 20, 2014 Immigrant Restrictionists Exploit Ebola Tragedy Guillermo Cantor, Immigration Impact Read More October 17, 2014 Build bridges, not walls, for immigrants Andres Martinez, Fortune Read More October 14, 2014 Six Key Questions on Ebola Screening and Immigration Theresa Cardinal Brown, Bipartisan Policy Center Read More October 10, 2014 Immigration Frustration Geraldo Rivera, Fox News Latino Read More October 3, 2014 We need to uncap the number of H-1B visas Alex Nowrasteh, The Hill Read More October 2, 2014 A Republican-controlled Senate may be the only way immigration reform passes Matthew Kolken, Fox News Latino Read More October 1, 2014 Is Revoking the Citizenship of Terror Suspects Right or Wrong? Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes Read More October 1, 2014 Critics Say Executive Action on Immigration Would Be Unprecedented. They Forget Their History Charles Kamasaki, National Journal Read More October 1, 2014 Out of the Shadows and Out of Poverty: Reducing Poverty through Immigration Reform Patrick Oakford, Talk Poverty Read More September 20, 2014 Three Cheers for Pluralism Over Separatism Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times Read More September 13, 2014 The Case for Open Borders Dylan Matthews interview wth Bryan Caplan, Vox Read More September 9, 2014 How the Politics Could Shift for Immigration Reform Fawn Johnson, National Journal Read More September 9, 2014 To Get Immigration Reform, Elect a Republican Ruben Navarrette, CNN Opinion Read More  August 26, 2014 Solution to Border Crisis Is to Expand Temporary Foreign Worker Programs Alfonso Aguilar & Helen Krieble, National Journal Read More August 12, 2014 Obama's Time for Immigration Action Alberto R. Gonzalez, USA Today Read More July 22, 2014 The Immigrant Kids Have Health Issues - But Not the Ones You'd Think Linda Poon, NPR Read More July 19, 2014 Why the Central American Children Migrants Need Full Adjudication of Their Protection Claims Donald Kerwin, Huffington Post Read More July 18, 2014 Child Migrants Have Been Coming to America Alone Since Ellis Island Tasneem Raja, Mother Jones Read More  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

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