IPC In The News

Deferred action information session to be held

AIC's Wendy Sefsaf gives insight and advice to those interested in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative in this Central Florida Future article:

Published In: Central Florida Future | 09/23/12

Why a rare bipartisan consensus on immigration totally fell apart

Mary Giovagnoli, director of the Immigration Policy Center, helps explain what happened to the STEM visa proposal in this Washington Post article:

Published In: The Washington Post | 09/21/12

Deportations Are Up, But Is Anyone Applauding?

Ben Winograd, an American Immigration Council staff attorney, was quoted in a KPBS article in which he explains government deportation-speak:

Published In: KPBS San Diego | 09/13/12

For Chesapeake immigrant in limbo, a brief reprieve

IPC numbers were used in this Virginian-Pilot article about Maricruz Valenzuela, a Mexican-born immigrant living in Virginia:

Published In: The Virginian-Pilot | 09/03/12

Seeking Deferred Action, Young Immigrants With Blemished Records Give Pause

IPC Staff Attorney Ben Winograd was quoted in today's WNYC article about the hesitation that some immigrants may feel when applying for deferred action - especially if they have a previous immigration violation or have used fake social security numbers in the past:

Published In: WNYC | 08/29/12

Immigrant Integration: How Foreign-Born Workers Compare To U.S. Citizens (INFOGRAPHIC)

An article in the Huffington Post yesterday cited IPC statistics in an article about immigrant integration. Check out the interesting graphic by the National Immigrant Integration Conference at the bottom of the article:

Published In: The Huffington Post | 08/28/12

Sheriff Baca may defy proposed law easing immigration enforcement

Wendy Sefsaf of the IPC was quoted in an LA Times article about L.A. County Sheriff Baca and California's Trust Act:

"This is one more fight between the federal government and local government because we continue to not solve the greater problem," said Wendy Sefsaf, communications director for the Immigration Policy Center.

Published In: Los Angeles Times | 08/25/12

Bay Area Immigrants Warned Of Scams As Deferred Deportation Begins

CBS San Francisco used IPC's statistics about potential candidates for deferred action in an article last Wednesday. The article warns Bay Area immigrants to watch out for scams, as more and more people try to take advantage of those applying for deferred deportation.

Published In: CBS San Francisco | 08/15/12

Chasing a 'dream': Immigrant youth seek legal status

NBC News published an article citing IPC's finding that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in the U.S. might immediately qualify for the deferred action program, which goes into effect today:

Published In: NBC News | 08/14/12

Minnesota's Latino students weigh chance to study, work without deportation fears

Twin Cities Pioneer Press article, "Minnesota's Latino students weigh chance to study, work without deportation fears," cites IPC's study (Who and Where the DREAMers Are), which states that more than 9,000 immigrants living in Minnesota could benefit from President Obama's deferred action:

Published In: Twin Cities Pioneer Press | 08/13/12