Media Highlights

Postcards from Postville, Iowa

On May 12, 2008, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted the largest workplace immigration raid in U.S. history, arresting 389 workers at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. Read the reactions of elected officials, community members, religious leaders, and immigration experts on the impact that the raids have had on Postville. (July 11, 2008)

Wayne Cornelius Border Research Cited in New York Times

A New York Times editorial in support of comprehensive immigration reform cited research conducted by Wayne Cornelius and the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at the University California, San Diego.  Cornelius' research was used to denounce the huge price Americans are paying for an ineffective fence.  The author argues that a well-patrolled border should go hand-in-hand with a repaired, well-run immigration system ("False Victory at the Border," New York Times, July 5, 2008).

IPC Director Angela Kelley Quoted in the L.A. Times

Commenting on the recent surge in federal criminal prosecutions of undocumented immigrants, IPC Director Angela Kelley observed that this latest manifestation of the U.S. government's deportation-only approach to undocumented immigration "doesn't mean we have an end to illegal immigration or a way of dealing with it." ("Federal prosecution of illegal immigrants soars," Los Angeles Times, June 18, 2008)

New Research by Wayne Cornelius of U.C.-San Diego Cited in Deseret News

The findings of new research on the failure of the current U.S. border-enforcement strategy to deter undocumented immigration from Mexico, conducted by Wayne Cornelius and a team of researchers at U.C.-San Diego's Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, was cited in Salt Lake City's Deseret News. Cornelius, director of the center, notes that undocumented immigrants are increasingly paying smugglers to guide them into the United States through ports of entry because it is "the most foolproof way of reducing the physical risk" of undocumented entry. ("Reports say illegal U.S. entry not difficult," Deseret News, June 16, 2008)

Spanish Language Media Cites Cornelius Research

Several major Spanish-language media outlets published pieces based on the findings of Wayne Cornelius and a team of researchers at U.C.-San Diego's Center for Comparative Immigration Studies. Univision ("Un muro no disuade los indocumentados," June 11, 2008), Mexico's La Jornada ("Fracasa modelo para disminuir flujo de indocumentados: expertos de EU," June 12, 2008) and LA's La Opinion ("Vigilancia fronteriza no impide cruzar hacia EE.UU.", June 11, 2008) explored the team's research and the failure of the current U.S. border-enforcement strategy.

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TIME Magazine Cites IPC Findings on Immigration and Crime

TIME Magazine helped expose the myth of the correlation between immigrants and criminality. Author Robert Nickelserg cited the IPC study which showed that, on a national level, U.S.-born men ages 18-39 are five times more likely to be incarcerated than are their foreign-born peers. ("Immigration: No Correlation With Crime," TIME Magazine, February 27, 2008).

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NPR's Tell Me More: Virginia County Cracks Down on Immigration

AILF's Executive Director, Benjamin Johnson, appears on NPR's Tell Me More with hostess Michel Martin.  (July 11, 2007)

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