Immigration OnPoint
Who are today’s immigrants? How do they impact the communities we live in? This section addresses immigrant integration, examines foreign-born crime rates, and a host of other issues.
Record-Breaking Number of Immigrants Seek Integration, U.S. Citizenship (Immigration Policy Center - September 2008) - Fact sheet documenting immigrant integration as evidenced by the increasing number of immigrants seeking U.S. Citizenship.
Setting the Record Straight on Immigrants and Crime (Immigration Policy Center - September 2008) - Facts from numerous studies by independent researchers and government commissions over the past 100 years that have consistently found that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than the native-born.
Recapture of Unused Immigrant Visas (Immigration Policy Center - September 2008) - Facts on visa recapture bill that would allow visas that have gone unused due to bureaucratic delays to be "recaptured" and issued to family- or employment-based legal immigrants
New State-Level Research Debunks the Myth of Immigrant Criminality (Immigration Policy Center – July 2008) - Recent data from New Jersey and California which once again confirms what researchers have found repeatedly over the past 100 years: immigrants are less likely than the native-born to be in prison, and high rates of immigration are not associated with higher rates of crime.
Beneath the Pines: Stories of Migrant Tree Planters (Southern Poverty Law Center) - The stories of migrant workers who are brought to the United States from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras to plant trees, thin forests and apply herbicides for timber contractors.
Immigration: Long Term Trends and America’s Future (Immigration Policy Center – February 2008) - Immigration has begun to level off and immigrants are climbing the socio-economic ladder and becoming increasingly important to the U.S. economy as workers, taxpayers, and homebuyers supporting the aging Baby Boom generation.
Immigration Law Enforcement by State and Local Police (National Immigration Forum – August 2007) - Across the country, states and localities are grappling with the problem of illegal immigration, and scores of communities are considering the role their police department might play in helping the federal government enforce immigration laws. This document addresses the concerns with turning police into immigration agents.
Immigrants and the U.S. Health Care System (California Immigration Policy Center – January 2007) - Health care expenditures in the U.S. are lower for immigrants than for native-born residents and immigrants use less health care services overall than citizens.
Fact Sheet: Hispanic Attitudes Toward Learning English (Pew Hispanic Center – June 2006) - Surveys show that Hispanics by a large margin believe that immigrants have to speak English to be a part of American society and even more so that English should be taught to the children of immigrants.
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