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A Congressional Guide to Immigration

The need for immigration reform is clear—yet the conversation around it is clouded by the politics of misinformation, anxiety, and fear. The Immigration Policy Center has put together a Congressional Guide to Immigration to help those in political office shape and develop a rational national conversation on immigration. The guide covers a range of sub-issues and its talking points are backed by hard data that effectively counters and clarifies the myths and ambiguities associated with the issue. (February 2009)

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The New Electoral Landscape and What It Means for Immigration Reform

IPC has compiled this one-stop analysis of all the available data on the Asian, Latino and New American vote and shows how and why they voted the way did in the 2008 election cycle. The report features a variety of early, exit and election-day polling which tells the story of not only a record rate turnout, but also provides insight into the greatest areas of concern for these voters. It also explores early signals from the new administration and Congress with respect to immigration reform. (December 4, 2008)

A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Policy

As the current debate over undocumented immigration continues to rage, it is important to keep in mind not only that everyone in the United States is ultimately descended from an "immigrant," even Native Americans whose ancestors arrived here thousands of years ago, but that the rules governing immigration change constantly--and often arbitrarily. (November 25, 2008)

The New American Electorate: The Growing Political Power of Immigrants and Their Children

This new and innovative analysis explores the growing electoral power of “New American” voters: immigrants who are naturalized U.S. citizens and the U.S.-born children of immigrants. These voters will likely play a pivotal role in national, state, and local elections in the years to come—particularly in battleground states like Florida, Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico. (October 23, 2008)

A Candidate's Guide to Immigration

The debate on immigration promises to rage on until Election Day and beyond. The need for immigration reform is clear—yet the conversation around it is clouded by the politics of misinformation, anxiety, and fear. The Immigration Policy Center has put together a Candidate Packet to help those running for political office shape and develop a rational national conversation on immigration. (October 2008)

Balancing Federal, State, and Local Priorities in Police-Immigrant Relations

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, changes in federal, state, and local law-enforcement priorities and practices have had a profound impact on America’s Muslims, Arabs, and South Asians.  Some of these policy shifts applied exclusively or primarily to those communities, such as the federal “special registration” program, selective enforcement of immigration laws based on national origin or religion, and expanded federal counter-terrorism efforts that targeted these communities. (June 2008)

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The Social Security Administration No‑Match Program: Inefficient, Ineffective, and Costly