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Immigration Fact Checks provide up-to-date information on the most current issues involving immigration today.

New Americans in the Cornhusker State

The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in Nebraska

Published On: Mon, Dec 14, 2009 | Download File

Critical Care: The Role of Immigrant Workers in U.S. Health Care

As the public debate over health care reform continues to rage, mention is seldom made of the vital role that immigrants play in the health care workforce.

Published On: Fri, Dec 11, 2009 | Download File

New Americans in the Badger State

The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in Wisconsin

Published On: Thu, Dec 10, 2009 | Download File

Enforcing Immigration Laws: Repairing our Broken Immigration System

Comprehensively reforming our broken immigration system will necessarily transform the role of immigration enforcement. Legalization of unauthorized immigrants already in the United States will result in a significantly smaller unauthorized population, and the creation of flexible legal channels for those immigrants we want and need will ensure that future flows of illegal immigration are minimal. However, there will continue to be a need to enforce our nation’s immigration laws. The challenge is designing appropriate, effective enforcement mechanisms for a new, well-functioning legal immigration system. Read IPC's latest Fact Check, Enforcing Immigration Laws: Repairing our Broken Immigration System, which examines key principles for immigration enforcement within the context of comprehensive immigration reform.

Published On: Tue, Dec 08, 2009 | Download File

Naturalization and Integration: Repairing our Broken Immigration System

Immigrant integration benefits everyone because it enables immigrants to realize their full potential, contribute more to the U.S. economy, and develop deeper community ties. While the United States encourages legal permanent residents to become citizens, there is no national strategy for facilitating integration and insufficient infrastructure to facilitate a smooth transition from immigrant to citizen. Failure to address this problem in the context of comprehensive immigration reform could lead to endless delays for the millions who currently seek services from USCIS and the millions more who will become part of the applicant pool following legalization. This report examines the benefits of a comprehensive integration strategy as well as key principles for naturalization and integration within the context of comprehensive immigration reform.

Published On: Thu, Dec 03, 2009 | Download File

Immigrant Workers Contribute in Large Metropolitan Areas

The Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) recently released a report highlighting the contributions of immigrant workers in the 25 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. FPI’s report broadens a growing understanding that immigrant workers make important economic contributions to the U.S. and to their local economies. Immigrants are likely to be of prime working age, work in occupations across the economic spectrum, and contribute robustly to economic growth in each of the 25 metropolitan areas studied and in the United States as a whole.

Published On: Tue, Dec 01, 2009 | Download File

New Americans in the Hawkeye State

The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in Iowa

Published On: Mon, Nov 30, 2009 | Download File

New Americans in the Beehive State

The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in Utah

Published On: Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | Download File

The Economic Blame Game: U.S. Unemployment is Not Caused by Immigration

Today, on Capitol Hill, Congressmen Steve King and Lamar Smith will host a forum on the impact of “illegal immigration on American jobs.” Panelists will likely attempt to draw a direct correlation between U.S. immigration policy and unemployment, just as they do with all other domestic issues including the environment, security and health care. As in the past, their solution is deportation, their tactic is division, their position is the status quo, and their plans neither help American workers or solve our immigration crisis. The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has developed the following fact check to further debunk claims that U.S. unemployment is caused by immigration.

Published On: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Download File

New Americans in the Hoosier State

The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in Indiana

Published On: Mon, Nov 16, 2009 | Download File