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

Pulling at the Thread: Anti-Immigrant Proposals Threaten Social Security Traditions

Proposals in Congress adversely target immigrants' retirement security in ways that would require the Social Security Administration (SSA) to alter the current retirement benefits framework by significantly changing the way work history is credited to individuals.

Published On: Tue, Jan 01, 2008 | Download File

Demographics: Low Skill Immigration

Answers the questions, How many low-skilled immigrant workers are in the U.S.?

Published On: Tue, Jan 01, 2008 | Download File

Myths and Facts: Displacement of Workers & Downward Pressure on Wages

A fact sheet that describes the H-1B program and addresses frequently asked questions and misperceptions.

Published On: Tue, Jan 01, 2008 | Download File

Summary of AgJOBS: The Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act of 2007

Presents facts about AgJOBS legislation.

Published On: Tue, Jan 01, 2008 | Download File

The Benefits of Family Sponsorship

Provides facts and figures about the family-based immigration system in the U.S.

Published On: Tue, Jan 01, 2008 | Download File

Low Wage Worker Myth & Facts

Explains that immigrants do not have a negative impact on the majority of native born workers, and often exact a positive impact.

Published On: Tue, Jan 01, 2008 | Download File

What are the Three Year, Ten Year & Permanent Bars to Admission?

U.S. immigration law contains three-year, ten-year, and permanent bars on admission to the United States for a variety of immigration status violations.

Published On: Tue, Jan 01, 2008 | Download File

Why Denying Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants Harms Public Safety and Makes Our Communities Less Secure

States need to create practical, workable solutions, and denying undocumented immigrants licenses is simply bad public policy.

Published On: Tue, Jan 01, 2008 | Download File

America Needs AgJOBS, not Harsh Guestworker Programs

This document gives background on the proposed changes to the H-2A agricultural guestworker program, and proposed solutions to the America

Published On: Tue, Jan 01, 2008 | Download File

The "Secure America through Verification and Enforcement" ("SAVE Act") of 2007 (H.R. 4088) Summary and Analysis of Provisions

The "SAVE Act," introduced in November 2007 by Reps. Heath Shuler (D-NC) and Brian Bilbray (R-CA), is an immigration enforcement-only package that, most notably, would dramatically expand the Basic Pilot electronic employment verification system.

Published On: Sat, Dec 15, 2007 | Download File