American Immigrant Policy Portal Update, February, 2013

THE AMERICAN IMMIGRANT POLICY PORTAL UPDATE

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Policy-related reports, studies, and information about the challenge and promise of immigrant integration. Click on headlines for abstracts and links.

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New Research and Reports

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Promising Practices: How Community Colleges are Serving Skilled Immigrant Students, IMPRINT Project, Webinar, February 20, 2013

"We asked for workers and families came:" Children, youth and families in migration (UC-wide Immigration Conference 2013), University of California, Los Angeles, February 22, 2013

Immigration and U.S. Competitiveness: A View from the Midwest, ImmigrationWorks and MPI, Washington, D.C., February 28, 2013

8th National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations, DiversityRx, Oakland, CA, March 11 - 14, 2013

Building Employer Partnerships to Foster Skilled Immigrant Success, IMPRINT Project, Webinar, March 14, 2013

15th National Metropolis Conference: Building an Integrated Society,Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Project at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, March 14-16, 2013

Crossing Borders: Immigration and Gender in the Americas, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, April 25, 2013

Health Disparities Research at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Disability, Project Intersect, Washington, D.C., April 25-26, 2013

New Research and Reports

ADULT EDUCATION
WPFP Report: Countdown to the new GED test in 2014 creates concerns and sparks consideration of alternatives

ACE report chronicles the rise of the "post-traditional learner" and calls for the transformation of higher education to meet her needs

CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY
AMA develops recommendations to promote "the appropriate use of physicians' non-English language skills in clinical care"

IOM examines the plight of migrants during natural and man-made disasters

Paper urges family court practitioners to take seriously their ethical obligation to provide counseling on immigration benefits available to survivors of family crisis

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT, AND LABOR ISSUES
Report documents the exploitation of "guest workers" in the United States

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Cities of Migration spotlights "Lessons from Local Leadership on Immigrant Integration"

The City of Chicago releases its "New Americans Plan"

Europeans examine the management of urban public spaces to promote intercultural contact and the integration of diverse communities

STATE GOVERNMENT
Paper discusses Maryland's "split personality" on immigration issues

NATIONAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Paper explores the history and future of "immigrant rights" in the United States

MPI examines the "formidable machinery" of immigration enforcement in the U.S. and concludes that the "enforcement first" approach has been largely implemented

Older Reports Uploaded This Month

CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY
Entering the Mainstream: Making Children Matter in Immigration Law (2010)

Incorporating a "Best Interests of the Child" Approach into Immigration Law and Procedure(2009)

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