THE AMERICAN IMMIGRANT POLICY PORTAL UPDATE
  
JULY 20, 2015    
Policy-related reports, studies, and information about the challenge and promise of immigrant integration. Materials organized by collection topics.
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Featured Report  

Survey reveals the extent to which
library systems in the U.S. are
"welcoming" to immigrants

  
  

Research inreasingly shows that local administratve agencies, staffed by what the author calls "street-level bureaucrats," such as librarians, teachers, police, and social workers, play an important role in the integration of immigrants into the community. Perhaps on a continuum from welcoming to hostile, these local officials have some discretion in how they approach immigrants. Public libraries stand out in this regard, having provided important informaton and services to immigrans throughout their history. This report analyzes the results of a nationwide survey of public library systems (responses were received from 461 libraries), measuring
                                                                               
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New Public Policy Research and Reports

Economic Development, Employment, and
Labor Issues
Report from the Kauffman Foundation finds that immigrants now account for 28.5 percent of all new entrepreneurs in the U.S.

Immigrant Communities
MPI publishes demographic analysis of Middle Eastern and North African immigrants in the U.S.

Local Government
Pittsburgh publishes its "Welcoming Pittsburgh Plan" to improve the quality of life for both foreign-born and native-born residents

Survey finds that Nashville business leaders see connection between the city's economic success and its efforts to welcome and integrate immigrants

State Government and State-Specific Studies
Scholars suggest that the "California Package" of pro-immigrant legislation creates a "de facto" form of state citizenship

Report released on the economic contributions of immigrants to the State of Nevada

National Perspectives/Immigration Policy
Report marshals evidence to show that the life chances of citizen children are seriously jeopardized when one or both parents are undocumented

Report from Brookings analyzes the lessons learned from implementation of the DACA program and how they may be relevant for DAPA and other future immigration reform initiatives targeting the undocumented

Global Perspectives
MPI report analyzes the extent to which European governments have been successful in "mainstreaming" immigrant integration

Brookings examines how immigrants compensate for Korea's extremely low birth rate and create greater receptivity to diversity within Korean society
  

 

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Children of Asian immigrants reveal sacrifices their parents made



What is the Migrant  Integration Policy Index (MIPEX)?  
  
  



Turkey: top refugee-hosting nation
 
 

 

Latest Commentary
 
A selection of recent OpEds from immigration researchers and major opinion leaders

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latest commentary

Nell Irvin Painter, The New York Times;
Karthick Ramakrishnan & Allan Colbern, The L.A. Times:
Esther J. Cepeda, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
Linda Chavez, National Review;
Rosario Marin, The Hill;
Sally Kohn, The Atlantic:
Sergio Garcia, Jessica M. Vaugn, Jan Ting, Rose Cuison Villazor, & Kevin R. Johnson, Room for Debate, The New York Times;
Greg Sarget, The Washington Post;
Robert J. Sampson, the American Prospect;
Ilya Somin, The Washington Post 

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