Policy-related reports, studies, and information about the challenge and promise of immigrant integration. Materials organized by collection topic. Click on headlines for abstracts and links.
Featured Research
Report claims to expose the white nationalist roots of the immigration restriction movement in the United States
This report from People for the American Way traces the origins of three organizations dominating the immigration restriction movement in the U.S.: the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), NumbersUSA, and the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) -- all of which, according to the authors, "have ties to the dark underbelly of the anti-immigrant movement, which smears immigrants using racial terms, plays to fears of demographic change, and caters to those who want the U.S. to be and remain a nation run by and for a white majority." The "architect" of all three organizations is John Tanton, who "has made it clear that one of the major factors driving his anti-immigration activism is his interest in the United States remaining a majority-white nation." The report notes that the three organizations are
PBS Economics Correspondent Paul Salmons reports on how refugee resettlement has helped to revive Utica, New York
Latest Commentary
A selection of recent Blogs and OpEds from immigration researchers and major opinion leaders
Amanda Bergson-Shilcock, National Skills Coalition Blog Miriam Feldblum, The Chronicle of Higher Education Bono, The New York Times Daniel L. Byman, Brookings Blog Jeet Heer, New Republic Reihan Salam, Slate
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