American Immigrant Policy Portal

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June/2016

In This Issue

Featured Research

New Research

New Videos

New Commentary
Events of Interest

Research to Inform Policy and Practice

on Migration-Related Issues

Policy-related reports, studies, and information about the challenge and promise of immigrant integration. Materials organized by collection topic.
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Featured Research

President Emeritus of the Migration Policy Institute offers advice to policy makers on how to deal with "the gathering storm of negative public reaction to most immigration"

As President Emeritus of the Migration Policy Institute and convener of the Transatlantic Council on Migration, Demetrios G. Papademetriou has a long and distinguished career promoting engaged scholarship on migration-related issues. In this essay, he reflects on the current challenges facing political leaders in the migration sphere and offers a number of recommendations designed to enable governments to regain public confidence in the management of migration. Without such confidence, he argues, governments will not be able to maintain an effective and responsive immigration system serving the interests of the entire nation. One of his key points is that governments, such as those in Australia and Canada, that exercise greater control over immigrant selection through point or employer-based system, seem to enjoy greater public support compared to governments, such as those in the European Union, that draw new permanent residents from sporadic but sometimes massive asylee flows. Compounding the problem for the EU is the challenge of dealing with those who "game the (asylum) system." Too many "economic migrants," he suggests, melt into

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New Public Policy-Related Research and Reports

Civic Participation
USC report assesses the impact of the recently announced partial fee waiver for citizenship applications

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
AHRQ reviews 37,000 English language studies dealing with the provision of "culturally appropriate health care"

Economic Development, Employment and Labor Issues
Paper from the American Action Forum measures the impact on specific industries of the removal of all undocumented immigrants from the U.S.

Immigrant casino workers in Las Vegas, according to University of California report, allege widespread labor and safety violations

Intergroup Relations

MPI report compares the U.S. and European experiences in integrating Muslim immigrants

Fairfield University develops toolkit to help Catholic churches organize parish dialogues on immigration-related issues

MPI paper on public opinion in the UK advises government officials to pay careful attention to the concerns of the "anxious middle" on immigration policy

Survey research suggests that the dissemination of accurate information about immigration can help to reduce biased attitudes and change policy preferences

State-Specific Studies
George Mason University produces state fact sheets on immigration

New Videos uploaded to the Portal YouTube Channel

A group of young Muslim women in New Jersey speak out about the day-to-day challenges of observing hijab in America

Presentation about a successful program in New York City promoting dialogue between adult ESL students and native-born college students and community volunteers

Latest Commentary

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

Amanda Frost, The Atlantic
Elizabeth Preza, Alternet
Julianne Hing, The Nation
Terry Newell, Huffington Post
Ali Noorani, The Hill
Michele Waslin, American Immigration Council
Malcolm Turnbull, Sydney Morning Herald

Empower: Council for Global Immigration 2016 Symposium, Washington, DC, June 18-22, 2016

Using Supplementary School Funding to Improve the Educational Outcomes of Migrant-Background Students: A Transatlantic Comparison, Migration Policy Institute, Webinar, 10:30-11:30 am ET, June 22, 2016

Helping Immigrants Build Social Capital to Achieve Professional Success, IMPRINT & World Education Services, Webinar, 2:00-3:00 pm ET, June 22, 2016

Culprit or Scapegoat? Immigration's Effect on Employment and Wages, Bipartisan Policy Center, Washington, D.C., livestreamed event, 10:00-11:30 am ET, June 27, 2016

Intercultural Competence Around the Board Table, DiverseCity on Board, Webinar, 1:00-2:00 pm ET, June 28, 2016

Breaking Ground: City Solutions for Refugee Housing in Munster and Cleveland, Cities of Migration, Webinar, 10:00-11:00 am ET, June 30, 2016

The National CLAS Standards in Action, Office of Minority Health, Webinar, 3:00-4:30 pm ET, June 30, 2016

8th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, October 6-8, 2016

International Metropolis Conference, International Metropolis Project, Nagoya, Japan,
October 24-28, 2016

National Immigrant Integration Conference, National Partnership for New Americans, Nashville, TN, December 11-13, 2016

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