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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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NewResearchNew Public Policy Research and Reports

Civic Participation
Constitutional law scholar argues that the proposed citizenship question on the 2020 census is "both unnecessary and counterproductive"


Communities
MPI updates its "spotlight" report on Vietnamese immigrants in the United States


Cultural and Linguistic Competency
Report from the Kaiser Family Foundation predicts that the Trump Administration's proposed new public charge rule will result in a massive loss of healthcare in the U.S., with dire consequences for the entire U.S. population


Education
MPI publishes a seven-country study of early childhood education and care policies and programs for refugees

OECD report calls attention to the growing population of children with a migrant background in member countries, analyzes the risk and protective factors that shape their educational outcomes and life chances, and identifies promising practices to meet their unique needs

National survey of 1,400 DACA and TPS recipients sheds light on their educational achievements, employment experience, and hopes for the future

MPI report envisions a new form of partnership between immigrant sending and receiving countries in which receiving countries provide advanced skill training in home countries, and graduates work either at home or abroad


Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Immigration
In an effort to inform the public debate on immigration, the Hamilton Project -- a research arm of the Brookings Institution -- releases a report covering "a dozen (key) facts about immigration"


Employment and Labor Issues
MPI study identifies innovative strategies used by state and local governments to enforce labor standards in low-wage industries with large numbers of immigrant workers


Intergroup Relations
National Immigration Forum reports on its "living room conversations" in 21 American cities and concludes that fears related to culture, security, and the economy confuse public attitudes on immigration


Law Enforcement
Legal scholars propose a way to restore "moral legitimacy" to the U.S. deportation system by expanding the realm of discretion in immigration enforcement and by using a more nuanced understanding of immigrant contributions to guide use of that discretion


Local Government
New American Economy develops a methodology for ranking the effectiveness of America's 100 largest cities in integrating immigrants and publishes its first findings


State-specific Studies
MPI updates its profile of Houston's immigrant communities with particular attention to their changing legal service needs in an era of strict immigration enforcement


National Perspectives/Immigration Policy
Using new methodology, Yale study substantially revises upward the estimated number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

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




 
November 27, 2018
We Need a High Wall with a Big Gate
Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

November 24, 2018
Don't Bet on Comprehensive Immigration Reform in the New Congress
Priscilla Alvarez, The Atlantic

November 12, 2018
Caravan To Nowhere: Five Fallacies That Stall Immigration Discourse
Rajshree Agarwal, Forbes

November 12, 2018
Republicans must learn from the election mistake on immigration
Jordan Bruneau, The Hill

November 8, 2018
When Environmentalism Meets Xenophobia
Gaby Del Valle, The Nation

November 1, 2018
Measuring immigration's role in U.S. rise as economic power
Mike Cummings, Yale News

October 26, 2018
Democrats Can't Keep Dodging Immigration As a Real Issue
Andrew Sullivan, New York Magazine

October 26, 2018
I'm a Child of Immigrants. And I Have a Plan to Fix Immigration
Sonia Nazario, The New York Times

October 25, 2018

We need to talk about integration after migration. Here are four ways we can improve it  
Anne Gallagher, World Economic Forum


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