American Immigrant Policy Portal Update, November 2021

American Immigrant Policy Portal

Newsletter

November, 2021

Research to Inform Policy, Practice, and Advocacy on

Migration-Related Issues

Reports, studies, and information about immigration policy

and the challenge and promise of immigrant integration

Materials organized by collection topic.

Click on headlines for abstracts and links to original research.

New Public Policy Research and Reports

Adult Education and Workforce Development

World Education publishes a series of reports on opportunities and models for the provision of remote adult English language instruction

Civic Participation

CMS paper suggests that citizenship promotion should be a basic organizing principle for the entire U.S. immigration system

Paper explores the role of wealth in securing easy access to the rights of citizenship and how this privilege is reminiscent of historic, property-based exclusionary systems

Education (Pre-K to 12)

MPI paper explores the barriers faced by immigrant parents, compared to U.S.-born parents, in supporting their children's education

Employment and Labor Issues

MPI paper examines regional and occupational variations in how the pandemic affected the immigrant population in the U.S. and how these variations may lead to greater geographic dispersal of the immigrant population in the future

Human Services (Disability and Aging)

VERA paper condemns ICE's practice of releasing detained immigrants with disabilities or mental illness on the street with no backup support

Human Services (Health Care)

JMHS paper reviews the literature on the impact of COVID-19 on immigrant communities in the U.S. and recommends measures to address the special vulnerabilities of immigrants

Law Enforcement

Study reveals conditions of forced and coerced labor in privately-run, ICE detention centers and asserts that these practices violate the Trafficking Victims' Protection Act

Paper argues that the Trump administration's family separation policy was morally repugnant, legally flawed, and un-American and could lead to an indictment for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court

National Perspectives/Immigration Policy

Study examines administrative challenges, coordination problems, and institutional culture within federal agencies having immigration-related responsibilities

Bipartisan Policy Center publishes plan for the more effective management of the southern border, including a recommendation that crime-fighting activities be administered separately from asylum review

Global Perspectives

Report details how wealthy nations, including the U.S., have violated the legal right to asylum through offshoring and pushbacks, and how these practices have endangered the lives of thousands of people around the world

LATEST NEWS AND COMMENTARY

Featuring a selection of recent Op-eds from

Immigration researchers and major opinion leaders

November 24, 2021

Continuing Trump's pretext to block asylum claims, Biden defies the law and good politics

Karen Musalo, Los Angeles Times

November 23, 2021

Contending With the Pandemic, Wealthy Nations Wage Global Battle for Migrants

Damien Cave & Christopher F. Schuetze, The New York Times

November 23, 2021

Integration or Crisis? In the Age of Migration, Those are the Only Choices

Jack A. Goldstone, The National Interest

November 22, 2021

The missing immigrant workers

Catherine Rampell, The Washington Post

November 21, 2021

From farm to table, immigrant workers keep America fed, but Trump-era policies helped create a labor shortfall that is causing food prices to rise,

Dominick Reuter & Mary Meisenzahi, Business Insider

November 17, 2021

The Continuing Need for Immigration Reform

Peter H. Schuck, City Journal

November 16, 2021

Could U.S. Immigration Help Solve Need To Recruit 1 Million New Truck Drivers Over Next Decade?

Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes

November 10, 2021

Five Sites Selected Across U.S. for World Education Services' Inaugural Workforce Inclusion Demonstration Program

World Education Services, Global Newswire

November 8, 2021

To Solve the Border Crisis, Look Beyond the Border

Andrew Selee, Foreign Policy

November 3, 2021

The 'Third Rail of American Politics' Is Still Electrifying

Thomas B. Edsall, The New York Times

October, 2021

Labor Shortages during the Pandemic and Beyond: What Role Can Immigration Policy Play?

Kate Hooper, Migration Policy Institute commentary

October 27, 2021

On Migration, Will the Americas Succeed Where Europe Could Not?

Andrew Selee, The New York Times

October 26, 2021

Immigrants could fix the US labor shortage

Nicole Narea, Vox

Our Mission

"Learn what is true in order to do what is right."

Thomas Huxley

As the United States strives to build an immigration system for the 21^st century, the Portal enables advocates and policy-makers to use evidence-based research to guide their work.

Our goal is to preserve and disseminate the findings of leading researchers who are seeking answers to questions critical to the future of the country.

To date, our team of volunteers has produced over 2,000 research summaries grouped into 19 different subject collections.

These summaries, as well as links to original research, are available at the Portal website and at the website of the Public Education Institute of the Immigrant Learning Center.

Please write us with any thoughts or suggestions you might have at: mail@usdiversitydynamics.com