November, 2023

Research to Inform Policy, Practice, and Advocacy on

Migration-Related Issues

Reports, studies, and information about immigration policy

and the process of creating a fair and welcoming society

Materials organized by collection topic.

Click on headlines for abstracts and links to original research.

Recent Public Policy Research and Reports

Adult Education and Workforce Training

Report calls attention to shortcomings in the workforce development and adult education systems that prevent many immigrants from accessing these systems

(Migration Policy Institute)

Study discusses the vital role of immigrant-origin students in the U.S. higher education system -- now accounting for 31% of all college and university students

(Migration Policy Institute)

Employment and Labor Issues

Government report details efforts by the Biden administration to improve the rights and working conditions of temporary H-2B foreign workers

(The H-2B Worker Protection Task Force)

Immigrant Communities

Report explains the surge in emigration from Nicaragua and how the exodus has impacted neighboring countries including Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, and the United States

(Migration Policy Institute)

Immigration Demographics

Paper documents the growing presence of immigrant-origin students in U.S. higher education and how these students are bolstering enrollment at a time of declining numbers of U.S.-born students

(Migration Policy Institute)

Paper details the number, geographic distribution, socio-economic characteristics, and adjustment problems of low-income immigrants in the U.S.

(Migration Policy Institute)

National Perspectives/Immigration Policy

Study examines the plight of DACA program participants, who are worried about the consequences of a potential adverse court ruling ending the program

(Migration Policy Institute)

Study explains the reasons why Mexican drug cartels have taken control of human smuggling across the southern border and suggests policy initiatives to weaken their control

(Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force)

Paper calls for the elimination of "punitive" actions taken by federal agencies against legal immigrants -- actions which limit their freedom and place unnecessary burdens upon them

(Social Science Research Network)

Report calls attention to the lack of adequate legal channels for migrants from Western Hemisphere countries to enter the U.S. and makes a number of policy recommendations to address the problem

(National Immigration Forum)

RECENT NEWS AND COMMENTARY

Featuring a selection of recent Op-eds from

Immigration researchers and major opinion leaders

November 13, 2023

No, Immigrants Aren't "Poisoning the Blood of Our Country"

Paul Krugman, The New York Times

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November 10, 2023

Bipartisan group of senators working through weekend to forge border security deal

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News

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November 10, 2023

Offices of New Americans Meet with Biden Officials to Advance Immigrant Inclusion

Ken Hudson, American Immigration Council

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November 6, 2023

Providers hail immigration bill that seeks to reissue visas to healthcare pros

Jessica R. Towhey, McKnights Long-Term Care News

Read More

November 5, 2023

Trump 2.0: A second term would see him pick more and uglier fights on immigration

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, The Hill

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November 3, 2023

Two Ways of Looking at the West's Population Dilemma

Ross Douthat, The New York Times

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October 28, 2023

Europe's Coming Reckoning on Immigration

Howard W. French, Foreign Policy

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October 25, 2023

Military enlistment is in crisis. Immigrant recruitment can help

Gil Guerra, Niskanen Center

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October 18, 2023

Immigration and a diverse populace made America an innovation superpower

Stuart Anderson, Forbes

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October 18, 2023

Biden administration expanding immigration paths for Ecuadorians

Rafael Bernal, The Hill

Read More

Our Mission

"'Closing the Knowledge to Action Gap"

As the United States struggles to build a modern and effective immigration system, 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 concise research summaries grouped into multiple topical 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.

Qualified individuals seeking to join our team of volunteer abstract writers should also write us at the above address.