Immigration Policy Library from Immigration Advocates Network
Recent reports document the economic and social contributions of immigrants to our society and underscore the dislocations that would result from the deportation of an estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants and their US citizen children. Much information on immigration policy issues is available through the Immigration Advocates Network (IAN), The “Immigration Policy” library contains: –
Two reports by the Pew Research Center’s Pew Hispanic Center, “US Population Project 2005-2050” at http://www.immigrationadvocates.org/link.cfm?12362 (login required) and
“A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States” at http://www.immigrationadvocates.org/link.cfm?12363 (login required).
These reports analyze the projected growth of the Latino population and the family situations of undocumented immigrants.
– An article, “Obama Administration Takes on Immigration Reform”, by the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, discusses the importance of judicial review in the context of a comprehensive immigration reform statute that Congress may ultimately enact at http://www.immigrationadvocates.org/link.cfm?12364 (login required)
– A report, “Building Washington’s Future: Immigrant Contributions to Our State’s Economy”, by OneAmerica, discusses immigrants’ contributions to the economy of the state of Washington at http://www.immigrationadvocates.org/link.cfm?12365 (login required)
– A report by the Eagleton Institute of Politics, “Destination New Jersey: How Immigrants Benefit the State Economy”, at http://www.immigrationadvocates.org/link.cfm?12366 (login required)
Other Materials on Immigration Policy: ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project The ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project website includes information about the importance of the BIA’s Compean decision on due process rights for immigrants at http://www.aclu.org/images/asset_upload_file558_38744.pdf
American Bar Association Commission on Immigration The American Bar Association Commission on Immigration website includes a discussion on immigrants’ right to counsel at http://www.abanet.org/publicserv/immigration/right_to_counsel_for_Immigrants.pdf
American Immigration Law Foundation The American Immigration Law Foundation and the Immigration Policy Center website offers an article, “New Americans in the Sunshine State: Florida’s Immigrants and Latinos are a Political and Economic Powerhouse” at http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/images/File/factcheck/Florida%20Demographic%20and%20Economic%20Makeup.pdf, also available on IAN at http://www.immigrationadvocates.org/link.cfm?12367(login required)
Migration Policy Institute The Migration Policy Institute website includes an article, “Collateral Damage: An Examination of ICE’s Fugitive Operations Program” that analyzes the fugitive operations program and makes recommendations for procedures that safeguard immigrants’ due process rights at http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/NFOP_Feb09.pdf
National Immigration Law Center The National Immigration Law Center website contains a listing of pro-immigrant media campaign links at http://www.nilc.org/links/index.htm#media
The Advocates for Human Rights The Advocates for Human Rights website includes “Joint Written Statement on Human Rights Education Submitted to the UN Human Rights Council” at http://www.mnadvocates.org/The_Advocates_Signs_Joint_Statement_to_the_UN_Human_Rights_Council_on_Human_Rights_Education.html
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