Immigration in the United States: New Economic, Social, Political Landscapes with Legislative Reform on the Horizon
Immigration has contributed to many of the economic, social, and political processes that are foundational to the
United States as a nation since the first newcomers arrived over 400 years ago. After brushes with immigration reform
that began in 2001 and continued in 2006 and 2007, the United States seems to be on the threshold of overhauling
the legal immigration system in the most substantive way since 1965. This article provides a comprehensive overview
of major legislation and events affecting US immigration throughout history, legal and illegal immigration flows,
postrecession immigration trends, and more.
As Congress Tackles Immigration Legislation, State Lawmakers Retreat from Strict Measures
Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States and Europe: The Use of Legalization/ Regularization as a Policy Tool
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
The Basics of E-Verify, the US Employer Verification System
Immigrants in the United States and the Current Economic Crisis
United States page on the World Migration Map
Today's Immigration Policy Debates: Do We Need a Little History?
Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America
Material Support to Terrorism — Consequences for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the United States
Unauthorized Youths and Higher Education: The Ongoing Debate
Arizona Hosts Groups on Both Sides of the Immigration Debate
How Los Angeles Deflected Mexican Immigrants to the American Heartland
The People Perceived as a Threat to Security: Arab Americans Since September 11
The US-Mexico Border
Rethinking the Last 200 Years of US Immigration Policy
Immigration Reform and the Catholic Church
National Policies and the Rise of Transnational Gangs
Countering Terrorist Mobility
From Horseback to High-Tech: US Border Enforcement
The Changing Face of the Gulf Coast: Immigration to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
Unauthorized Migrants Living in the United States: A Mid-Decade Portrait
All previous Spotlights
All previous Policy Beats
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