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This page last updated February 15, 2008
- Press Release: Immigration in the ‘Super Tuesday’ States - The impact of Latinos and immigrants in the voting booths and on state coffers will get increased attention as “Super Tuesday” approaches. Poll after poll shows that a candidate’s stand on immigration and the tone of the immigration debate are important to Latinos. (January 30, 2008)
- Press Release: Florida's Foreign Born - Important to the Economy and the Electorate – Florida’s recent arrivals and established foreign born communities both play an important role in the state's economy and make up an increasing percentage of the electorate. (January 2008)
- Press Release: Nevada’s Newest Arrivals - Both the immigration debate and the immigrant vote will likely play a role in the upcoming Nevada caucus. (January 15, 2008)
- Assessing the Economic Impact of Immigration at the State and Local Level - Recent studies have found that undocumented immigrants, and immigrants in general, are net contributors to the public treasuries and economies of many states and localities. (January 2008)
- “SAVE Act” of 2007: Summary and Analysis of Provisions - The “SAVE Act,” introduced in November 2007 by Reps. Heath Shuler (D-NC) and Brian Bilbray (R-CA), is an immigration enforcement-only package that, most notably, would dramatically expand the Basic Pilot electronic employment verification system. (December 2007)
- The Economic Impact of Immigration - Most studies claiming to calculate the net “costs” of immigration suffer from one or more fatal flaws, including relying on single-year “snapshots” of the immigrant population and failing to consider many of the economic contributions of immigrants. More comprehensive studies that seek to avoid these pitfalls have found that immigrants use relatively few federal or state public-benefit programs and are a net fiscal benefit to the U.S. economy. (November 2007)
- Undocumented Immigrants as Taxpayers - As the debate over illegal immigration continues to rage, some pundits and policymakers are claiming that unauthorized immigrants do not pay taxes and rely heavily on government benefits. Neither of these claims is borne out by the facts. Undocumented men have work force participation rates that are higher than other workers, and all undocumented immigrants are ineligible for most government services, but pay taxes as workers, consumers, and residents.(November 2007)
- DREAM Act FAQ
Answers to frequently asked questions about the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) is bipartisan legislation that provides qualified undocumented students the opportunity to secure legal permanent status. Also, listen to the IPC telephonic press briefing on the DREAM Act with Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Education Experts. (October 2007)
- Immigrants and Crime: Are They Connected?
Numerous studies by independent researchers and government commissions over the past 100 years repeatedly and consistently have found that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes or be behind bars than the native-born. (October 2007)
- Dreams Deferred: The Costs of Ignoring Undocumented Students The political debate over undocumented immigrants in the United States has largely ignored the plight of undocumented children who, for the most part, have grown up and received much of their primary and secondary education in this country. (Updated October 18, 2007)
- Immigration and Unemployment in Georgia An Immigration Policy Center (IPC) Immigration Fact Check finds no evidence of a direct, negative relationship between employment levels for immigrants and native-born workers in Georgia. This Fact Check rebuts a recent report by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) that says the increase in the number of less-educated immigrant workers in Georgia between 2000 and 2006 caused employment levels among less-educated natives to decline. Instead, the evidence suggests that immigration generally has had positive effects for most native-born workers and that although employment levels among less-educated natives have declined, they have declined for reasons that have nothing to do with immigration. (June 22, 2007)
- Temporary Worker Visas and Wage Pressure The debate over how many immigrants should be permitted to enter the country each year under a new temporary worker program is clouded by a common misconception: that the greater the number of temporary workers admitted, the greater the downward pressure on the wages of native-born workers. However, according to an IPC Immigration Fact Check, this assumption is not supported by the facts. (June 5, 2007)
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