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Who and Where the DREAMers Are

Report Author:

Immigration Policy Center with Rob Paral and Associates

Original Date of Publication:

2012 Jul

Where the DREAMers Are

This analysis casts much-needed light on the question of exactly who might be eligible for the Barack Obama Administration's "deferred action" initiative announced in 2012 for unauthorized youth who were brought to this country as children. It provides a new level of detail that breaks down the DREAMer population by nationality and age at the national, state and congressional district levels.

Report File:

IPC---Who_and_Where_the_DREAMers_Are.pdf

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The Rise of Asian Americans

Report Author:

Pew Research Center

Original Date of Publication:

2012 Jun

Rise of Asian Americans

Report File:

PewResearch---Rise-of-Asian-Americans.pdf

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Triumphs and Challenges on the 30th. Anniversary of Plyler v. Doe

Report Author:

Marshall Fitz, Philip E. Wolgin and Ann Garcia

Original Date of Publication:

2012 Jun

Triumphs and Challenges on the 30th. Anniversary of Plyler v. Doe (click to view)

Plyler v Doe

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U.S. Foreign-Born Population: How Much Change from 2009 to 2010?

Report Author:

Jeffrey S. Passel and D'Vera Cohn

Original Date of Publication:

2012 Jan

U.S. Foreign-Born Population - How Much Change from 2009 to 2010

Report File:

Pew--U.S._Foreign-Born_Population_-_How_Much_Change_from_2009_to_2010.pdf

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The Academic Achievement of Latino Students in Boston Public Schools

Report Author:

Faye Karp

Original Date of Publication:

2012 Apr

This report examines the SY2006-SY2009 MCAS ELA and Math achievement of Latino students in Boston Public Schools. It finds that Latino students constitute the largest racial/ethnic student group in Boston Public Schools (43.0 percent in SY2012) and the only racial/ethnic group to grow in numbers from SY2006 to SY2009. In SY2009, Latino students had the highest rates of poverty, mobility, chronic absence and grade retention in Boston Public Schools.

Report File:

Gaston--The_Academic_Achievement_of_Latino_Students_in_Boston_Public_Schools.pdf

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The Myth of "Self-Deportation"

Report Author:

Alexandra Filindra

Original Date of Publication:

2012 Apr

The concept of "self-deportation" rests on a deceptively simple premise. According to its supporters, if the federal government invests more in enforcing immigration laws and if states and localities take on additional immigration control responsibilities, the costs and risks of staying in the U.S. will increase substantially for undocumented immigrants. Faced with a high risk of being caught and imprisoned, "rational" undocumented residents will "give up and deport themselves," returning to their home countries rather than remaining in the U.S.

Report File:

IPC--The_Myth_of_Self-Deportation.pdf

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Massachusetts Immigrants by the Numbers, Second Edition

Report Author:

Alan Clayton-Matthews and Paul Watanabe

Original Date of Publication:

2012 Mar

Massachusetts Immigrants by the Numbers, Second Edition: Demographic Characteristics and Economic Footprint contains the most credible information to date on immigration in Massachusetts.

Report File:

ILC_Mass_Immigrants_by_the_Numbers_2nd_ed.pdf