National

Measuring Immigrant Assimilation in Post-Recession America

Report Author:

Jacob L. Vigdor

Original Date of Publication:

2013 Mar

Less noticeable economic and cultural differences between the foreign-born and native-born in the U.S. suggest a level of successful immigrant integration never before seen in U.S. history.

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Manhattan_Institute_Measuring_Immigrant_Assimilation.pdf

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Immigration in the United States: New Economic, Social, Political Landscapes with Legislative Reform on the Horizon

Report Author:

Faye Hipsman and Doris Meissner

Original Date of Publication:

2013 Apr

This article provides a sweeping portrait of U.S. immigration history, with special attention to post-1965 developments, as well as a succinct but comprehensive overview of the U.S. immigration system. Topics covered include: family and employment-based immigration, refugee admissions, temporary visitors, unauthorized immigrants, immigration enforcement, citizenship, and immigrant integration. The authors also probe today's economic, social and political issues as they relate to proposed comprehensive immigration reform. In looking at U.S.

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Conundrum of an Immigrant: Assimilation versus Cultural Preservation

Report Author:

Joanna Diane Caytas

Original Date of Publication:

2012 Dec

Noting that "the discourse about the cost and benefits of cultural diversity is intense" both in Europe and North America, this paper reviews the different approaches to diversity, including the traditional model of assimilation, multiculturalism in all its variations, hybrid models, and structuralism. The author also examines the role of religion in identity formation, as well as the effects of intermarriage.

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Assimilation_versus_Cultural_Preservation.pdf

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Multiplying Diversity: Family Unification and the Regional Origins of Late-Age Immigrants, 1981-2009

Report Author:

Stacie Carr and Marta Tienda

Original Date of Publication:

2013 Mar

This paper seeks to explain how the "seemingly benign" provisions of the 1965 Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act led to an unintended "surge of immigration from Asia" and "aggravated population aging by adding parents of U.S. citizens to the uncapped family relatives category." The authors argue that Congress made a "gross miscalculation" of the impacts of the 1965 amendments, believing that the family reunification categories would tend to favor immigrants of European background.

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Princeton_Multiplying-Diversity.pdf

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Defining American: The Dream Act, Immigration Reform and Citizenship

Report Author:

Elizabeth Keyes

Original Date of Publication:

2013 Apr

Although giving credit to the DREAM movement for a remarkable transformation of American attitudes on the question of whether undocumented youth should be granted citizenship, the author of this article worries that the narrative of "blamelessness" and "worthiness" may be "raising the bar" for other groups seeking to acquire or retain citizenship rights.

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Nevada_Law_Journal_The_DREAM_Act_Immigration_Reform_and_Citizenship.pdf

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What Makes the Family Special?

Report Author:

Kerry Abrams

Original Date of Publication:

2013 Jan

As Congress debates future immigrant admission criteria, this paper makes the case for the continuation of family-based immigration.

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U_Virginia_What_Makes_the_Family_Special.pdf

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Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally: Leveraging Migration and Human Capital in the U.S., Mexico and Central America

Report Author:

Demetrios G. Papademetriou, Doris Meissner and Eleanor Sohnen

Original Date of Publication:

2013 May

This is the final report of the Regional Migration Study Group, convened by the Migration Policy Institute and the Wilson Center. Scholars and public officials from the United States, Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala participated in the project. The report depicts regional migration less as a problem to be managed and more as a resource to be developed to enhance the competitiveness of North America in the global economy.

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MPI_Thinking_Regionally_to_Compete_Globally.pdf

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National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care: A Blueprint for Advancing and Sustaining CLAS Policy and Practice

Report Author:

Office of Minority Health (OMH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Original Date of Publication:

2013 Apr

National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care: A Blueprint for Advancing and Sustaining CLAS Policy and Practice (Download or view

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Office_Minority_Health_National_Standards_for_Health.pdf