Education

Legal Violence in the Lives of Immigrants

Report Author: 
Cecilia Menjivar and Leisy Abrego
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Dec

Legal Violence in the Lives of Immigrants: How Immigration Enforcement Affects Families, Schools and Workplaces (click to view)

College-Educated Immigrants in the United States

Report Author: 
Qingqing Ji and Jeanne Batalova
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Dec

"College-Educated Immigrants in the United States" (click to view)

Contrary to a widely held view, immigrants in the United States have an expansive range of education levels with about one in three immigrants having obtained a college degree.  

A Profile of the Marshallese Community in Arkansas, Volume 3

Report Author: 
Rafael A. Jimeno S.
Original Date of Publication: 
2013 Jan

A Profile of the Marshallese Community in Arkansas, Volume 3 (click to view)

 

A Profile of Immigrants in Arkansas: Changing Workforce and Family Demographics, Volume I

Report Author: 
Randy Capps, Kristen McCabe, Michael Fix and Ying Huang
Original Date of Publication: 
2013 Jan

A Profile of Immigrants in Arkansas: Changing Workforce and Family Demographics, Volume 1

A Profile of Immigrants in Arkansas Changing Workforce and Family Demographics

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America’s Advantage: A Handbook on Immigration and Economic Growth

Report Author: 
Matthew Denhart
Original Date of Publication: 
2015 Mar

America’s Advantage: A Handbook on Immigration and Economic Growth

America’s Advantage: A Handbook on Immigration and Economic Growth paints a sweeping portrait of America's immigrants to show their value to our history, society, culture and economy. 

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Help Wanted: The Role of Foreign Workers in the Innovation Economy

Report Author: 
Partnership for a New American Economy, Information Technology Industry Council and U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Nov

Help Wanted: The Role of Foreign Workers in the Innovation Economy (click to view)

Then and Now: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part VII

Report Author: 
Vivek Wadhwa, AnnaLee Saxenian and F. Daniel Siciliano
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Oct

Then and Now: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part VII (click to view) 

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Understanding "Canadian Exceptionalism" in Immigration and Pluralism Policy

Report Author: 
Irene Bloemraad
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Jul

This paper explores why "Canada is far more open to, and optimistic about, immigration" than the United States and countries in Europe. Despite having the highest proportion of immigrants to total population of any other Western country (about 20 percent), public opinion polls suggest that Canada is a "striking outlier." As an example, about two-thirds of Canadians in 2010 said that the number of immigrants coming to Canada was "about right."

The author cites a number of reasons for these positive attitudes including:  

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Patent Pending: How Immigrants Are Reinventing The American Economy

Report Author: 
Partnership for a New American Economy
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Jun

 

Patent Pending: How Immigrants Are Reinventing The American Economy (click to view report)

California Immigrant Integration Scorecard

Report Author: 
Manuel Pastor, Rhonda Ortiz, Vanessa Carter, Justin Scoggins and Anthony Perez
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Sep

California Immigrant Integration Scorecard (click to view report)

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