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Sheriff Baca may defy proposed law easing immigration enforcement

Wendy Sefsaf of the IPC was quoted in an LA Times article about L.A. County Sheriff Baca and California's Trust Act:

"This is one more fight between the federal government and local government because we continue to not solve the greater problem," said Wendy Sefsaf, communications director for the Immigration Policy Center.

Published In: Los Angeles Times | 08/25/12

Bay Area Immigrants Warned Of Scams As Deferred Deportation Begins

CBS San Francisco used IPC's statistics about potential candidates for deferred action in an article last Wednesday. The article warns Bay Area immigrants to watch out for scams, as more and more people try to take advantage of those applying for deferred deportation.

Published In: CBS San Francisco | 08/15/12

Chasing a 'dream': Immigrant youth seek legal status

NBC News published an article citing IPC's finding that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in the U.S. might immediately qualify for the deferred action program, which goes into effect today:

Published In: NBC News | 08/14/12

Minnesota's Latino students weigh chance to study, work without deportation fears

Twin Cities Pioneer Press article, "Minnesota's Latino students weigh chance to study, work without deportation fears," cites IPC's study (Who and Where the DREAMers Are), which states that more than 9,000 immigrants living in Minnesota could benefit from President Obama's deferred action:

Published In: Twin Cities Pioneer Press | 08/13/12

Deferred deportation program ready to begin accepting applications

Cronkite News listed IPC statistics in an article about the deferred deportation program preparing to accept applications on August 15, 2012. The numbers come from IPC's "Who and Where the DREAMers Are," and breaks down the numbers of eligible immigrants living in Arizona by congressional district:

Published In: Cronkite News | 08/10/12

DHS Unveils Guidance for Deferred Action for Qualfied Young Illegal Aliens

Homeland Security Today cited the IPC's study, "Who And Where the DREAMers Are," in an in-depth article describing the new criteria surrounding Obama's deferred action plan:

Published In: Homeland Security Today | 08/06/12

65,000 Bay Area immigrants could benefit from deportation policy, study states

IPC's own Wendy Sefsaf was quoted in a Mercury News article about DREAMers living in the Bay Area. In that area alone, there are about 65,000 immigrants who could benefit from Obama's new deportation policy coming into effect August 15, 2012. But the Bay Area isn't the only region of the country with hopeful DREAMers:

Published In: Mercury News | 08/05/12

Study: Most Dream Act-eligible youth hail from Mexico — and a third live in California

Ruxandra Guidi of Southern California Public Radio cited the IPC's study, "Who and Where the DREAMers Are," in her article about DREAMers living in California.

Published In: Southern California Public Radio | 08/02/12

Meet the immigrant Olympians

IPC's Immigration Impact blog was referred to by Southern California Public Radio's Leslie Berestein Rojas in her own blog about immigration and cultural fusion in Southern California. The article gives tribute to the diverse US athletes participating in this year's exciting Olympic Games:

Published In: Southern California Public Radio: Multi-American | 07/30/12

Ten Way Immigrants Help Build and Strengthen Our Economy

The White House Blog cited IPC statistics about the purchasing power of Latinos and Asians to highlight how immigrants help strengthen our economy.

Immigrants boost demand for local consumer goods. The Immigration Policy Center estimates that the purchasing power of Latinos and Asians, many of whom are immigrants, alone will reach $1.5 trillion and $775 billion, respectively, by 2015.

Published In: The White House Blog | 07/12/12