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Romney Debuts a Lighter Touch on Immigration

IPC Senior Policy Analyst Michele Waslin was quoted in a TIME article covering Romney's stance on immigration:

According to a State Department report from November 2011, in fiscal year 2012 there are 322,636 people in countries around the world awaiting approval to join legal permanent-resident family members in the U.S. Many others who are eligible already live here, according to Michele Waslin of the Immigration Policy Center, some of whom are undocumented and legally awaiting a change in status.

Published In: TIME | 06/22/12

No ruling on SB 1070; more Supreme Court opinions expected Monday

The California NPR station 89.3 KPCC used the IPC's Supreme Court Guide to Arizona v. United States in their article explaining the case:

Published In: 89.3 KPCC | 06/21/12

Immigration Reform a Break for DREAMers Looking to Work

IPC director Mary Giovagnoli was quoted in an Epoch Times story covering President Obama's announcement of deferred action for 'DREAMers:'

Published In: The Epoch Times | 06/18/12

Will a new immigration policy get Latinos to the polls?

Mary Giovagnoli, director of the IPC, was quoted in a BBC article discussing the Administration's new policy offering deferred action to "DREAMers," young people brought to this country by their parents and fit certain criteria :

Published In: BBC | 06/15/12

The Fiscal Fallout of State Immigration Laws

Time Magazine uses IPC numbers to explain why harsh state immigration laws are bad for the economy:

Published In: Time Magazine | 06/14/12

Unreliable databases could cost even citizens their jobs

IPC Senior Policy Analyst Michele Waslin wrote an article published in the Orlando Sentinel highlighting the problems with E-Verify:

Published In: The Orlando Sentinel | 06/07/12

Student Banned from Returning to U.S. for Graduation

IPC Senior Analyst Michele Waslin was quoted in an Indianapolis Star article about a star student who exemplifies the problems with our immigration system:

Published In: Indianapolis Star | 05/30/12

Memorial Day provides chance to break down language barrier

Statistics from an IPC report were used in an article about the value of immigrants in America:

Published In: Star Exponent | 05/28/12

Three Madera 5th Graders in Top 10 – Northern California Writing Contest

When the top 10 winners of a Northern California creative-writing contest for fifth graders took the stage in San Francisco Wednesday night, three of them were from El Cerrito's Madera Elementary School.

The Northern California "Celebrate America Creative Writing Contest," now in its 10th year, challenged fifth graders to write essays or poems on the theme, "Why I Am Glad America Is a Nation of Immigrants."

Published In: ElCerritoPatch | 05/26/12

The new meaning of minority in Oregon

Numbers from the IPC State Fact Sheets were used in an editorial written by the Oregonian Editors about the importance of immigrants in their state:

Published In: The Oregonian | 05/26/12