Reports

Reports

Capitalizing on the Economic Potential of Foreign Entrepreneurs

Capitalizing on the Economic Potential of Foreign Entrepreneurs

This fact sheet describes the legal avenues in the United States available to promising entrepreneurs, as well as some of the barriers they face securing immigration status through these paths. Read More

Spotlight on the DACA-Eligible Population

Spotlight on the DACA-Eligible Population

In 2012, the Department of Homeland Security implemented the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, which grants law-abiding undocumented youth a renewable two-year reprieve from deportation and the ability to work in the United States if they are in, or have graduated from, high school. Although there are currently… Read More

Spotlight on the DACA-Eligible Population

Spotlight on the DACA-Eligible Population

This post was updated on May 14, 2020 to include relevant data in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In 2012, the Department of Homeland Security implemented the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, which grants law-abiding undocumented youth a renewable two-year reprieve from deportation and the ability… Read More

Temporary Protected Status: An Overview

Temporary Protected Status: An Overview

This fact sheet provides an overview of how Temporary Protected Status designations are made, what benefits TPS confers, and how TPS beneficiaries apply for and regularly renew their status. Read More

The RAISE Act

The RAISE Act

The Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act (RAISE Act) or S. 354 would mark a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. immigration system. It would significantly reduce levels of legal immigration to the United States. Read More

One Cost of Cutting Back on Less-Skilled Immigration: Potential Business Creation

One Cost of Cutting Back on Less-Skilled Immigration: Potential Business Creation

There are few aspects of immigrants and their contributions to the U.S. economy that get more attention than their high levels of entrepreneurship. As our past research has noted, immigrants are more than twice as likely as the U.S.-born population to found their own businesses. This phenomenon has been… Read More

One Cost of Cutting Back on Less-Skilled Immigration: Potential Business Creation

One Cost of Cutting Back on Less-Skilled Immigration: Potential Business Creation

There are few aspects of immigrants and their contributions to the U.S. economy that get more attention than their high levels of entrepreneurship. As our past research has noted, immigrants are more than twice as likely as the U.S.-born population to found their own businesses. This phenomenon has been… Read More

Still No Action Taken: Complaints Against Border Patrol Agents Continue to Go Unanswered

Still No Action Taken: Complaints Against Border Patrol Agents Continue to Go Unanswered

This report raises more concerns about misconduct throughout Border Patrol sectors and shows Customs and Border Patrol has made little progress in its efforts to improve accountability. Read More

Pork Industry Could Face Shutdowns Without Immigrant Labor

Pork Industry Could Face Shutdowns Without Immigrant Labor

U.S. pork producers add $39 billion annually to the nation’s economy and support 550,000 jobs. But maintaining this output is a struggle, says the industry, due to critical labor shortages. Without a viable workforce, “production costs will continue to increase, leading to higher food prices for consumers,”… Read More

New Research Shows Immigrants Are More Likely to Move for a Job in Four Key Industries

New Research Shows Immigrants Are More Likely to Move for a Job in Four Key Industries

When Emmanuel Barias, a Philippines-born doctor with U.S. residency training, decided he wanted to practice in the United States, he turned to an initiative specifically designed to meet the needs of rural America. The Conrad 30 Waiver Program allows foreign doctors to remain… Read More

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