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Immigrants in Kentucky
Four percent of Kentucky residents are immigrants, while 3 percent of residents are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
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More than one in seven Connecticut residents is an immigrant, while another one in eight is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
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One in seven Maryland residents is an immigrant, while one in eight residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
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One in 12 Utah residents is an immigrant, and another 1 in 12 residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreEnding Birthright Citizenship: (Still) Unconstitutional, Unwise, Unworkable, and Un-American
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Birthright Citizenship: Is It The Right Policy For America?” The hearing will question whether those born in America will automatically be citizens, as they have been for over 150 years. Undoubtedly, the hearing will feature the same counterproductive anti-immigrant rhetoric that nativists have trotted out before, […]
Read MoreMothers and Children Suffer In Immigration Detention While Administration Makes its Point
Estrella is a four-year-old girl who has been locked-up in U.S. detention centers for over eight months or one fifth of her life. She is chronically ill and has been hospitalized for acute bronchitis. She has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, adjustment disorder with anxiety, and major depressive episode. Her mother, Melida, watches her […]
Read MoreWithout Legalization, State Policies Remain Crucial to Healthy Communities
In the absence of meaningful immigration reform to address the situation of the millions of undocumented individuals living in the United States, state policies have become more and more important. One of the areas in which that is especially true is public health. It is unquestionable that healthy communities require broad access to health care. However, for […]
Read MoreYoung Republicans demand immigration reform
In 21st Century America, Democrats and Republicans rarely reach consensus. Our nation faces many pressing social and economic issues, yet bipartisanship is a word not readily associated with Washington, D.C. Polarizing policies on both sides of the aisle often prevent Congress from passing substantive legislation to enact meaningful reform. Fortunately, Democrats and Republicans are reaching […]
Read MoreHIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN ILLINOIS
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com ILLINOIS FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 1.6 STEM job openings were posted online in Illinois for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the state. As STEM fields grow, this problem will likely get […]
Read MoreWhy Immigration Enforcement Effectiveness Should Be Measured
For decades, the United States has been pursuing an “enforcement-first” approach to immigration control, spending more on immigration enforcement than all other law enforcement combined, but failing to address our dysfunctional immigration system. A new report by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC’s) Immigration Task Force, called “Measuring the Metrics: Grading the Government on Immigration Enforcement,” […]
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