Covering immigration: What reporters get wrong and how to get it right
As senior editor for Global Nation, the immigration vertical for Public Radio International, Angilee Shah knows how difficult it can be to find information about immigration in the U.S. Take, for...
View ArticleAfter new immigration enforcement program, fewer Hispanic citizens enroll in...
Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Affordable Care Act declined among Hispanic citizens of the United States after the Secure Communities program took effect, a...
View ArticleReporting on immigration? Choose your sources responsibly
Define American is a nonprofit media and culture organization working to change the narrative about immigration in the United States. The organization was founded by Jose Antonio Vargas, a former...
View ArticleThe potential health effects of the ‘public charge’ immigration rule
On Aug. 14, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a rule to restrict immigrants’ ability to obtain legal permanent residency, based on whether they have received government benefits. The rule...
View ArticleEffects of skilled immigration on U.S. employment
Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives are considering limited immigration reform, raising the possibility that 2014 will break the deadlock on immigration in Congress. Skilled immigration is one...
View ArticleImmigration and labor market outcomes in the native elderly population
Economic theory predicts that in the short run, increased immigration in a competitive job market should lower workers’ wages. Studies have been less conclusive, however, leading to research on how...
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How they did it: ProPublica investigates ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy
Editor’s note: On March 12, the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy will award the 2019 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting to a stellar investigative report that has had a...
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The dynamics of immigration opinion in the United States, 1992-2012
The United States is known as a nation of immigrants, but throughout its history the country has been particular about who is allowed to enter. Immigration reform continues to be a thorny topic for...
View ArticlePublic attitudes toward immigration: Research review
The immigration debate in the United States is driven by unique dynamics — nearly all U.S. residents are descended from immigrants of one kind or another, yet opposition to immigration is anything but...
View ArticleImmigration reform, Latinos and emerging dynamics
As the November 2012 national election demonstrated, the Hispanic electorate has increasing political clout, and projections show that this power will only increase in the coming decades. Immigration...
View ArticleImmigration offenders in the federal justice system
Immigration enforcement has changed dramatically over the past two decades as the United States adjusts to new migration patterns and security threats, reallocates resources and increases the number of...
View ArticleEconomic impact of local immigration regulation
Recessions and the subsequent job losses often result in backlash against a country’s migrants. Though migration patterns suggest a recent decline in new arrivals from Mexico in the United States, the...
View ArticleNeed US government data? Get to know TRAC at Syracuse University
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email It is worthwhile for any journalist covering U.S. public policy to become familiar with the data work of the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, housed...
View Article7 ways to inform news coverage of immigration at the southern U.S. border
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Reporters who cover immigration know it is a beat that intersects almost every other beat — economics, education, health, culture, national security and even...
View ArticleWhy do (some) city police departments enforce federal immigration law?
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email As of 2010 there were an estimated 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States. The U.S. government has in recent years intensified its enforcement...
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