Latina women make less than anyone else at 55¢ to the dollar a White man makes.
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Language Access
by Farieha (Fia) Shah, Senior Language Access Coordinator in Ayuda’s Language Access Program
The Migration Policy Institute estimates that 8% of people in the US (25.1 million people) are Limited English Proficient (LEP). Given their large numbers, there is a strong need for language access – this entails providing equitable access to, and understanding of, universally available services.
Read MoreObscure but Powerful: Shaping U.S. Immigration Policy through Attorney General Referral and Review
by Sarah Pierce, a Former Policy Analyst for the U.S. Immigration Policy Program at the Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Executive summary of the original report, published by the Migration Policy Institute’s online journal, the Migration Information Source, as: Sarah Pierce “Obscure but Powerful: Shaping U.S. Immigration Policy through Attorney General Referral and Review” Migration Information Source, January, 2021, https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/obscure-powerful-immigration-attorney-general-referral-review. Reprinted with permission.
Read MoreNear the White House and feeling hungry? A celebration of immigrants is on the menu
by Jason Rezaian, Global Opinions Writer at Washington Post
Originally published by Washington Post on November 13, 2019. Full link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/13/near-white-house-feeling-hungry-celebration-immigrants-is-menu/
Read MoreImmigrants from Asia in the United States
by Mary Hanna, Former Research Intern with MPI’s U.S. Immigration Policy Program & Jeanna Batalova, Senior Policy Analyst and Manager of the Migration Data Hub
Originally published by the Migration Policy Institute’s online journal, the Migration Information Source, as: Mary Hanna & Jeanne Batalova, “Immigrants from Asia in the United States,” Migration Information Source, March 10, 2021, https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/immigrants-asia-united-states-2020. Shortened and reprinted with permission.
Read MoreDream Act NOW!
by President Patricia McGuire, Trinity Washington University
“Dreamers” get their name from the Dream Act legislation first introduced in Congress in 2001 to provide a pathway to legal status for persons who came to the United States as children.
Read MoreImmigrant Women and Girls in the United States
by Jeanne Batalova, Senior Policy Analyst at Migration Policy Institute and Manager of the Migration Data Hub
Originally published by the Migration Policy Institute’s online journal, the Migration Information Source, as: Jeanne Batalova, “Immigrant Women and Girls in the United States,” Migration Information Source, March 4, 2020, https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/immigrant-women-and-girls-united-states-2018. Reprinted with permission.
Read MoreHow Biden Can Overcome Obstacles to Reversing Trump’s Disastrous Migration Policies
by Adam Isacson, Elyssa Pachico, Maureen Meyer & Adriana Beltrán
The Biden administration can fully dismantle Trump’s anti-immigration policies with a credible, well-resourced, and coordinated plan.
Read MoreImmigrant Voters in the 2020 Election: A Surge of Influence
By Olusegun Akinfenwa for The Think Table
The 2020 presidential elections were historic in many ways. They also brought an important fact to consider: A record number of immigrants were eligible to vote.
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