Melissa del Bosque, The Border Chronicle, Apr. 30, 2024 "A defining issue of this century will be people on the move and where they settle. Wealthier countries like the U.S. are responding by walling...
A very useful spreadsheet by the American Immigration Council .
Muzaffar Chishti, Kathleen Bush-Joseph, and Julian Montalvo, MPI, Apr. 25, 2024 "This article provides an overview of the scale, impact, and effectiveness of Title 42, ahead of the one-year anniversary...
National Immigration Forum, Apr. 24, 2024 "Today, center-right advocacy organizations hosted a press conference unveiling a border framework that prioritizes security, order and humanity at the...
Jeanne Batalova, Julia Gelatt and Michael Fix, MPI, April 2024 "The U.S. economy has changed dramatically in recent decades, from one that was heavily industrial to one that is mostly service and...
David Gutman, Seattle Times, Dec. 21, 2023
"A private immigration prison in Tacoma must pay more than $23 million in back pay and penalties for violating Washington’s minimum wage law by paying people it detains just $1 a day, a unanimous Washington state Supreme Court confirmed Thursday. The Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma can hold up to 1,575 people as they await review of their immigration status and potential deportation. Under its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the facility must provide a voluntary work program for people it detains, giving them the option to earn money while in custody. But the prison, which is operated by GEO Group, a Florida-based company that manages more than 90 detention and re-entry facilities, paid workers only $1 a day for the work they did, like cooking and cleaning."