LibGuides: Arizona and National Immigration Crisis: 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform'

2013 Immigration Reform News

Half of Americans Say It's Essential to Reform Immigration This Year
Bruce Drake, Pew Research Center, Oct. 25, 2013.
Sweeping Senate Bill Sets the Stage for Fundamental Overhaul of US Immigration System
Muzaffar Chishti & Faye Hipsman, MPI, Apr. 26, 2013.
Why Evangelicals Now Favor Immigration Reform
Elizabeth Dwoskin, Bloomberg Businessweek, Mar. 21, 2013.
The Values Behind Support for Path to Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants
Robert P. Jones, Washington Post, Mar. 21, 2013.
How a Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants Would Boost the American Economy
Travis Waldron, Think Progress, Mar. 20, 2013.
G.O.P. Opposition to Immigration Law Is Falling Away
Ashley Parker and Michael D. Shear, New York Times, Mar. 19, 2013.
Immigration Debate: High Stakes Political Poker
Tom Cohen, CNN, Feb. 19, 2013.
Undocumented Immigrants Would Have 13-Year Wait for Citizenship Under Obama Plan
Suzy Khimm, Washington Post Wonkblog, Feb. 19, 2013.
Obama's Plan Sees 8-Year Wait for Illegal Immigrants
Michael D. Shear & Julia Preston, New York Times, Feb. 17, 2013.
White House Immigration Plan Offers Path to Residency
Alan Gomez, USA Today, Feb. 17, 2013.
Immigration Reform's Tough Call: Illegal Immigrants Married to US Citizens
David Grant, Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 14, 2013.
Immigration Reform Returns to Center Stage of US Politics
Muzaffar Chishti, Claire Bergeron, and Faye Hipsman, Migration Policy Institute, Feb. 13, 2013.
Silicon Valley and Immigrant Groups Find Common Cause
Somini Sengupta, New York Times, Feb. 12, 2013.
Gay Rights Becoming Controversy in Immigration Reform
Erin Kelly, USA Today, Feb. 8, 2013.
Immigration Reform 101: Should Illegal Immigrants Be Offered Citizenship Path?
Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 7, 2013.
How Immigration Reform Could Expand Incarceration of Immigrants
Seth Freed Wessler, Colorlines, Feb. 6, 2013.
Unions Could Again Be Key to Immigration Reform
Alex Mooney, CNN, Feb. 6, 2013.
Immigration's Latest Ally: Christian Right
Anna Palmer, Politico, Feb. 6, 2013.
How Millions Could Get Cut Out of Immigration Reform [Infographic]
Hatty Lee & Seth Freed Wessler, Colorlines, Feb. 5, 2013.
House G.O.P. Looks at Immigration Path Short of Citizenship
Ashley Parker, New York Times, Feb. 5, 2013.
Immigration Reform Issue: The Effect on the Budget
Eduardo Porter, New York Times, Feb. 5, 2013.
Immigration Hearings Set to Open in the House
Julia Preston and Ashley Parker, New York Times, Feb. 4, 2013.
Human Rights Watch: U.S. Immigration Reform Should Focus on Family Unification
Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News Latino, Feb. 1, 2013.
Six Reasons Immigration Reform Has a Good Shot This Year
Elizabeth Dwoskin, Bloomberg Businessweek, Jan. 31, 2013.
Immigration Reform Proposal Shows Similar Ideas Between Bush and Obama
John Avlon, The Daily Beast, Jan. 31, 2013.
The Economics of Immigration: Who Wins, Who Loses and Why
Christopher Matthews, TIME, Jan. 30, 2013.
On Immigration, Obama Assumes Upper Hand
Michael D. Shear and Mark Landler, New York Times, Jan. 30, 2013.
A Striking New Consensus on Immigration Reform -- Thus Far
Seth Freed Wessler, Colorlines, Jan. 29, 2013.
Immigration, Yes. Indentured Serfdom, No
Michael Lind, Salon, Jan. 29, 2013.
Obama Urges Speed on Immigration Plan, But Exposes Conflicts
Mark Landler, New York Times, Jan. 29, 2013.
How the Senate's "Security Requirement" Could Kill Immigration Reform
Adam Serwer, MotherJones, Jan. 29, 2013.
Senators Begin Selling Immigration Plan on Airwaves
Catalina Camia, USA Today, Jan. 29, 2013.
READ: Senators Release Bipartisan Plan for Immigration Reform
Brad Plumer, Washington Post Wonkblog, Jan. 28, 2013.
Senators Call Their Bipartisan Immigration Plan a 'Breakthrough'
Ashley Parker, New York Times, Jan. 28, 2013.
Why This Round of Immigration Reform Is Different
Pramila Jayapal, Colorlines, Jan. 16, 2013.
What to Expect from Immigration Reform, and When to Expect It
Seth Freed Wessler, Colorlines, Jan. 7, 2013.

Dream Act

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act)

The DREAM Act bills were reintroduced in Congress in 2009: H.R. 1751 (American Dream Act) and S.729 (Development, Relief, and Education of Minors Act of 2009).

2009 H.R. 1751
Links to THOMAS

Dream Act News

DREAMers Stage Sit-ins at Obama Office to Force Deportation Standoff
Julianne Hing, Colorlines, June 13, 2012.
The Brazilian Inspiration Behind the US Immigration DREAM Act
Rachel Glickhouse, Christian Science Monitor, May 31, 2012.
Activist's Criminal Record Forces Tough Questions Among DREAMers
Julianne Hing, Colorlines, Mar. 13, 2012.
Legal Immigrants Join Fight Against Dream Act
Pamela Constable, Washington Post, Nov. 27, 2011.
Attorney: State Dream Act Does Not Violate Federal Law
JoAnne Young, Lincoln Journal Str, Feb. 7, 2011.
Congress Displeases on DREAM
Roger Simon, Politico, Dec. 21, 2010.
College-Educated and Illegal: Immigrants Pin Job Hopes on DREAM Act
Richard Mertens, Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 15, 2010.
The Eight House Republicans Who Voted for the DREAM Act
Andrea Nill, Think Progress, Dec. 9, 2010.
CBO Estimates DREAM Act Will Reduce the Deficit by $1.4 Billion Over Ten Years
Andrea Nill, Think Progress, Dec. 3, 2010.
Dems Roll Out DREAM Act No. 5
Scott Wong, Politico, Dec. 1, 2010.
Debunking DREAM Act Disinformation
The Economists, Nov. 30, 2010.
Immigration Advocates Target GOP in DREAM Act Ads
Corey Dade, NPR, Oct. 2, 2010.
Alien Minors Act Could Boost U.S. Military Ranks
Alan Gomez, USA Today, Sept. 23, 2010.
Senate Republicans Hold Up Dream Act for Children of Immigrants
Shankar Vedantam, Wash. Post, Sept. 22, 2010.
Senate to Look at Dream Act for Illegal Immigrants
Shankar Vedantam, Washington Post, Sept. 21, 2010.
A Route to Citizenship in Defense Bill
Miriam Jordan, WSJ, Sept. 18, 2010.
Social Fights Color Defense Bill
Naftali Bendavid, WSJ, Sept. 17, 2010.
Harvard President, Student Team Up for the Dream Act
Maria Sacchetti, Boston Globe, Sept. 16, 2010.
DREAM Act 101: The Basics of the Bill
Leslie Berestein Rojas, 89.3 KPCC, Sept. 17, 2010.

Dream Act Online Resources

DreamActivist
Undocumented Students Action & Resource Network
NILC's DREAM Act page
National Immigration Law Center page.
The DREAM Act
Immigration Policy Center page.
California Dream Act
DREAM vs. Reality: An Analysis of Potential DREAM Act Beneficiaries
Jeanne Batalova and Margie McHugh, Migration Policy Institute, July 2010. [24-page PDF]

In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

Against All Odds, States Move on Tuition Equity for Undocumented Students
Julianne Hing, Colorlines, Feb. 16, 2012.
Texas Will Push Undocumented Students Who Get In-State Tuition to Legalize Status
Fox News Latino, Jan. 26, 2012.
SUNY Trustees Support Tuition Aid for Illegal Immigrants
Jan. 25, 2012.
California Dream Act Offers Path to College for Undocumented Students
Joanne Jacobs, U.S. News, Dec. 30, 2011.
Poll: Split on In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
Mackenzie Weinger, Politico, Dec. 7, 2011.
California's DREAM Act Is Finally a Reality--But Will Momentum Spread?
Noelle de la Paz, Colorlines, Oct. 11, 2011.
California Governor Signs Dream Act
Vauhini Vara, Wall St. Journal, Oct. 10, 2011.
In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Survives, Supreme Court Declines Case
Warren Richey, Christian Science Monitor, June 6, 2011.
In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigration Can Be a Plus for Both States and Students
Katherine Mangan, The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 18, 2011.

The GOP & Immigration Reform

Can Republicans Salvage the Hispanic Vote?
Linda Feldmann, Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 26, 2011.
Lamar Smith Avoids Hard Line on Immigration
Carrie Budoff Brown, Politico, Dec. 23, 2010.
How Will the GOP Play its Cards on Immigration?
Mary Giovagnoli, AlterNet, Nov. 9, 2010.
Hatch Unveils His Own Immigration Reform Bill
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News, Sept. 30, 2010.
Colin Powell: GOP 'Can't Be Anti-Immigration'
Tim Kane, Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 20, 2010.
Immigration Divides Convervatives Among GOP
R.G. Ratcliffe, Houston Chronicle, July 30, 2010.
New Force for Broad Immigration Reform: Conservative Evangelicals
Dan Gilgoff, CNN, May 10, 2010.
Obama Wins Unlikely Allies in Immigration
Laurie Goodstein, New York Times, July 18, 2010.
A Right-Wing Schism Over Immigration Reform?
Suzy Khimm, Mother Jones, June 1, 2010.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Statistics

Data Set: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(From the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website.) This report contains information on requests for consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals. The cumulative number of requests accepted for processing, biometrics appointments scheduled, requests ready for review and requests completed to-date are displayed.

New data is posted quarterly.

Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: A Resource Page
Immigration Policy Center.
DHS - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
USCIS - Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Includes guidelines, the filing process, travel requirements and restrictions etc. Link to data is included on the right, under related links.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Who Can Be Considered?
Alejandro Mayorkas, The White House Blog, Aug. 15, 2012.
Relief from Deportation: Demographic Profile of the DREAMers Potentially Eligible under the Deferred Action Policy
Jeanne Batalova & Michelle Mittelstadt, Migration Policy Institute, August 2012.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals at the One-Year Mark
Jeanne Batalova, Sarah Hooker, and Randy Capps with James D. Bachmeier and Erin Cox, MPI Issue Brief No. 8, August 2013. [17-page PDF]

DACA News Articles

Young Immigrants' Applications Fall
Miriam Jordan, Wall St. Journal, Mar. 14, 2013.
North Carolina Issues 'Deferred Action' Driver's Licenses
Jorge Rivas, Colorlines, Feb. 19, 2013.
Young Immigrant Denied License to Deliver Petitions to Governor's Office Tuesday Afternoon
ACLU Press Release, Feb. 12, 2013.
Brewer Won't Change Mind on Illegal-Immigrant Driver's Licenses
Lindsey Collom & Daniel González, Arizona Republic, Feb. 11, 2013.
Deferred Action Granted to More Than 150,000 Undocumented Immigrants
Elise Foley, Huffington Post, Jan. 18, 2013.
States Begin Giving Driver's Licenses to Young Immigrants
Daniel C. Vock, Pew's Stateline, Dec. 7, 2012.
4,591 Young Illegal Immigrants Get Deportation Reprieve
Alan Gomez, USA Today, Oct. 12, 2012.
Obama's New Program for Young Illegal Immigrants: How Is It Going?
Stacey Teicher Khadaroo & Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 9, 2012.
Young Arizona Immigrant Gets Deferred Action
Daniel González, Arizona Republic, Sept. 19, 2012.
U.S. Says Fast Pace Continues on Reprieves for Young Immigrants
Julia Preston, New York Times, Sept. 14, 2012.
Young Immigrants Pause on 'Deferred Action' Offer
Miriam Jordan, Wall St. Journal, Sept. 9, 2012.
Undocumented Immigrants Line Up for Relief from Deportation
CNN Wire Staff, Aug. 17, 2012.
Young Immigrants, in America Illegally, Line Up for Reprieve
Julia Preston, New York Times, Aug. 13, 2012.

Journal Articles & Research Reports

Hiroshi Motomura, What Is "Comprehensive Immigration Reform"? Taking the Long View, 63 Ark. L. Rev. 225 (2010). LexisNexis | Westlaw

Side-By-Side Comparison of 2013 Senate Immigration Bill with Individual 2013 House Bills
Migration Policy Institute Issue Brief No. 7 (August 2013). [27-page PDF]
Why Immigration Reform Requires a Comprehensive Approach That Includes Both Legalization Programs and Provisions To Secure the Border
Sheila Jackson-Lee, 43 Harv. J. on Legis. 267 (2006)
Reinventing American Immigration Policy for the 21st Century
Krissy A. Katzenstein, 41 Vand. J. Transnat'l L. 269 (2008)
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: History and Current Status
Larry M. Eig & Joyce C. Vialet, 1 Geo. Immigr. L.J. 27 (1985)
America's Immigration Crisis: Examining the Necessity of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Brandon E. Davis, 54 Loy. L. Rev. 353 (2008)
Border Vigilantism and Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Christopher J. Walker, 10 Harv. Latino L. Rev. 135 (2007)
Navigating an American Minefield: The Politics of Illegal Immigration
Daniel J. Tichenor, The Forum: Vol. 7, Issue 3, Article 1 (2009).

The White House

The White House's Immigration Issues page
Remarks by the President on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Speech by President Obama at the American University School of International Service, Washington, D.C., July 1, 2010.
Obama Administration's Steps Point to Significant Shift in Immigration Enforcement Policy
Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron, Migration Policy Institute, Sept. 15, 2010.
Obama Still Committed to 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform'
USA Today, Sept. 17, 2010.
Remarks by the President at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 33rd Annual Awards Gala
The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, Sept. 15, 2010.
Obama: I Won't Make Immigration Fixes Without Congress
Seth Freed Wessler, Colorlines, Sept. 24, 2010.
Facing Long Odds, Obama Vows Immigration Push
Carrie Budoff Brown, Politico, Dec. 21, 2010.
Obama Immigration Push Surprises, Pleases CHC Members
Kathleen Hunter and Anna Palmer, Roll Call, Jan. 25, 2011.

Faith Leaders & Organizations

Southern Baptists Back "Path to Legal Status" for Undocumented Immigrants
Jennifer Epstein, Politico, June 17, 2011.
Mormon Leaders Say Undocumented Immigrants Should Be Allowed to Work and Stay
Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News Latino, June 15, 2011.
US Bishops See Profound Injustice in Immigration Status Quo
Benjamin Mann, Catholic News Agency, May 15, 2011.
Catholic Social Teaching Must Inform Immigration Debate, Says LA Archbishop
Benjamin Mann, Catholic News Agency, Mar. 23, 2011.
Utah Surprises with Practical Approach to Illegal Immigration
Jennifer Riley, Christian Post, Mar. 20, 2011.
More Faith Groups Favor Immigration Reform, But Just How Many Americans Are Listening?
News from the National Council of Churches, Feb. 28, 2011.
Immigration Reform: The View from the Faith Side
Katherine Marshall, Feb. 28, 2011.
Faith Leaders Join Jericho March Around Senate for DREAM Act
Stephanie Samuel, Christian Post, Dec. 15, 2010.
Faith Leaders Back DREAM Act for Undocumented Youth
Stephanie Samuel, The Christian Post, Dec. 1, 2010.
Statement of Most Reverend Gerald F. Kicanas on the Ethical Imperative for Reform of Our Immigration System (July 14, 2010)
Bishop of Tucson, Arizona and Vice-President, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Statement before the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. 18 page PDF.
Tucson Bishop Kicanas Testifies Before Congress, Urges Federal Action on Immigration Reform
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, News Release, July 14, 2010.
Faith Leaders, Organizations Responses to SB 1070 (news links)
Links to another box on this LibGuide.
CLINIC, Catholic Immigration Network's A More Perfect Union: A National Citizenship Plan
Religious Leaders Step Up Role in Immigration Reform
Cindy Carcamo, Orange County Register, Jan. 4, 2010.
Thousands of Faith Leaders Call for Immigration Reform
Cindy Carcamo, Orange County Register, Sept. 9, 2010.
House of Bishops Daily Account for Friday, Sept. 17, 2010
House of Bishops Issues 'Theological Resource,' Pastoral Letter on Immigration
Mary Frances Schjonberg and Pat McCaughan, Episcopal Life Online, September 21, 2010
Despite Defeat, Catholic Official Sees Progress on DREAM Act
Nancy Frazier O'Brien, Catholic News Service, Sept. 27, 2010.
Evangelicals Say Reform Is Key to Tackling 'Ungodly' Immigration Effects
Stephanie Samuel, The Christian Post, Oct. 15, 2010.

Documents/Files

Letter to President Obama From Immigration Law Profs re DREAM Act (May 28, 2012)
Written by UCLA Law Professor Hiroshi Motomura and signed by dozens of immigration law professors.
Raising the Floor for American Workers: The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Dr. Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda, Immigration Policy Center, Jan. 2010.
Structuring and Implementing an Immigrant Legalization Program: Registration as the First Step
Donald M. Kerwin & Laureen Laglagaron, Migration Policy Institute (November 2010).
Executive Action on Immigration: Six Ways to Make the System Work Better
Donald M. Kerwin, Doris Meissner, and Margie McHugh, MPI, March 2011.
Investors Representing More Than $145 Billion Call for Immigration Reform (Mar. 1, 2011)
10 page PDF

Letter to Pres. Obama from Immigrant Rights Groups

The letter was originally posted on the Rights Working Group site. It may be downloaded by clicking on the link below (4-page PDF).

Open Letter to President Obama (August 2010)
Signed by National Immigration Law Center, Partnership for Safety and Justice, Rights Working Group, Sentencing Project, and VOTE Nola.

Bills

"Gang of 8" Senate Bill 744
Links to Thomas' Bill Summary and Status page.

Organizations

MPI's Comprehensive Immigration Reform page
National Immigration Law Center
Educators For Fair Consideration (E4FC)
Launched in 2006 by two educators with over 25 years of combined experience working with low-income, minority youth; Exclusive focus on undocumented students and holistic approach to addressing students' needs.
Justice Strategies
Justice Strategies works to provide high-quality research to support grassroots movements and sensible policy reforms. --From the "Who We Are" page

Partnership for a New American Economy

Partnership for a New American Economy "brings together a bipartisan group of mayors from across the country and business leaders from all sectors of the economy to raise awareness of the economic benefits of sensible immigration reform."

Explore Key Issues in Immigration
About the Partnerhip for a New American Economy
The Partnership for a New American Economy brings together more than 500 Republican, Democratic, and Independent mayors and business leaders united in making the economic case for streamlining, modernizing, and rationalizing our immigration system.

Articles

The Empty Chamber
George Packer, The New Yorker, Aug. 9, 2010.

Gov't Reports, Documents

Immigration Reform Issues in the 111th Congress
Ruth Ellen Wasem, CRS Report, Feb. 2, 2010. 16 page PDF.
U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admission
Ruth Ellen Wasem, CRS Report, March 13, 2012.

News

Understanding Immigration Reform
New York Times' Debate Room, Dec. 9, 2012.
Immigration Reform: Obama Predicts Action, Calls to 'Seize the Moment'
Linda Feldmann, Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 14, 2012.
Colleges Look at Policies for Illegal Immigrants
Mary Beth Marklein, USA Today, May 7, 2012.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform is Dead -- and the Left is to Blame
Michael Lind, Salon, May 17, 2011.
Sign the Utah Compact
Deseret News Editorial, Nov. 14, 2010.
Richardson: Immigration Reform Has Better Chance Passing in New Congress
Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic, Nov. 13, 2010.
Immigration Reform Should Stay on Front Burner
Michael Honda & Scott Fujita, San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 4, 2010.
Immigration Reform is Still Doable
Tamar Jacoby, CNN (Opinion), Nov. 4, 2010.
How Immigration Reform Got Caught in the Deporation Dragnet
Seth Freed Wessler, Colorlines, Oct. 7, 2010.
Immigration Impass: Frustration as Comprehensive Reform Legislation Stalled
Devin Dwyer, ABC News, Aug. 13, 2010.
Immigration Policy Aims To Help Military Families
Julia Preston, New York Times, July 31, 2010.
Immigration Memo Sparks Controversy
Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, July 31, 2010.
Obama Wins Unlikely Allies in Immigration
Laurie Goodstein, New York Times, July 18, 2010.
Big-City Police Chiefs Urge Overhaul of Immigration Policy
Damien Cave, New York Times, July 1, 2009.