BPC’s Immigration Project provides objective and fact-based analysis and reporting on the current state of U.S. immigration policy, including the economic, humanitarian, international, and security aspects of the issue. Through close examination, and active collaboration with both sides of the aisle via direct engagement, roundtables and events, the project develops evidence-based policy recommendations for future-looking, fair, productive, and bipartisan reforms to the immigration system. Our work reaches diverse audiences within and outside of Congress, elevating the immigration debate from partisan talking points, and moving our country closer to a better-functioning immigration system.
Immigration
We propose fixes to our broken immigration system that align with American values and needs and treat everyone fairly.
The Latest
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Blog PostChanging Border Policies and Apprehensions: What’s the Relationship?
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Blog PostBeyond the AI Executive Order: The Imperative for Congressional Action on Immigration Policy
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ReportGreen Light to Growth: Estimating the Economic Benefits of Clearing Green Card Backlogs
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Blog PostNational Security and Competitiveness: Can Skilled Immigration Help? – Event Recap
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Podcast EpisodeEp. 154: Rio Grande Buoys, NYC Mayor vs. Biden on migrants and work, and Government Shutdown and DHS
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Podcast EpisodeEp. 153: The U.S.’ Aging Population and Immigration’s Vital Mediating Role
Immigration Policy
The Current State
We propose fixes to our broken immigration system that align with American values and needs and treat everyone fairly.
BPC Events
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November 8, 2023Clearing the Path: Tackling America's Visa Backlog
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July 20, 2023Legal Immigration Reform: Challenges and Promising Paths Forward
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April 26, 2023National Security and Competitiveness: Can Skilled Immigration Help?
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August 25, 2022The Expanding Mandate: Immigration and the Courts
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June 13, 2022Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Economic Potential and Obstacles to Success
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November 10, 2021Unfinished Business: Legal Immigration as the Strategic Refresh For Legislative Reform
“Comprehensive immigration reform has been ‘on the table' in Congress for two decades, with the last substantial reform to the legal immigration system passed in 1990 under then-President George H.W. Bush. Yet majorities of both parties view the current system as broken and support legalization for long-term undocumented residents, including Dreamers, and securing the southern border."
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The Immigration Project
BPC’s Immigration Project provides objective and fact-based analysis and reporting on the current state of U.S. immigration policy, including the economic, humanitarian, international, and security aspects of the issue. Through close examination, and active collaboration with both sides of the aisle via direct engagement, roundtables and events, the project develops evidence-based policy recommendations for future-looking, fair, productive, and bipartisan reforms to the immigration system. Our work reaches diverse audiences within and outside of Congress, elevating the immigration debate from partisan talking points, and moving our country closer to a better-functioning immigration system.
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“This Week In Immigration” Podcast
Our “This Week In Immigration” podcast has been running since 2017, reaching the 150th episode milestone in August 2023. The podcast, hosted by Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde and led by Senior BPC Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown, invites experts to discuss all the new and noteworthy developments in the world of immigration policy. Former guests span Members of Congress, State Department officials, immigration reporters, local government officials academics, and advocates. You can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts!
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The Immigration Task Force
From 2013 to 2018, BPC convened the Immigration Task Force, a politically diverse group working toward bipartisan consensus on key immigration reform issues. The task force comprised business and labor leaders, key immigration stakeholders, and former senior political figures from both parties. The group put forward various ideas and policy recommendations to reform the immigration system. Co-chairs included Secretaries Condoleezza Rice, Henry Cisneros, and Michael Chertoff, as well as former Governors Haley Barbour and Ed Rendell.
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