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Feature
April 1, 2004
U.S. Industrial Transformation and New Latino Migration
William Kandel of the USDA and Emilio Parrado of Duke University take stock of the complex interaction between migration and the U.S. meat-packing industry.
Policy Beat
April 1, 2004
Policy Changes Target Border Security
Cap on H-2B Visas Reached... Border Initiative to Use Predator Drones... Border Restrictions Eased for Some Mexicans... DHS Issues Rules for Safe Third-Country Agreement...
Feature
March 1, 2004
Mexican Immigration to the U.S.: The Latest Estimates
Jeffrey Passel of the Urban Institute provides a context for understanding the presence of roughly 5.3 million unauthorized Mexican immigrants in the United States.
Policy Beat
March 1, 2004
Bush Boosts Immigration Enforcement in FY2005 Budget
Bush Proposes $40.2 Billion FY2005 DHS Budget... Judge Faults Adjustment Delays for Approved Asylees... H-1B Cap Reached Months Before End of FY2004... Fee Increase Proposed for Immigration Applications and Services...
Spotlight
March 1, 2004
Mexican Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Force in 2000

MPI’s Elizabeth Grieco and Brian Ray outline the characteristics of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. workforce.

March 1, 2004
The Mexico Factor in U.S. Immigration Reform

MPI President Demetrios Papademetriou maps out the historic challenges and opportunities in U.S.-Mexico relations in the wake of President Bush's immigration reform proposal.

Feature
March 1, 2004
U.S. Temporary Worker Programs: Lessons Learned

MPI Senior Fellow and former INS Commissioner Doris Meissner examines the challenges and opportunities, past and present, posed by temporary migrant labor programs.

Feature
March 1, 2004
From Traitors to Heroes: 100 Years of Mexican Migration Policies

Jorge Durand examines Mexico's long history of and ambivalent attitude toward migration to the U.S..

March 1, 2004
Mexico-United States Migration: A Long Way To Go

Mexican negotiators seek shared responsibility over U.S.-Mexico migration issues, according to Gustavo Mohar, former chief negotiator for migration affairs at the Mexican Embassy in the U.S..

Spotlight
February 1, 2004
The Foreign Born from Vietnam in the United States in 2000

MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco provides an overview of the fifth-largest immigrant group in the United States.

February 1, 2004
Bush Proposes New Temporary Worker Program
MPI's Maia Jachimowicz outlines the latest developments affecting U.S. migration policy, focusing President George W. Bush's announcement regarding undocumented immigrants.
Policy Beat
January 1, 2004
First Phase of US-VISIT Becomes Operational
First Phase of US-VISIT Becomes Operational... Ridge Discusses Need to Legalize Undocumented Population... Canada Creates Ministry as Counterpart to DHS... Settlements Expected in Two IRCA Class-Action Lawsuits...
Spotlight
January 1, 2004
The Foreign Born from China in the United States in 2000

MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco provides an overview of the fourth-largest immigrant group in the United States.

Feature
December 1, 2003
Poverty Grows Among Children of Immigrants in U.S.
Jennifer Van Hook of Bowling Green State University examines the increase in poverty among the children of immigrants in the United States.
Policy Beat
December 1, 2003
DHS May Axe Special Registration of Foreign Visitors
Special Registration Program to End... Government to Promote Immigrant Integration... Congress Backs Expanded Employment Verification Scheme... Naturalization of Immigrants in the Armed Forces Expedited...
Spotlight
December 1, 2003
The Foreign Born from India in the United States in 2000

MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco provides an overview of the third-largest immigrant group in the United States.

Policy Beat
November 1, 2003
DHS Secures Funding, Authority in Visa Matters
Homeland Security Dept. Takes Charge of Visa Policy... Homeland Security Appropriations Exceed Bush Proposal... Training Begins for 'One Face At The Border'... Food Stamps Restored to Immigrant Children...
Spotlight
November 1, 2003
The Foreign Born from the Philippines in the United States in 2000

MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco provides an overview of the second-largest immigrant group in the United States.

Policy Beat
October 1, 2003
Visitor Tracking Technology Faces Obstacles
Machine-Readable Passport Requirement Delayed One Year... California Allows Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain Driver's License... US-VISIT Confronts Criticism, Potential Setbacks... Annual Cap for H-1B Visa Holders Slashed... New Citizenship Office Chief Appointed... TPS Extended for Burundians and Sudanese, Terminated for Sierra Leonians...
Spotlight
October 1, 2003
The Foreign Born from Mexico in the United States in 2000

MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco provides an overview of the largest immigrant group in the United States.

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