Research Memorandum: A Nation of Settled Immigrants: An Early View of the Obama Administration’s Immigration Strategy

By Arienna Grody

Council of Hemispheric Affairs

Friday, June 5th

Worldwide, there are more than 190 million migrants and approximately 20 percent of them reside in the United States, numbers that suggest that migration seriously undergirds the U.S.' domestic economy and local social conditions. Yet, compared to the drama of Minute Men on the border or the fervor of the international Labor Day marches across the country in 2006, the relative lack of attention on immigration today makes it appear as though the America of 2009 has all but forgotten about what was supposed to be this country’s great immigration debate. This may, however, give a false impression. Debate over immigration concerns remains a pressing issue for advocates of all perspectives on the question with a new found sense of immediacy which has been exacerbated by the worldwide economic recession.  Click here for article

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