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[DHS Memo] Nov 20, 2014: Policies for the Apprehension, Detention and Removal of Undocumented Immigrants
This memorandum reflects new policies for the apprehension, detention, and removal of aliens in this country.
This memorandum should be considered Department-wide guidance, applicable to the activities of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),… Read More Read More
[MPI] Immigrant and Refugee Workers in the Early Childhood Field: Taking a Closer Look

[MPI] The ‘Back of the Line’
(republished content)
Press Release
March 22, 2013
Contact: Michelle Mittelstadt
202-266-1910
mmittelstadt@migrationpolicy.org
The ‘Back of the Line’: New Migration Policy Institute Issue Brief Explains ‘The Line,’ Who Is in It, Wait Times & More
MPI Launches Issue Briefs Series Focusing… Read More Read More
[SPLC] Close to Slavery: Guestworker Programs in the United States
In the debate over comprehensive immigration reform, various policymakers and business groups have suggested that Congress create a new or expanded guestworker program to ensure a steady supply of foreign workers for industries that rely on an abundance of cheap labor.
Congress should look before it leaps. Read More
Pew Research: Two-thirds of Legal Mexican Immigrants are not U.S. Citizens
The Path Not Taken: Two-thirds of Legal Mexican Immigrants are not U.S. Citizens. Nearly two-thirds of the 5.4 million legal immigrants from Mexico are not citizens of the United States, even though they are eligible to naturalize. Their rate of naturalization----36%----is only half that of legal immigrants from all other countries combined, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center.Read More