This Week In Immigration
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This Week in Immigration gives you a rundown in 30 minutes or less of key immigration issues. Experts from the Bipartisan Policy Center discuss and analyze all that is new and noteworthy on immigration policy.
Episódios
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Ep 179: Navigating Climate Migration: Urgent Solutions for a Global Challenge
24/09/2024 Duração: 43minIn this week’s episode, we focus on the increasingly salient issue of climate migration, delving into Climate Migration Council “A Compendium on Climate Mobility”. BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown talks to Shana Tabak, the Director of Immigration at Emerson Collective and a Senior Advisor to the Climate Migration Council, and Elizabeth Ferris, Director of the Institute for the Study of International Migration in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. We cover the issue of climate migration, the work of the Climate Migration Council, and the solutions needed. https://www.climatemigrationcouncil.org/compendium
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Ep. 178: How 9/11 Shaped the American Immigration System (re-release)
10/09/2024 Duração: 18minIn this week’s episode, we’re re-releasing a conversation from September 2021. BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown reflects on how the 9/11 terrorist attacks reshaped our immigration system, and what it looked like before that pivotal day.
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Ep. 177: Have Biden’s Border Plans Succeeded? And “Keeping Families Together” Program Starts
27/08/2024 Duração: 01h02minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown talks to Michelle Hackman, a US immigration reporter at the Wall Street Journal, about a recent decline in border crossings and to what extent we can credit the Biden Administration and its cooperation with Mexico. Then, Theresa and BPC Associate Director Jack Malde discuss the Biden Administration’s “Keeping Families Together” program which grants parole in place to certain noncitizen spouses and noncitizen stepchildren of U.S. citizens, and was implemented this week. Theresa and Jack cover how the program may work and some potential concerns. Wall St. Journal Border Reporting: How the U.S. and Mexico Drove Border Crossings Down in an Election Year - WSJ Parole in Place for Spouses of U.S. Citizens: Keeping Families Together | USCIS Opening (00:00) Michelle Hackman and Border Crossing Declines (01:03) "Keeping Families Together" (42:00) Credits (01:01:20)
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Ep. 176: New Data on Foreign-Born in the US and Budgetary Impacts of an Immigration Surge
13/08/2024 Duração: 57minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown delves into new U.S. Immigration data findings, covered in recent reports by the Pew Research Center and Congressional Budget Office. First, Mark Hugo Lopez, the director of race and ethnicity research at the Pew Research Center, joins us to discuss new estimates and demographics of the foreign-born in the United States. Then, BPC Associate Director Jack Malde discusses with Theresa the Congressional Budget Office’s new research on how a recent immigration surge has affected the federal budget and national economy. Key findings about U.S. immigrants | Pew Research Center - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/key-findings-about-us-immigrants/ Effects of the Immigration Surge on the Federal Budget and the Economy | Congressional Budget Office - https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60165
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Ep. 175: Employment Visa Paths for Dreamers and a Harris vs. Trump Presidential Race
30/07/2024 Duração: 52minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown delves into a recent Biden administration executive order that helps Dreamers get a work visa, with Dan Berger, a noted immigration lawyer, writer and speaker, and fellow at Cornell Law School. The pair discusses what new guidance on D-3 waivers means for DACA recipients and international students. Then, given President Biden’s decision to not seek reelection, Jack Malde, BPC Associate Director, discusses with Theresa potential immigration policy actions under either a second Trump administration or a Kamala Harris administration. Opening (00:09) D-3 Waivers Discussion with Dan (01:27) Harris Vs. Trump? (31:10)
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Ep. 174: Life After Chevron’s Death – The Potential Impacts of SCOTUS Decisions On Immigration Policy
16/07/2024 Duração: 01h01minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown delves into the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn the 40-year old judicial doctrine of deference to executive agencies that has been defining American administrative law, and the impacts for U.S. immigration policy and practice. with two distinguished guests: J.D. Rackey, Senior Policy Analyst at the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Structural Democracy Project, to discuss the impact of the decision on the roles of the legislative and executive branches of government, and Mark Stevens, a top-rated Washington DC lawyer with expertise in immigration litigation, to explain how the SCOTUS decision changes legal practice for immigration attorneys and their clients.
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Ep. 173: On the Other Side of The Border – Immigration and Mexico’s Incoming President
02/07/2024 Duração: 01h01minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown delves into the recent Mexican presidential election and its implications for U.S. immigration policy with three distinguished guests. Joining us are Andrew Selee, President of the Migration Policy Institute, José Díaz Briseño, a U.S.-based reporter for the Mexican newspaper REFORMA, and Pulitzer-prize winning freelance journalist, Emily Green. We discuss Claudia Sheinbaum, the first female president-elect of Mexico, what her election might mean for cooperation at the U.S.-Mexico border, and what changes in migration dynamics we can expect going forward. Together, they take us through the changing landscape of U.S.-Mexico relations and its implications for binational relations, immigration, and border policy.
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Ep. 172: Rep. Nikki Budzinski on a Recent Bipartisan Visit to the Southern Border
18/06/2024 Duração: 50minIn this week’s episode, BPC Associate Director Jack Malde interviews the Director of BPC’s Congress Project John Richter and BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown about a recent bipartisan visit to the southern border. The visit, arranged as part of BPC’s American Congressional Exchange (ACE) program, brought six members of Congress to the border to better understand the urgent challenges and opportunities for bipartisan cooperation on U.S. immigration and border policy. Theresa then chats to one of the members, Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), about her thoughts on the trip and what she learned from it. The Bipartisan Policy Center’s American Congressional Exchange Program: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/project/american-congressional-exchange/ ACE Crosses the Border and Party Lines in Arizona and Nogales, Mexico: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/ace-immigration-and-border-visit/ 00:00 Intro 00:58 John Richter and Theresa on ACE Trip 34:22 Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) and Theresa on ACE
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Ep. 171: Do Legal Pathways Reduce Illegal Entries? And the Economic Impact of Immigration Restrictions
04/06/2024 Duração: 59minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown talks with Michael Clemens, professor of economics at George Mason University, who has studied the economic causes and effects of migration all over the world. His latest research, based on detailed examination of border crossing data, shows that offering more lawful pathways to immigrants reduces unlawful border crossings. We also talk about the importance of good data for examining immigration policy and how traditional understandings of the linkages between migration and development may not be correct. Michael Clemens Bio: Economics | Faculty and Staff: Michael A Clemens (gmu.edu) PIIE Article: Offering more lawful pathways for US border crossings reduces unlawful crossings | PIIE Journal of Economic Perspectives Article: Economics and Emigration: Trillion-Dollar Bills on the Sidewalk? - American Economic Association (aeaweb.org)
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Ep. 170: Reducing Poverty by Making the Most of Existing Migration Pathways
21/05/2024 Duração: 58minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown and Associate Director Jack Malde chat with Jason Wendle, an expert in migration and labor mobility. We speak about various initiatives that Jason is involved in that facilitate migration from lower-income to higher-income countries by increasing the use of existing migratory pathways. Such initiatives can benefit those on the move, the countries that welcome them, and the countries they (often temporarily) leave behind, without the need to change immigration law. The Migration Opportunity: https://globaldevincubator.org/initiative/the-migration-opportunity/ Labor Mobility Partnerships (LaMP): https://lampforum.org/ Malengo: https://malengo.org/ Talent Mobility Fund: https://www.talentmobility.fund/
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Ep. 169: How to Make Immigration Popular Through Demonstrably Beneficial Policies
07/05/2024 Duração: 47minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown and Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde chat with Alexander Kustov, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. We discuss Professor Kustov’s research on how we might, or might not, be able to shift public opinion in the United States to increase support for immigration. One promising approach, that will be the subject of Professor Kustov’s forthcoming book “In Our Interest: How to Make Immigration Popular”, is adopting demonstrably beneficial policies that make voters confident their government is managing immigration in their interest.
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Ep. 168: A Legal Services Collaborative for Immigrant New Yorkers
23/04/2024 Duração: 39minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown and Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde chat with Camille Mackler, the Founder and Executive Director of Immigrant ARC (I-ARC), a collaborative of over 80 legal service providers in New York State. I-ARC works with community leaders, legal service providers, state and local governments, law enforcement agencies, and Federal agencies and policymakers to ensure immigrants have access to a fair and efficient immigration system. We discuss I-ARC’s beginnings, the challenges it faces, its work helping newly arrived immigrants get work permits, and how federal, state, and local governments can help. Read more about I-ARC: https://www.immigrantarc.org/
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Ep. 167: Interview with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Chief of Staff
09/04/2024 Duração: 49minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown and Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde chat with Michael D. Lumpkin, the Chief of Staff for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or “ICE”. We discuss the missions of ICE, the various challenges facing ICE including budgetary constraints, and its efforts to address the unprecedented number of arrivals at the US-Mexico border. We also discuss the importance of technology and innovation in ICE’s operations and Mr. Lumpkin’s views looking forward.
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Ep. 166: Immigration Driving the Economy and Its Relation to Social Security
26/03/2024 Duração: 30minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown and Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde discuss the role that recent high levels of immigration have played in driving the economy. They then welcome BPC Associate Director Emerson Sprick to discuss the role that increased immigration can play in securing Social Security solvency.
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Ep. 165: Can Biden Fix the Border? A Deep Dive
12/03/2024 Duração: 49minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown and Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde do a deep dive into the claim, made by several Republicans, that President Biden can use his executive power to solve the border crisis without Congress.
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Ep. 164: Homelessness in the U.S. – Is Immigration the Issue?
27/02/2024 Duração: 35minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown and Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde chat with Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and Francis Torres, a Senior Policy Analyst in Housing Policy at BPC, about homelessness in the U.S. We cover the scale of the issue, its causes, the extent to which immigration has exacerbated the issue, and the vital solutions needed.
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Ep. 163: A (Failed) Bipartisan Border Deal and Barriers to Immigrant Tax Credit Access
13/02/2024 Duração: 39minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown talks us through the recent failed bipartisan border deal. Then, Theresa and Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde chat to Policy Analyst Arianna Fano about a new BPC report examining the barriers immigrant families face in the take-up of tax credits. The Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) are crucial anti-poverty tools but many individuals in need—including a disproportionate share of eligible immigrants—do not claim these credits for a variety of reasons. We also chat to BPC Associate Director Emerson Sprick who tells us about a recent bipartisan tax bill that includes an expansion of the Child Tax Credit. Bipartisan Policy Center report: Pathways to Prosperity Bipartisan Policy Center blog: Barriers to Tax Credit Education and Take-Up Among Immigrant Communities In this episode: (00:00) Introduction (01:17) The (Failed) Bipartisan Border Deal (09:58) BPC’s Report On Immigrant Access To Tax Credits (31:00) The Re
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Ep. 162: A Rebounding Refugee Resettlement Program
30/01/2024 Duração: 29minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown chats with Mark Hetfield, President & CEO at HIAS and Claire Holba, an Immigration Policy Fellow at the Niskanen Center, about the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program. Mark tells us about the experience and challenges of refugee resettlement agencies on the ground, while Claire dives into the data around the Resettlement Program, highlighting something of a recent revival in its fortunes. Niskanen Center: New data confirms that the U.S. rebuilt the refugee resettlement program HIAS – Welcome the stranger. Protect the refugee.
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Ep. 161: Border Talks and a Data-Driven Approach to Workforce Shortages
16/01/2024 Duração: 46minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown runs through the latest negotiations on Capitol Hill for a potential border security deal. If Congress fails to reach a deal, we could see a government shutdown. Then, Theresa and BPC Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde interview Lindsay Milliken, an immigration fellow at the Institute for Progress, who is lead author of a new report detailing a data-driven method to identify workforce shortages and update DOL’s Schedule A Shortage Occupation List. Institute for Progress Research Report: Help Wanted: Modernizing the Schedule A Shortage Occupation List In this episode: (00:00) Opening (01:10) Theresa on the latest negotiations on border security (18:33) Lindsay Milliken on workforce shortages and Schedule A
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Ep. 160: Reporting on a Humanitarian Immigration Crisis in a Divided Political Context
19/12/2023 Duração: 59minIn this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown chats with three exceptional national and local immigration reporters to understand what it’s like to cover immigration at a time of rising migration, increased humanitarian challenges, and a polarized political climate. Camilo Montoya-Galvez of CBS News, Maria Sacchetti of the Washington Post and Uriel Garcia of the Texas Tribune take us through their experiences covering national and local immigration developments over the past year, both on the ground and from a distance. Listen to hear all about the policy, politics, and humanity of covering immigration in the United States.