Immigration Reading List, 3/22/13

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http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/border-security-measuring-the-progress-and-addressing-the-challenges

Border Security: Measuring the Progress and Addressing the Challenges

Statement by Chairman Thomas R. Carper


Witness Testimony:
















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http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/hear_03142013.html

The Separation of Nuclear Families under U.S. Immigration Law

Witness Testimony:




http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/03142013/Emery%2003142013.pdf



http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/03142013/Arivalan%2003142013.pdf




http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/03142013/Papademetriou%2003142013.pdf




http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/03142013/Martinez%2003142013.pdf

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http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/hear_03052013.html

Hearing on Enhancing American Competitiveness through Skilled Immigration

Witness Testimony:




http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/03052013/Morrison%2003052013.pdf



http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/03052013/Garfield%2003052013.pdf



http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/03052013/Kamra%2003052013.pdf



http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/03052013/Johnson%2003052013.pdf

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New report from the General Accountability Office

DHS's Progress and Challenges in Securing U.S. Borders

http://gao.gov/assets/660/653037.pdf
http://gao.gov/assets/660/653038.pdf

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The Unlawful Presence Bars: Think Twice


http://www.justice.gov/eoir/vll/ILA-Newsleter/ILA%202013/vol7no2.pdf

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Almost 9 per cent with foreign citizenship at start of 2013


http://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/folkemengde/aar/2013-03-13

Excerpt:





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International Visitor Arrivals to New Zealand: January 2013


http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/Migration/IntTravelAndMigration_HOTPJan13.aspx

Summary:

In January 2013 compared with January 2012:

Visitor arrivals (260,600) were down 6,200. The biggest changes were in arrivals from





Overseas trips by New Zealand residents (121,000) were down 8,100. The biggest changes were in departures to








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8.
Large Racial Gap Marks Trust on Immigration

http://www.langerresearch.com/uploads/1147a4Immigration.pdf

Excerpt:



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9.
New from the Institute for the Study of Labor

1.Fifty Years of Compositional Changes in U.S. Out-Migration, 1908-1957


http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7258

2.An Equilibrium Search Model of the Labor Market Entry of Second-Generation Immigrants and Ethnic Danes


http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7257

3.Does Better Pre-Migration Performance Accelerate Immigrants' Wage Assimilation?


http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7240

4.Immigrant Concentration in Schools: Consequences for Native and Migrant Students


http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7230

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New from the Migration Policy Institute

American Prospect cover article: The Fundamentals of Immigration Reform


http://prospect.org/article/fundamentals-immigration-reform

Beyond Remittances: Reframing Diaspora-Driven Development in El Salvador


http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?ID=936

Mexican Immigrants in the United States


http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?ID=935

Should Noncitizen Residents Have the Right to Vote in Local Elections?

https://www.facebook.com/notes/migration-policy-institute/should-noncitizen-residents-have-the-right-to-vote-in-local-elections/10151459090529430

New Rule on U.S. Money Transfers Begins, as Remittance Flows Continue to Rise

https://www.facebook.com/notes/migration-policy-institute/new-rule-on-us-money-transfers-begins-as-remittance-flows-continue-to-rise/10151421520434430

How Free is Free Movement? Dynamics and Drivers of Mobility within the European Union


http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/MPIEurope-FreeMovement-Drivers.pdf

Strengthening Health Systems in North and Central America: What Role for Migration?


http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/RMSG-HealthCare.pdf

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New from the Social Science Research Network

1.Migration, Capital Formation, and House Prices


http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2232688

2.State Border Crime in the New Criminal Code


http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2232595

3.What Does the Emerging International Law of Migration Mean for Sovereignty?


http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2231454

4.Deportation During Adjudication: Redefining Conviction in the Immigration Context


http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2232090

5.Human Rights Advocacy: An Introduction for Immigration Advocates


http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2226589

6.The Economic Case Against Arizona's Immigration Laws


http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2226584##

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http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2226454

8.Immigration, Sovereignty, and the Constitution of Foreignness



http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2225460

9.Immigration and Organized Crime: An Analysis of the Italian Situation


http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2225752

10.Migration Issues in a Globalized Europe


http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2225250

11.Macroeconomic Impacts of Canadian Immigration: Results from a Macro Model


http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2224441

12.Age at Immigration and the Incomes of Older Immigrants, 1994 to 2010


http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2221190

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New from Canada’s Joint Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement (CERIS)

An overview of discourses of skilled immigrants and “Canadian experience”: An English-language print media analysis


http://www.ceris.metropolis.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CWP_98_Sakamoto_et_al.pdf

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New from International Organization for Migration

Taking Action against Violence and Discrimination Affecting Migrant Women and Girls

http://publications.iom.int/bookstore/free/violence_against_women_infosheet2013.pdf

Report on the contribution of the NCATS to the identification and assistance for victims of trafficking (October 2009 – September 2010)

http://publications.iom.int/bookstore/free/Policy_in_Brief_Libya2013_6Mar2013.pdf

Policy in Brief – Two Years after the Crisis: Returnees from Libya Revisited

http://publications.iom.int/bookstore/free/Policy_in_Brief_Libya2013_6Mar2013.pdf

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Toronto Immigrant Employment Data Initiative

TIEDI Labour Force Update

http://www.yorku.ca/tiedi/doc/lfs201301.pdf

Excerpt:





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Are foreign students the ‘best and brightest’?



http://www.epi.org/publication/bp356-foreign-students-best-brightest-immigration-policy/

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Poor Immigrants Use Public Benefits at a Lower Rate than Poor Native-Born Citizens


http://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/edb17.pdf

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Estimating Illegal Entries at the U.S.-Mexico Border


http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13498

Description:



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Gender, Generations and the Family in International Migration




http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9089642854/centerforimmigra

Book Description:

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Immigration and Welfare: Challenging the Borders of the Welfare State





http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415223725/centerforimmigra



Book Description:Immigration and Welfare

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Immigrant Adaptation in Multi-Ethnic Societies: Canada, Taiwan, and the United States





http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415628547/centerforimmigra

Book Description:



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Foreigners, Refugees or Minorities?: Rethinking People in the Context of Border Controls and Visas





http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1409452530/centerforimmigra



Book Description:

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Human Mobility

http://csem.org.br/

English language content:

U.S. FINALLY PASSES STRONGER PROTECTIONS FOR WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE
http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/03/u-s-finally-passes-stronger-protections-for-women-against-abuse/

DIVERSE, INNOVATIVE APPROACHES ARE NEEDED TO ENSURE SAFE MIGRATION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS, SAYS IOM
http://iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/news-and-views/news-releases/news-listing/diverse-innovative-approaches-ar.html

HOMELAND SECURITY RELEASES 2,000 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
http://csem.org.br/csem/noticias/865-homeland-security-releases-2-000-illegal-immigrants

GERMANY REJECTS ROMANIA AND BULGARIA'S BID TO ROAM EUROPE WITHOUT PASSPORT AMID FEARS OF 'IMMIGRANT INVASION'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2287852/Romania-Bulgaria-WONT-join-EU-passport-free-zone-Germany-vows-veto-Schengen-bid-corruption-fears.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

IMMIGRANTS FACTOR IN NY HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP8672fdc0c73d4a248108d7b682e79722.html

U.S. CATHOLIC BISHOPS DEEPEN INVESTMENT IN IMMIGRATION REFORM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/us-catholic-bishops-deepen-investment-in-immigration-reform/2013/03/05/ca36dde6-85da-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_story.html

SCHEME TO TACKLE HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN LONDON LAUNCHED

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21681205

THOUSANDS FLEE CRISIS-HIT SUDAN IN ‘BRAIN DRAIN’

http://gulfnews.com/news/region/sudan/thousands-flee-crisis-hit-sudan-in-brain-drain-1.1155315

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Journal of Refugee Studies

http://jrs.oxfordjournals.org/content/current

Selected articles:

Sickness in the System of Long-term Immigration Detention

http://jrs.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/1/47.abstract

Addressing Ethical and Methodological Challenges in Research with Refugee-background Young People: Reflections from the Field

http://jrs.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/1/69.abstract

Exporting Detention: Australia-funded Immigration Detention in Indonesia

http://jrs.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/1/88.abstract

Creating a Frame: A Spatial Approach to Random Sampling of Immigrant Households in Inner City Johannesburg

http://jrs.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/1/126.abstract

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