Immigration Reading List, 9/20/13

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1.
Moncrieffe v. Holder: Exploring the Legal Landscape of Section 101(a)(43)(B) of the Act

http://www.justice.gov/eoir/vll/ILA-Newsleter/ILA%202013/vol7no6.pdf

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Implementation of L-1 Visa Regulations

http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2013/OIG_13-107_Aug13.pdf

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New report from the General Accountability Office

ICE Could Better Inform Offenders It Supervises of Registration Responsibilities and Notify Jurisdictions when Offenders Are Removed

http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/657831.pdf
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-832

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Has Taken Steps to Address GAO's Recommendations Aimed at Ensuring Officers Are Fully Trained

http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/657297.pdf
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-768R

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Review and Verification of Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Applications Has Improved; However, Additional Processes and Procedures Are Still Needed

http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/auditreports/2013reports/201340052fr.pdf

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Employers Who Report Wages with Significant Errors in the Employee Name and Social Security Number

http://oig.ssa.gov/sites/default/files/audit/full/pdf/A-08-12-13036.pdf

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Immigration Statistics, April to June 2013

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2013/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2013

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New from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University

1.Few ICE Detainers Target Serious Criminals

http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/330/

Excerpt

2.Deportation Proceedings: Deportation Proceedings in Immigration Courts

http://trac.syr.edu/phptools/immigration/charges/deport_filing_charge.php

3.Prosecutor Discretion: Immigration Court Cases Closed Based on Prosecutorial Discretion

http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/prosdiscretion/

4.Snapshot Reports: Removal Orders Sought

http://trac.syr.edu/phptools/immigration/charges/apprep_newfiling_charge.php

5.Snapshot Reports: Nature of Charge for Removal Orders

http://trac.syr.edu/phptools/immigration/charges/apprep_newfiling_charge.php

6.Snapshot Reports: ICE Targeting: Odds Noncitizens Ordered Deported

http://trac.syr.edu/phptools/immigration/court_backlog/apprep_outcome_leave.php

7.Snapshot Reports: Number of Noncitizens Allowed to Remain

http://trac.syr.edu/phptools/immigration/court_backlog/apprep_outcome_stay.php

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New from the Institute for the Study of Labor

1.Why Does the Health of Immigrants Deteriorate? Evidence from Birth Records

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7588

2.Remittances and Occupational Outcomes of the Household Members Left-Behind

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7582

3.Birthplace Diversity and Economic Prosperity

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7568

4.Immigrants from Eastern Partnership (EaP) Countries in Spain

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7558

5.Neighbourhood Effects on Migrant Youth's Educational Commitments: An Enquiry into Personality Differences

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7510

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New from the Migration Policy Institute

1.Demography and Migration: An Outlook for the 21st Century

http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Demography-Migration-Outlook.pdf

2.What Do We Know About Skilled Migration and Development?

http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/SkilledMigration-Development.pdf

3.Environmental Change and Migration: What We Know

http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Migration-EnvironmentalChange.pdf

4.Does Respect for Migrant Rights Contribute to Economic Development?

http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/MigrantRights-EconomicDevelopment.pdf

5.Attracting and Selecting from the Global Talent Pool — Policy Challenges

http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/GlobalTalent-Selection.pdf

6.State Access to Federal Immigration Data Stirs New Controversy in Debate over Voting Rights

http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?ID=964

7.Integrating Immigrant Youth: Transatlantic Perspectives

http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=963

8.The Gambia: Migration in Africa's "Smiling Coast"

http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?id=961

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New from the National Bureau of Economic Research

1.U.S. High-Skilled Immigration, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Empirical Approaches and Evidence

http://www.nber.org/papers/w19377

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New from the Social Science Research Network

1.Separation of Powers as Bill of Rights: The Case of Immigrants’ Rights

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2325010

2.Competing Concerns in Employment Litigation: How Courts Are Managing Discovery of an Employee's Immigration Status

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2324555

3.Determinants of Illegal Mexican Immigration into the US Southern Border States

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2323482

4.Supreme Court Denies Retroactivity of Post-Conviction Relief Claims of Immigrants Claiming Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Padilla is Not Retroactive

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2323522

5.Revisiting the Meaning of Marriage: Immigration for Same-Sex Spouses in a Post-Windsor World

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2322161

6.Incompetent but Deportable: The Case for a Right to Mental Competence in Removal Proceedings

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2318169

7.Undocumented Migrants and the Failures of Universal Individualism

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2321728

8.Undocumented Patients: Undocumented Immigrants and Access to Health Care

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2321295

9.Immigration Detention as Punishment

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2321219

10.English as a Gateway? Immigration and Public Opinion in Japan

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2320269

11.Explaining the Divergence in Asylum Grant Rates Among Immigration Judges: An Attitudinal and Cognitive Approach

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2320845

12.Social Security for Migrant Workers and Their Families in Australia

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2319173

13.Canada's Immigrant Selection Policies: Recent Record, Marginal Changes and Needed Reforms

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2318122

14.Federal Preemption and Immigrants' Rights

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2318079

15.Immigration Policing and Federalism Through the Lens of Technology, Surveillance, and Privacy

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2316327

16.Criminal Justice for Noncitizens: An Analysis of Variation in Local Enforcement

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2316336

17.Procedural Due Process in the Expulsion of Aliens Under International, United States, and European Union Law: A Comparative Analysis

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2314557

18.Regulatory Rights: Civil Rights Agencies and the Emergence of Language Rights in Schools and Workplaces

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2314040

19.Salience, Path Dependency and the Coalition between the European Commission and the Danish Council Presidency: Why the EU Opened a Visa Liberalisation Process with Turkey

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2313718

20.Balancing Integration Obligations and Welfare Rights: An Examination of Membership Policy in Three European Countries

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2301612

21.Do Policy Legacies Matter? Past and Present Guest Worker Recruitment in Germany

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2299560

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New from International Organization for Migration

1.World Migration Report 2013 – Migrant Well-being and Development

http://publications.iom.int/bookstore/free/WMR2013_EN.pdf

2.A Situational Analysis of Aruba’s Response to Human Trafficking

http://publications.iom.int/bookstore/free/Situational_Analysis_Aruba_10Sep.pdf

3.International Dialogue on Migration No. 22 - Diasporas and Development: Bridging Societies and States

http://publications.iom.int/bookstore/free/DMC_report_23Aug13.pdf

4.Diasporas and Development: Bridging Societies and States

http://publications.iom.int/bookstore/free/DMC_report_23Aug13.pdf

5.Migration and the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda

http://publications.iom.int/bookstore/free/Migration_and_the_UN_Post2015_Agenda.pdf

6.Health Vulnerabilities of Mixed Migrants from the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes to Southern Africa

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

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Immigration and the Revival of American Cities: From Preserving Manufacturing Jobs to Strengthening the Housing Market

http://www.renewoureconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/revival-of-american-cities.pdf

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Verification Nation: How E-Verify Affects America’s Workers

http://op.bna.com/dlrcases.nsf/id/lfrs-9azhhr/

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Curbing EU immigration could cost UK £60 billion in lost GDP by 2050 and drive up national debt

http://www.cebr.com/reports/migration-benefits-to-the-uk/

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Do immigrant outflows lead to native inflows? An empirical analysis of the migratory responses to US state immigration legislation

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/raef/2013/00000045/00000030/art00009

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The Effectiveness of Immigration Policies

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/padr/2013/00000039/00000003/art00006

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Health status and preventative behaviors of immigrants by gender and origin: A Portuguese cross-sectional study

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/nhs/2013/00000015/00000003/art00008

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Contemporary Issues in Refugee Law

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1782547657/centerforimmigra

Book Description

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Crimes of Mobility: Criminal Law and the Regulation of Immigration

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415820901/centerforimmigra

Book Description

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The Right to Stay Home: How US Policy Drives Mexican Migration

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0807001619/centerforimmigra

Book Description

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Policing Non-Citizens

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415811287/centerforimmigra

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415811295/centerforimmigra

Book Description

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Survival Migration: Failed Governance and the Crisis of Displacement

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/080145106X/centerforimmigra

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0801477778/centerforimmigra

Book Description

Survival Migration

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24.
CSEM Newsletter

http://csem.org.br/

English language content

Migrants to be granted access to healthcare in Thailand

http://csem.org.br/index.php/csem/noticias/1668-migrants-to-be-granted-access-to-healthcare-in-thailand

Haiti: Seeking solutions for illegal immigration to Brazil

http://csem.org.br/index.php/csem/noticias/1672-haiti-seeking-solutions-for-illegal-immigration-to-brazil

Malaysia arrests hundreds of suspected illegals

http://csem.org.br/index.php/csem/noticias/1647-malaysia-arrests-hundreds-of-suspected-illegals

Sweden offers residency to all Syrian refugees
Swedish migration authorities have ruled that all Syrian asylum seekers who have come to Sweden will be granted permanent residency in light of the worsening conflict in Syria.

http://csem.org.br/index.php/csem/noticias/1653-sweden-offers-residency-to-all-syrian-refugees

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Muslim Rohingya asylum seekers escape Thai detention centre

http://csem.org.br/index.php/csem/noticias/1588-muslim-rohingya-asylum-seekers-escape-thai-detention-centre

Hard to stay, harder to return

http://csem.org.br/index.php/csem/noticias/1606-hard-to-stay-harder-to-return

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Human Mobility

http://csem.org.br/images/downloads/boletins/Boletim_Mobilidade_Humana_-_ano_X_n._99.pdf

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Israel forcing jailed African migrants to accept 'voluntary’ deportation despite un policy, rights groups say
In letter to deputy attorney general, lawyers cite examples of heavy-handed tactics used by Interior Ministry officials.

http://csem.org.br/index.php/csem/noticias/1624-israel-forcing-jailed-african-migrants-to-accept-voluntary-deportation-despite-un-policy-rights-groups-say

Russia: 83 New Detention Centers for Illegal Immigrants Planned

http://csem.org.br/index.php/csem/noticias/1547-russia-83-new-detention-centers-for-illegal-immigrants-planned

Syrians and Egyptians' among migrants reaching Italy

http://csem.org.br/index.php/csem/noticias/1560-syrians-and-egyptians-among-migrants-reaching-italy

African migrants aspire to a better life in Asia
Over 70,000 Africans migrated to Malaysia in 2012. While many have found a better life, some continue to live rough in one of Southeast Asia's biggest cities, Kuala Lumpur.

http://csem.org.br/index.php/csem/noticias/1577-african-migrants-aspire-to-a-better-life-in-asia

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International Journal of Refugee Law

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

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The Next Frontier: Expanding Protection in Europe for Victims of Armed Conflict and Indiscriminate Violence

http://ijrl.oxfordjournals.org/content/25/2/207.abstract.html?etoc

Protecting Recognized Geneva Convention Refugees outside their States of Asylum

http://ijrl.oxfordjournals.org/content/25/2/235.abstract.html?etoc

Reflections on Refoulement and Collective Expulsion in the Hirsi Case

http://ijrl.oxfordjournals.org/content/25/2/265.abstract.html

Do the Facts Speak for Themselves? Country of Origin Information in French and British Refugee Status Determination Procedures

http://ijrl.oxfordjournals.org/content/25/2/291.abstract.html

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International Migration

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.2013.51.issue-5/issuetoc

Articles

ON POLICY ISSUES

Immigrant Naturalization in the Context of Institutional Diversity: Policy Matters, but to Whom?

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12106/abstract

Framing an EU Level Regularization Mechanism: Mission Impossible?

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12064/abstract

Policy Implications for Addressing Roma Precarious Migration Through Employment at Home

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12069/abstract

MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Beyond 3×1: Linking Sending and Receiving Societies in the Development Process

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2012.00784.x/abstract

Linking Food Security, Migration and Development

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12097/abstract

Emigration for Development? An Exploration of the State's Role in the Development-Migration Nexus: The Case of Romania

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12115/abstract

REFUGEES

Well-Being of Refugees from Burma: A Salutogenic Perspective

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12051/abstract

Sudanese and Somali Refugees in Canada: Social Support Needs and Preferences

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12116/abstract

Attitudes to Employment of Professionally Qualified Refugees in the United Kingdom

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12038/abstract

Why Refugees Rebel: Towards a Comprehensive Theory of Refugee Militarization

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2012.00780.x/abstract

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Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjms20/current#.UjnM8H-JoeA

Selected articles

The Upward Occupational Mobility of Immigrant Women in Spain

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2013.815395#.UjnNd3-JoeA

Snakes and Ladders in Educational Systems: Access to Higher Education for Second-Generation Turks in Europe

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2013.815388#.UjnaAX-JoeA

Just a Matter of Time? The Ways in Which the Children of Immigrants become Similar (or not) to Italians

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2013.815389#.UjnbR3-JoeA

Transnational Elite Formation: The Senegalese Murid Community in Italy

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2013.815410#.Ujneb3-JoeA

Do National Feelings Influence Public Attitudes towards Immigration?

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2013.815428#.UjnekH-JoeA

Mexican Population Growth in New US Destinations: Testing and Developing Social Capital Theories of Migration using Census Data

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2013.815430#.UjneuX-JoeA

Unauthorised Crossings, Danger and Death at the Canada–US Border

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2013.815431#.UjnNY3-JoeA

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Journal of Refugee Studies

http://jrs.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/3?etoc

Selected articles

‘White Tigers’: Researcher Roles in Relation to Linking Social Capital within Tamil Voluntary Associations in Norway

http://jrs.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/3/416.abstract.html

In Search of Sanctuary: Border Closures, ‘Safe’ Zones and Refugee Protection

http://jrs.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/3/458.abstract.html

Resettlement of Somali Bantu Refugees in an Era of Economic Globalization

http://jrs.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/3/477.abstract.html

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Refugee Survey Quarterly

http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org/content/32/3

Articles

The Dynamics of Bosnian Refugee Migrations in the 1990s, Current Migration Trends and Future Prospects

http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org/content/32/3/1.abstract.html?etoc

Refugee Resettlement in Australia: What We Know and Need to Know

http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org/content/32/3/23.abstract.html?etoc

The Logistics of Climate-Induced Resettlement: Lessons from the Carteret Islands, Papua New Guinea

http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org/content/32/3/52.abstract.html?etoc

Readmission Agreements and Refugee Rights: From a Critique to a Proposal

http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org/content/32/3/79.abstract.html?etoc

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