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Reports on Immigration

Why Immigrants Can Drive the Green Economy
American Immigration Council, June 2010

Global Detroit
New Economy Initiative of Southeast Michigan, May 2010

Context Matters: Latino Immigrant Civic Engagement in Nine U.S. Cities
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, May 2010

Strengths and Challenges of Latino Families in Central Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Family Resiliency Center and the Department of Human Community Development, May 2010

Across the Spectrum: The Wide Range of Jobs Immigrants Do
Fiscal Policy Institute, April 2010

The Economic Impact of Immigrants in Minnesota
Minnesota Business Immigration Reform Coalition, March 2010

The Challenges of Immigration Status for Transitions to College: An Examination of Student Motivation and Educational Decisions
Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning, Goshen College, March 2010


Reports Released in 2009

Iced Out: How Immigration Enforcement Has Interfered with Workers' Rights
AFL-CIO, American Rights at Work Education Fund, and National Employment Law Project, October 2009

Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen the American Middle Class: 2009 Edition
Drum Major Institute, September 2009

The Economic Impact of Immigrants in Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University Of Minnesota, September 2009

Restriction or Legalization?  Measuring the Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform
Cato Institute, August 2009

Mexican Immigrants: How Many Come? How Many Leave?
Pew Hispanic Center, July 2009 

Discover Asia on Argyle
Metropolitan Planning Council, April 2009

Mexican Immigration in the Midwest: Meanings and Implications
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, March 2009

¡Perteneces Aqui! Transitioning Latino students into a Liberal Arts Education
Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning, Goshen College, 2009


Reports Released in 2008 and earlier

Estimating the Contribution of Immigrant Business Owners to the U.S. Economy
Small Business Administration, November 2008

Immigration Challenges in Secondary Cities
Public Policy Research Center, University of Missouri – St. Louis

Uneven Progress:  The Employment Pathways of Skilled Immigrants in the United States
Migration Policy Institute, October 2008

How Much Does Immigration Boost Innovation?
Social Science Research Network, September 2008

Employing Foreign Educated Immigrants
Institute for Work and the Economy and Migration Policy Institute, December 2007

The Impact of Unauthorized Immigrants on the Budgets of State and Local Governments
U.S. Congressional Budget Office, December 2007

Educational Ecologies for Integrating Latino Newcomers: A Study of 2 Midwest Communities’ Responses to the New Immigration
American Sociological Assocation, August 2007

Strengthening America: The Civic and Political Integration of Muslim Americans
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, June 2007

The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Illinoisans
Federation for American Immigration Reform, June 2007

A Shared Future: The Economic Engagement of Greater Chicago and Its Mexican Community
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, August 2006

The Integration of Immigration in the Workplace
Institute for Work and the Economy, July 2006

Financial Access for Immigrants: Lessons from Diverse Perspectives
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and The Brookings Institution, May 2006

On the Corner: Day Labor in the United States
University of California-Los Angeles, University of Illinois at Chicago, and New School University, January 2006

Latino Demographic Growth in Metropolitan Chicago
University of Notre Dame Institute for Latino Studies, December 2004

New Patterns of Hispanic Settlement in Rural America
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, May 2004

Keeping the Promise: Immigration Proposals from the Heartland
The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations (now The Chicago Council on Global Affairs), 2004


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