Immigration and America's future : a new chapter : report of the Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's Future / Spencer Abraham and Lee H. Hamilton, co-chairs ; Doris Meissner [and others.
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| Language: | English |
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[Washington, DC] :
Migration Policy Institute,
[2006], ©2006.
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LM copy 1 gift from Jennifer Granholm's Office. |
| Physical Description: | xxii, 153 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Contents:
- I. Introduction
- II. Why is immigration important?
- The economy and demography of the 21st century
- Immigration and the identity of the country
- Foreign policy and national security
- III. What is wrong with US immigration policy and practice?
- Illegal immigration
- Temporary immigration
- The legal immigration selection system
- Filling a vacuum : state and local roles
- IV. An immigration policy and system for the 21st century
- The current debate
- New assumptions
- V. Attracting the immigrants the United States wants and needs
- Numbers and categories of immigration
- Flexibility in the immigration system : the Standing Commission on Immigration and Labor Markets
- VI. Enforcing the rules
- Employer verification
- Enforcement at US borders
- Immigration enforcement and national security
- Protecting workers
- Other enforcement
- VII. Immigrant integration
- Integration policy challenges
- The unauthorized population
- VIII. Strengthening institutional capacity
- Policy processes and interagency coordination
- Policy information
- Implementing new mandates
- IX. The regional context of immigration
- Economic development
- Migration management.