Immigration
Our nation’s immigration system is broken. It’s complex, inflexible, and outdated. It doesn’t make us safer or enhance our economic growth. BPC’s immigration work focuses on practical legislative solutions that address the system as a whole, enhancing flexibility, promoting fairness, and aligning with America’s needs and values.
We Support Bipartisan Immigration Reforms in 2021
Immigration 101
Primer: H-2B Visas are Vital to Meet Workforce Needs, but Reforms are Necessary.
Moving Beyond Amnesty and Border Security as the Solutions for Undocumented Migration
Episode 91: This Week in Immigration
U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021: What It Does and Does Not Do for High-Skilled Immigration Reform
Turning Challenges Into Opportunities
New CBP Data Shows SW Border Apprehensions During First Three Months of FY2021 Climbed to Levels Last Seen in FY2019
Trump-Era Policies Led to Significant Declines in Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visas. Does Congress Aim to Reverse?
Reimagining Immigrant Detention: Alternative Policy Tools and Lessons from Abroad
Between Politics and Practice: Lessons for U.S. Immigrant Integration from Europe
Participating in the American Dream: How Naturalized Immigrants are Voting and Running for Office
Immigration is a top-of-mind issue for the elections, but are Democrats and Republicans willing to make compromises to get something done? Check out our poll with Morning Consult and our event on Friday on Immigration and the 2020 Elections. https://t.co/rnAhltAnPB https://t.co/YQja4wAikx
Why is the indefinite extension of the Title 42 order such a big deal? My latest @BPC_Bipartisan blog shows that the administration has funneled migrants through Title 42 expulsions from MPP and ACA returns since 3/20. Here's a thread of key points https://t.co/OdS8xHmNda
While it is up to Congress to lay out a process for reform, we believe the legislation must include provisions that secure the border, control the flow of unauthorized immigration, provide adequate legal avenues for future workers, maintain a tradition of family-based immigration, and afford a means for those currently undocumented immigrants to get right with the law and earn a legal status.![]()
About Us
BPC’s Immigration Project provides objective and fact-based analysis and reporting on the current state of U.S. immigration policy, including the economic, humanitarian, international, and security aspects of the issue. Through close examination and input from both sides of the aisle, and via our Immigration Task Force, the project develops evidence-based policy recommendations for future-looking fair, productive, and bipartisan reforms to the immigration system. Our work reaches diverse audiences, elevating the immigration debate from partisan talking points, and moving our country closer to a better functioning immigration system.
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The Immigration Project
BPC’s Immigration Project provides objective and fact-based analysis and reporting on the current state of U.S. immigration policy, including the economic, humanitarian, international, and security aspects of the issue. Through close examination and input from both sides of the aisle, and via our Immigration Task Force, the project develops evidence-based policy recommendations for future-looking fair, productive, and bipartisan reforms to the immigration system. Our work reaches diverse audiences, elevating the immigration debate from partisan talking points, and moving our country closer to a better functioning immigration system.
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The Immigration Task Force
Al Cardenas
Former Chairman, American Conservative UnionDavid Dreier
Former U.S. Representative, CaliforniaEd Brady
Former Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, President and CEO, Home Builders InstituteEd Rendell
Task Force Co-Chair
Former Governor, PennsylvaniaEliseo Medina
Former International Secretary-Treasurer, Service Employees International UnionHaley Barbour
Task Force Co-Chair
Former Governor, MississippiHenry Cisneros
Task Force Co-Chair
Former Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHilda Solis
Former Secretary of LaborHoward Berman
Former U.S. Representative, CaliforniaJohn Rowe
Chairman Emeritus, Exelon CorporationJohn Shadegg
Former U.S. Representative, ArizonaMichael Chertoff
Task Force Co-Chair
Former Secretary of Homeland Security
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