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 It’s complex, inflexible, and outdated.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.
Primer: Evolution of the H-2A Visa Program
Afghan Evacuation Crisis, Challenges to Processing Refugee and SIV Holders
Episode 102: This Week in Immigration
The Changing Landscape of COVID-19 Travel: Visa Restrictions under the Trump and Biden Administrations
July Border Data Shows Continued Increase in Migrants from ‘Other’ Countries and Increased use of Expedited Removals
Bipartisanship Strong on Some Immigration Reform in the Halls of Congress
Examining the Immigration Debate in the U.S.
We Support Bipartisan Immigration Reforms in 2021
The “Other” Category: CBP Data Shows an Increasing Number of Non-Central American Migrants Arriving to the United States
Redefining Border Security
Biden’s Border Actions: How Much of Trump’s Policies Have Actually Been Changed?
Immigration 101
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
Reimagining Immigrant Detention: Alternative Policy Tools and Lessons from Abroad
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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