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Doris Meissner talked about what’s behind the influx of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border and the characteristics of recent arrivals.

The Migration Policy Institute, Catholic Legal Immigration Network and Georgetown Law hosted a day-long conference on immigration law and migration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Acting Homeland…

The Migration Policy Institute, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, and the Georgetown University Law Center hosted an immigration law and policy conference. During this panel discussion…

Francis Cissna delivered a keynote address at an annual immigration law and policy conference. In his remarks, he discussed the priorities of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, th…

The Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute and the Migration Policy Institute co-hosted an event about the evolving relationship between the United States and Mexico. Current and former officials …

The Brookings Institution hosted a policy discussion about immigration and the implications of potential action or inaction by Congress and the Trump administration for immigrant communities…

Journalists and experts talked about the role immigration issues have played over the course of the 2016 campaign and the potential policy implications following the November elections. T…

The Migration Policy Institute hosted its annual conference with discussion and legal analysis of some of the key immigration issues facing the incoming administration and Congress. This por…

Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas presented his observations regarding immigration and the immigration policy achievements of the Obama administration. He also spoke abou…

Doris Meissner talked about immigration deferred action programs such as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) programs. The S…

Demetrios Papademetriou talked about the migration of Syrian refugees to the European continent and how political leaders there were responding to the crisis. He gave an overview of migrant …

Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz-Massieu spoke on migration policy and trends. She said that Mexico would welcome Syrian refugees if they sought asylum or refuge in the country. T…

Doris Meissner talked about the impact of President Obama’s executive action on immigration policy. Topics included the number of people affected by the policy, and how successful it might b…

Panelists talked about options for executive action on Immigration and the potential impact of the results of the 2014 midterm elections on President Obama’s actions and immigration policy. …

Panelists talked about the Migration Policy Institute’s new report on changes to the U.S. deportation system since the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) took over the responsibilities of…

Doris Meissner talked about President Obama’s request for $3.8 billion to address the influx of unaccompanied immigrant children across the U.S.-Mexico border from Honduras, Guatemala and El…

Elizabeth Grieco and Doris Meissner spoke about a Census Bureau report titled “Noncitizens Under Age 35: 2010-2012,” which presented demographic and socio-economic information about the nonc…

Panelists talked about the Migration Policy Institute’s report detailing the results of a three-year study on the economic impact of migration between the United States, Mexico and Central A…

Ambassador Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza and others spoke about developments along the U.S.-Mexico border and their impact on immigration reform legislation emerging in Congress. They also respo…

Doris Meissner talked about the policy implications of Senate and House work on immigration bills. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included guest worke…