Documents and Resources
Documents & Resources
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Border Fence
Issued July 22, 2009
The northern and southern borders are the home to millions of people and the port of entry for nearly $830 billion of goods. Additionally over half of the visitors to ...
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AgJobs
Issued July 22, 2009
Farms rely on immigrant labor to help plant, tend, and harvest the fruits and vegetables that are grown in the US. These are low-paying low skill jobs that historically US ...
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Refugees: Understanding the immigration status of refugees
Issued July 17, 2009
Individuals and families who flee their homes because of persecution, famine, or war are classified by the UN as Internally Displaced Persons (IDP). However, if they manage to escape their ...
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Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act (HR1215)
Issued July 17, 2009
Some 28,700 immigration detainees are in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) every day.1 These detainees are not held at a central location, rather they are housed ...
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Immigration and Crime
Issued July 17, 2009
Across the country calls are being made to limit immigration and deport undocumented immigrants based on the erroneous belief that there is a correlation between high levels of immigration and ...
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Local and State Government
Issued July 17, 2009
Immigration laws and enforcement are under the jurisdiction of federal authorities. Congress has the responsibility to create and enforce laws that pertain to the entry and exit of immigrants as ...