“Americans Value Both Aspects of Immigration Reform”
See a May 4, 2010, analysis of a USA Today/Gallup poll about public opinion on immigration reform.
Category: Government & politics
“Poll Shows Most in U.S. Want Overhaul of Immigration Laws”
See a May 4, 2010, story about a New York Times/CBS survey on immigration.
“Slim Majority of Americans Would Vote for DREAM Act Law”
A Gallup poll released Dec. 10, 2010, shows that a slim majority of Americans polled, 54 percent, would vote for granting legal status to illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, which is the centerpiece of the DREAM Act.
“LifeWay Research finds outreach to first-generation immigrants succeeding, needs improvement”
Read about a 2009 study on churches’ outreach to first-generation immigrants in North America. LifeWay Research conducted the analysis for the North American Mission Board, the domestic missions agency of the Southern Baptist Convention.
“Restriction or Legalization? Measuring the Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform”
The libertarian Cato Institute in 2009 released a study claiming that legalizing undocumented workers in the United States would bring an added $180 billion to the U.S. economy during the next decade, while only toughening laws and tightening borders would actually hurt American households economically.
Council on Foreign Relations-“Experts”
The Council on Foreign Relations has a web page listing a number of immigration experts and their contact information.
“Immigration Debate Prompts Growing Jewish-Latino Ties”
Read a Jan. 27, 2010, story in The Forward about the emergence of a political alliance between Jews and Latinos.
“Is immigration reform a biblical imperative?”
Read a March 20, 2010, post at USA Today‘s Faith & reason blog about the influence of the Bible on people’s views of immigration reform.
“Mormons on both sides in immigration controversy”
An April 30, 2010, Salt Lake Tribune article examines Mormons’ varying views on immigration reform.