Immigrant Justice: Immigration and the Economy
"The international economy is tremendously dynamic; our immigration system is not.... Economic recovery will happen more quickly if both high- and low-skill immigrants are permitted to enter the United States and work legally."
—Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Former Chief Economist at U.S. Department of Labor
Reopen Immigration Debate
Editorial from The Buffalo News
April 27, 2009
Reform to Help Economic Recovery?
Opinion from New America Media
April 23, 2009
Is Immigration Overhaul Vital to U.S. Recovery?
NPR Article & News Clip
April 14, 2009
Immigration Can Speed Economic Recovery
Opinion on Reuters
April 10, 2009
Immigrants and the Current Economic Crisis (PDF, 35 pages): Research Challenges, Policy Challenges, and Implications
Migration Policy Institute Study
January 2009
Immigration Myths and Facts (PDF, 9 pages)
American Civil Liberties Union
January 2008
They Take Our Jobs!: And 20 Other Myths About Immigration
Beacon Press Book by Aviva Chomsky July 1, 2007
NAFTA and Mexican Immigration
Essay from Border Battles: The U.S. Immigration Debates
July 31, 2006
What if Undocumented Workers Were Gone?
Half-hour Radio Discussion from NPR
May 18, 2005
Immigrants and the Economy (PDF, 9 pages)
ACLU Fact Sheet
March 12, 2002
Last updated on Thursday, April 30, 2009.
