IPC In The News

Deferred deportation program ready to begin accepting applications

Cronkite News listed IPC statistics in an article about the deferred deportation program preparing to accept applications on August 15, 2012. The numbers come from IPC's "Who and Where the DREAMers Are," and breaks down the numbers of eligible immigrants living in Arizona by congressional district:

Published In: Cronkite News | 08/10/12

DHS Unveils Guidance for Deferred Action for Qualfied Young Illegal Aliens

Homeland Security Today cited the IPC's study, "Who And Where the DREAMers Are," in an in-depth article describing the new criteria surrounding Obama's deferred action plan:

Published In: Homeland Security Today | 08/06/12

65,000 Bay Area immigrants could benefit from deportation policy, study states

IPC's own Wendy Sefsaf was quoted in a Mercury News article about DREAMers living in the Bay Area. In that area alone, there are about 65,000 immigrants who could benefit from Obama's new deportation policy coming into effect August 15, 2012. But the Bay Area isn't the only region of the country with hopeful DREAMers:

Published In: Mercury News | 08/05/12

Study: Most Dream Act-eligible youth hail from Mexico — and a third live in California

Ruxandra Guidi of Southern California Public Radio cited the IPC's study, "Who and Where the DREAMers Are," in her article about DREAMers living in California.

Published In: Southern California Public Radio | 08/02/12

Meet the immigrant Olympians

IPC's Immigration Impact blog was referred to by Southern California Public Radio's Leslie Berestein Rojas in her own blog about immigration and cultural fusion in Southern California. The article gives tribute to the diverse US athletes participating in this year's exciting Olympic Games:

Published In: Southern California Public Radio: Multi-American | 07/30/12

Ten Way Immigrants Help Build and Strengthen Our Economy

The White House Blog cited IPC statistics about the purchasing power of Latinos and Asians to highlight how immigrants help strengthen our economy.

Immigrants boost demand for local consumer goods. The Immigration Policy Center estimates that the purchasing power of Latinos and Asians, many of whom are immigrants, alone will reach $1.5 trillion and $775 billion, respectively, by 2015.

Published In: The White House Blog | 07/12/12

Time to stop overgeneralizing about immigrants

IPC's senior policy analyst Michele Waslin was quoted in a Washington Post article about the complexity of immigration law and the dangers of overgeneralizing:

"The confusion with the military aspect has been troubling these last couple of weeks because so many people get it wrong. It really shows the need for education on how immigration rules really work," said Michele Waslin, the senior policy analyst at the Washington, D.C.-based Immigration Policy Center. "Immigration law is really, really complex and people think you're either legal or you're not, even though there are lots of different types of statuses."

Published In: The Washington Post | 07/11/12

Congressman Barletta challenges President Obama over immigration order

IPC staff lawyer Ben Winograd was quoted in a story about the legality of the Obama Administration's deferred action memo:

Published In: The Morning Call | 07/03/12

How the President's Deferred Action Initiative Will Help the U.S. Economy

IPC head researcher Walter Ewing wrote a blog post for New American Media about the economic benefit of the Obama administration's deferred action program:

Published In: New American Media | 06/29/12

Undocumented youth laud ‘Deferred Action’ policy

The Asian Journal highlighted the IPC's Q&A Guide to the President's deferred action policy:

Meanwhile, many organizations have formed seminars and briefings to help people better understand the Deferred Action Policy, how the process will work and who will benefit from it. One such organization is the Immigration Policy Center which held a tele-briefing on June 21 with experts who discussed the Administration’s legal authority behind this move, what’s currently known about the process and how politics are shaping up around the decision.

Published In: Asian Journal | 06/27/12