"If the 113th Congress takes up comprehensive immigration reform (CIR), many maintain that revision of the legal immigration system should be one of the major components of a CIR proposal. This primer on legal permanent immigration law, policies, and trends...
"U.S. employers in various industries argue that they need to hire foreign workers to perform low-skilled jobs. A threshold question about importing temporary lower-skilled workers, sometimes referred to as guest workers, is whether U.S. employers need foreign...
"[E]nhanced border enforcement may have contributed to a number of secondary costs and benefits. To the extent that border enforcement successfully deters illegal entries—an effect that is also difficult to measure since deterrence ultimately involves decisions...
"Further judicial developments pertaining to immigration detainers may be likely, as both the use of and challenges to detainers increase. In particular, future decisions could help clarify whether the issuance of detainers for offenses not involving controlled...
Frustrated by not having access to the latest Congressional Research Service reports and issue briefs? In addition to perennial favorite Open CRS , the State Department also comes to the rescue with a portal that includes many immigration- and border-related reports...
Unauthorized Aliens Residing in the United States: Estimates Since 1986 Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Congressional Research Service September 22, 2011 RL33874 - CRS Report for Congress - Prepared for Members and Committees of Co...