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This Week in Immigration

This Week in Immigration gives you a rundown of key immigration issues. Experts from the Bipartisan Policy Center discuss and analyze all that is new and noteworthy on immigration policy.

  1. 5 NOV

    Ep. 182: Presidential Elections - How Do (Naturalized) Immigrants Vote?

    In this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown delves into history and reality of how immigrants vote in the United States. Theresa is joined by Rachel Orey, Director of the Bipartisan Policy Center Elections Project, to discuss current legislation that defines the eligibility for voting and protects against non-citizen voting. Then, Theresa welcomes Irene Bloemraad, Professor at the University of British Columbia and Co-director of the Centre for Migration Studies, to dive into history of different immigrant groups to the United States and how they exercise their voting rights when they become citizens.

    53 min

  2. 22 OCT

    Ep. 181: How Immigrants Receive Help After Helene, Milton, and Other Natural Disasters

    In this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown discusses how immigrant rights organizations and other emergency response organizations are assisting immigrants and their families affected by recent hurricanes Helene and Milton, as well as similar past natural disasters in the United States. Theresa is joined by Zach Wolgemuth, Director of Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery at Church World Service (CWS), along with his colleague Mabel Hernandez, Deputy Director of Operations for the South East Region of the United States. Then, Theresa welcomes Cesar Espinosa, Co-Founder and Executive Director of FIEL (Familias Inmigrantes y Estudiantes en la Lucha), the largest immigrant-led civil rights organization in Texas, to discuss the importance of networks and immigrant leadership in supporting their communities after disasters.

    50 min

  3. 8 OCT

    Ep. 180: AI in Immigration - Incorporating Emerging Technologies in Immigration Processes

    In this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown covers how DHS and USCIS are incorporating AI into their immigration work.  Theresa is joined by Paromita Shah, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Just Futures Law, who organized a letter signed by over 140 immigrant and civil rights groups to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to end the use of AI. Theresa and Jack Malde then discuss the inauguration of Mexico’s first female president and the challenge of distinguishing who is legally in the United States in the current era.

    53 min

  4. 24 SEPT

    Ep 179: Navigating Climate Migration: Urgent Solutions for a Global Challenge

    In this week’s episode, we focus on the increasingly salient issue of climate migration, delving into Climate Migration Council “A Compendium on Climate Mobility”. BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown talks to Shana Tabak, the Director of Immigration at Emerson Collective and a Senior Advisor to the Climate Migration Council, and Elizabeth Ferris, Director of the Institute for the Study of International Migration in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. We cover the issue of climate migration, the work of the Climate Migration Council, and the solutions needed.  https://www.climatemigrationcouncil.org/compendium

    44 min

  5. 10 SEPT

    Ep. 178: How 9/11 Shaped the American Immigration System (re-release)

    In this week’s episode, we’re re-releasing a conversation from September 2021. BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown reflects on how the 9/11 terrorist attacks reshaped our immigration system, and what it looked like before that pivotal day.

    19 min

  6. 27 AUG

    Ep. 177: Have Biden’s Border Plans Succeeded? And “Keeping Families Together” Program Starts

    In this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown talks to Michelle Hackman, a US immigration reporter at the Wall Street Journal, about a recent decline in border crossings and to what extent we can credit the Biden Administration and its cooperation with Mexico. Then, Theresa and BPC Associate Director Jack Malde discuss the Biden Administration’s “Keeping Families Together” program which grants parole in place to certain noncitizen spouses and noncitizen stepchildren of U.S. citizens, and was implemented this week. Theresa and Jack cover how the program may work and some potential concerns.    Wall St. Journal Border Reporting: How the U.S. and Mexico Drove Border Crossings Down in an Election Year - WSJ  Parole in Place for Spouses of U.S. Citizens: Keeping Families Together | USCIS    Opening (00:00) Michelle Hackman and Border Crossing Declines (01:03) "Keeping Families Together" (42:00) Credits (01:01:20)

    1h 3m

  7. 13 AUG

    Ep. 176: New Data on Foreign-Born in the US and Budgetary Impacts of an Immigration Surge

    In this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown delves into new U.S. Immigration data findings, covered in recent reports by the Pew Research Center and Congressional Budget Office. First, Mark Hugo Lopez, the director of race and ethnicity research at the Pew Research Center, joins us to discuss new estimates and demographics of the foreign-born in the United States. Then, BPC Associate Director Jack Malde discusses with Theresa the Congressional Budget Office’s new research on how a recent immigration surge has affected the federal budget and national economy.  Key findings about U.S. immigrants | Pew Research Center - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/key-findings-about-us-immigrants/ Effects of the Immigration Surge on the Federal Budget and the Economy | Congressional Budget Office - https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60165

    57 min

  8. 30 JUL

    Ep. 175: Employment Visa Paths for Dreamers and a Harris vs. Trump Presidential Race

    In this week’s episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown delves into a recent Biden administration executive order that helps Dreamers get a work visa, with Dan Berger, a noted immigration lawyer, writer and speaker, and fellow at Cornell Law School. The pair discusses what new guidance on D-3 waivers means for DACA recipients and international students. Then, given President Biden’s decision to not seek reelection, Jack Malde, BPC Associate Director, discusses with Theresa potential immigration policy actions under either a second Trump administration or a Kamala Harris administration.    Opening (00:09) D-3 Waivers Discussion with Dan (01:27)  Harris Vs. Trump? (31:10)

    53 min
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This Week in Immigration gives you a rundown of key immigration issues. Experts from the Bipartisan Policy Center discuss and analyze all that is new and noteworthy on immigration policy.

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