Jagdish Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya write that the provision raising visa fees on H1(b) and L-1 temporary work visas violates the WTO's non-discrimination rules.

Roberto Suro writes that the goals of Arizona's immigration bill are twofold. First, the bill seeks to challenge the legal precedents that have allowed the federal government to have nearly total control over immigration issues, and second the bill's authors wanted nationwide attention for their solution.

The federal judge's decision to block the toughest measures in Arizona's new immigration law properly puts the focus back on Washington, where a political deal is needed, says CFR's Edward Alden.

FOX News' James Farrell lists the blocked sections of the Arizona's immigration law and possible reasons for their being striken or held.

Edward Alden writes that skilled workers, frustrated by the tight U.S. quotas on work visas and the long waits for permanent residency, are being lured by other countries that have overhauled their immigration laws and promise a smoother transition to a new life.

Four religious leaders weigh in on the importance of reform and the role of the religious community in the continuing, heated debate on immigration.

Featuring teaching notes by Edward Alden, director of this CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force on U.S. Immigration Policy, this academic module includes additional resources to supplement the teaching of the text in the classroom. This report warns that the failure to reform dysfunctional immigration laws and procedures threatens to harm the U.S. economy, complicate diplomacy, and weaken national security. It argues that maintaining America's political and economic leadership depends on attracting talented and hard-working immigrants and on securing the country's borders in a smart, effective, and humane way.

President Obama's first big speech on immigration reform missed opportunities to chart a political roadmap for new legislation and failed to reframe the issue's security implications, writes CFR's Edward Alden.

Edward Alden writes that "unless we begin a sensible debate on what a secure border means, and how to get there, badly needed immigration legislation will forever be hostage to an elusive goal."

Edward Alden says that the real threat to U.S. national security is not the people we fail to keep out but those we fail to invite in.

Shannon K. O'Neil testifies before the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Foreign Affairs and  Committee on Homeland Security on the way forward for U.S.-Mexico security cooperation.

CFR's Edward Alden analyzes the national implications of Arizona's immigration bill.

Listen to Edward Alden discuss Arizona's controversial new immigration law and its implications for comprehensive immigration reform.

CFR Senior Fellow Edward Alden discusses and fields questions on the possibility of comprehensive immigration reform in this CFR media conference call.

Arizona's new immigration law is unwise, unworkable, and probably unconstitutional. And who's to blame? Actually, the rest of the country, writes CFR's Edward Alden.

Arizona's new immigration law may force both Democrats and Republicans into a no-win situation for a tough election year.