Immigration
- What Is Temporary Protected Status?Temporary protected status has long been used as a humanitarian solution for migrants who are unable to return home safely, but efforts to give them a path to citizenship have reignited the debate around the U.S. immigration policy.
- More Lost Chances on Immigration Reform Hurt the U.S. EconomyCongress misses a major opportunity to pass immigration reforms that would help the United States compete.
- Ten Graphics That Explain the U.S. Struggle With Migrant Flows in 2022Spurred on by worsening economic and political crises across Latin America, migration to the United States reached record levels in 2022. Here’s a look at the year’s major immigration stories.
- U.S. Immigration Has Become an Elaborate Bait and SwitchThe broken system hurts immigrants—and makes it harder for the United States to compete.
- Inspiration in the RanksLegal immigrants and noncitizens—service members enriching the U.S. military since the American Revolution.
- Renewing America Series: A New Path Forward on Immigration ReformOur panelists discuss U.S. immigration policy, prospects for immigration law reform, and the political and economic implications of immigration in the United States. With its Renewing America initiative, CFR is evaluating nine critical domestic issues that shape the ability of the United States to navigate a demanding, competitive, and dangerous world. This project is made possible in part by the generous support of the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation.
- A Conversation With Senator Pat ToomeyJoin U.S. Senator and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Pat Toomey for a discussion on banking regulations, trade, and existing and proposed U.S. sanctions on Russia to hold it accountable for the war in Ukraine.
- To Out-Innovate Global Competitors, the United States Should Embrace Immigrant TalentImmigration barriers for entrepreneurs and U.S.-educated STEM graduates hurt American innovation.
- The Crisis of the Century: How the United States Can Protect Climate MigrantsThe disastrous effects of climate change could displace more than a billion people in the next thirty years. International and domestic legal systems cannot continue to let climate migrants slip through the cracks.
- The U.S. Immigration DebateComprehensive immigration reform has eluded Congress for years, moving controversial policy decisions into the executive and judicial branches of government.
- How Is Biden Handling DACA?The Obama-era policy protecting young undocumented immigrants from deportation has faced a raft of legal challenges. It could be up to the Supreme Court to decide the program’s fate.