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Mad About Immigration? Blame the Federal Government

Alex Nowrasteh | Posted 12.13.2011

Alex Nowrasteh

To prepare for the next round of newcomers, Americans can look back to our Founding Fathers' legacy of free immigration for peaceful and healthy people. While free immigration is a political pipe dream, there are some reforms that increase the number of visas and green cards and bring us a step closer to America's traditional immigration policy.

Immigrants in the Crosshairs: Mixed Messages

Jeffrey Kaye | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeffrey Kaye

Even as anxiety, xenophobia, and racism fuel waves of anti-immigrant populism around the globe, countervailing pressures come corporate sponsors dependent on immigrant labor.

Microsoft Needs Immigrants, Facebook Doesn't

Silicon Alley Insider | Vasanth Sridharan | Posted 05.25.2011

H1-B season kicks off tomorrow, and it will be short and random: There are five days to sign up for all 65,000 specialty work visas the U.S. is giving...