Overview of Immigration Issues in the 112th Congress
Date: March 21, 2011
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Description: This report synthesizes immigration issues as a multi-tiered debate. It breaks down the U.S. immigration law and policy into key elements: border control and visa security; legal immigration; documentation and verification; interior immigration enforcement; integration, status, and benefits; and refugees and other humanitarian populations. This report also delineates the debate in the 112th Congress for a range of issues, including border security, criminal aliens, and worksite enforcement.
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Unauthorized Aliens' Access to Federal Benefits: Policy and Issues
Date: December 9, 2011
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Description: This report focuses on the policy and legislative debate surrounding unauthorized aliens' access to federal benefits. Federal law bars aliens residing without authorization in the United States from most federal benefits; however, there is a widely held perception that many unauthorized aliens obtain such benefits. The degree to which unauthorized resident aliens should be accorded certain rights and privileges as a result of their residence in the United States, along with the duties owed by such aliens given their presence, remains the subject of debate in Congress.
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Alien Smuggling: Recent Legislative Developments
Date: May 22, 2008
Creator: Kim, Yule
Description: This report discusses issues surrounding aliens within the United States including an overview of currently-proscribed activities, exemptions, sentencing provisions, and proposed legislative changes.
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Unauthorized Aliens Residing in the United States: Estimates Since 1986
Date: September 22, 2011
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Description: This report discusses a rise in the unauthorized resident ("illegal") alien population from 1986 to 2010. It looks at reasons that illegal aliens stay resort to breaking the law and how illegal aliens affect the workforce in certain industries.
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Federal Funding for Unauthorized Aliens' Emergency Medical Expenses
Date: October 18, 2004
Creator: Siskin, Alison
Description: None
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Immigration Issues and Legislation in the 98th Congress
Date: December 2, 1983
Creator: Vialet, Joyce
Description: None
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Immigration Enforcement within the United States
Date: April 6, 2006
Creator: Siskin, Alison
Description: None
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Mexico-United States Dialogue on Migration and Border Issues, 2001-2006
Date: February 16, 2006
Creator: Cook, Colleen W
Description: None
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Immigration: The Labor Market Effects of a Guest Worker Program for U.S. Farmers
Date: February 20, 2004
Creator: Levine, Linda
Description: None
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Border Security: Apprehensions of “Other Than Mexican”Aliens
Date: September 22, 2005
Creator: Nuñez-Neto, Blas
Description: As the United States Border Patrol (USBP) discharges its mission it encounters unauthorized aliens from around the world attempting to illegally enter the United States. In fiscal year (FY) 2004, USBP agents apprehended 1.16 million people attempting to enter the country illegally between official POE; 93% of these aliens were Mexican nationals. Because the vast majority of people apprehended each year by the USBP are Mexican nationals, the agency categorizes aliens as Mexicans or Other Than Mexicans (OTM). Over the past three years, OTM apprehensions have more than tripled nationwide and have been concentrated along the South Texas border. The reasons for this dramatic increase, and its geographical concentration in Texas, are not altogether clear.
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