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Green Card Holders and Legal Immigration to the United States
October 24 — In 2011, more than 1 million people were granted lawful permanent resident status in the United States. Nearly two-thirds of new LPRs were immigrants with family ties in the United States, report MPI's Joseph Russell and Jeanne Batalova in this updated look at the latest statistics on legal immigration.
Immigration Federalism: Which Policy Prevails?
October 9 — This article dissects the current patchwork of overlapping and potentially conflicting authorities for immigration enforcement and policymaking in the United States, based on unique, country-wide surveys and city case studies.
Disentangling Immigration and International Development in the United States
October 2 — Immigration and international development policy conversations have become entangled in the US context, not necessarily to the benefit of either debate. This article explores how a contemporary understanding and decoupling of the issues can contribute to more effective policymaking.



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Same-Sex Partners Slowly but Surely Gain Recognition in Immigration Benefits
October 16 — The Obama administration has announced a new policy recognizing same-sex relationships in immigration matters — the latest of several such developments since 2011. This article explores the expansion in same-sex couple recognition; it also reports on the STEM visa bill's fate, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's position on deferred action, Taiwan's inclusion in the Visa Waiver Program, and more.
For Love and Money: Second-generation Indian Americans 'Return' to India
Indian immigrants in the United States may not want their US-born children to live and work in India, but some members of the second generation are 'returning' to their parents' homeland for economic and personal reasons, as Sonali Jain of Duke University explains.
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