Vice President Kamala Harris and Migration in the Americas: Setting the Record Straight ArticleAugust 5, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris and Migration in the Americas: Setting the Record Straight Vice President Kamala Harris has supported bipartisan border security solutions and has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to working with regional partners to address the root causes of irregular migration. Aug 5, 2024 Dan Restrepo, Tom Jawetz, Debu Gandhi, 2 More Joel Martinez, Silva Mathema
Recent Anti-Immigrant State Laws Break New Grounds of Illegality ArticleJuly 22, 2024 Recent Anti-Immigrant State Laws Break New Grounds of Illegality Courts must continue to block unconstitutional, overreaching, and dangerous anti-immigrant state laws that intrude into federal authority. Jul 22, 2024 Tom Jawetz
The Biden Administration’s Use of Immigration Parole Authority Is a Smart and Lawful Approach to Today’s Migration Challenges ReportApril 19, 2023 The Biden Administration’s Use of Immigration Parole Authority Is a Smart and Lawful Approach to Today’s Migration Challenges Legal challenges to new immigration parole processes lack merit and will undermine border management efforts and regional migration solutions if they are successful. Apr 19, 2023 Tom Jawetz
There Is No Evidence That TPS Designations Increase Irregular Migration to the United States ArticleFebruary 17, 2021 There Is No Evidence That TPS Designations Increase Irregular Migration to the United States Statistical analysis does not demonstrate a “magnet” effect after Temporary Protected Status designations. Feb 17, 2021 Tom K. Wong, Tom Jawetz, Silva Mathema
How Executive Action Can Build a More Fair, Humane, and Workable Immigration System ArticleJanuary 11, 2021 How Executive Action Can Build a More Fair, Humane, and Workable Immigration System The Biden administration can jump-start a series of necessary reforms by issuing a clear and expansive executive order in its first days that condemns the damage caused to the immigration system by the past administration, pauses deportations, and outlines principles to guide policy development over the next four years. Jan 11, 2021 Tom Jawetz
TPS Can Promote Stability and Recovery for Central American Countries Hit by Recent Hurricanes ReportDecember 21, 2020 TPS Can Promote Stability and Recovery for Central American Countries Hit by Recent Hurricanes Hurricanes Eta and Iota caused widespread damage to several already fragile Central American countries, leaving them incapable of safely and adequately accepting the return of their own nationals living abroad. Dec 21, 2020 Silva Mathema, Tom Jawetz
Promoting Accountability: State and Federal Officials Shouldn’t Be Above the Law ReportDecember 17, 2020 Promoting Accountability: State and Federal Officials Shouldn’t Be Above the Law Policymakers must ensure that state and federal officials can be held accountable in court when they violate the law and harm those they are supposed to protect. Dec 17, 2020 Maggie Jo Buchanan, Tom Jawetz, Stephanie Wylie
The President and Immigration Law: Restoring Faith in Our Immigration System Through Enforcement Discretion and Reform In the NewsOctober 14, 2020 The President and Immigration Law: Restoring Faith in Our Immigration System Through Enforcement Discretion and Reform Author Tom Jawetz explains why the United States must pursue significant legislative reforms in order to work toward a fair, humane, and workable immigration system. Oct 14, 2020 Just Security Tom Jawetz
New DHS Policy Threatens To Undo Gains Made by DACA Recipients ArticleOctober 5, 2020 New DHS Policy Threatens To Undo Gains Made by DACA Recipients DACA continues to be a major success, but the Trump administration’s newest attempt to restrict the initiative threatens this progress. Oct 5, 2020 Tom K. Wong, Sanaa Abrar, Claudia Flores, 4 More Tom Jawetz, Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec, Juliana Macedo do Nascimento, Philip E. Wolgin
Amid Changes to the DACA Program and COVID-19, DACA Recipients are Fired Up and Civically Engaged In the NewsOctober 2, 2020 Amid Changes to the DACA Program and COVID-19, DACA Recipients are Fired Up and Civically Engaged Tom K. Wong and others write about the results of a 2020 survey of DACA recipients. Oct 2, 2020 United We Dream Tom K. Wong, Sanaa Abrar, Claudia Flores, 4 More Tom Jawetz, Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec, Juliana Macedo do Nascimento, Philip E. Wolgin
Immigrants as Essential Workers During COVID-19 TestimonySeptember 28, 2020 Immigrants as Essential Workers During COVID-19 Tom Jawetz, vice president for Immigration Policy at the Center for American Progress, testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship on September 23, 2020. Sep 28, 2020 Tom Jawetz
Philanthropy Can’t Support the Common Good When It Supports White Supremacy (Letter to the Editor) In the NewsSeptember 11, 2020 Philanthropy Can’t Support the Common Good When It Supports White Supremacy (Letter to the Editor) In a letter to the editor, Tom Jawetz and Frank Sharry urge publications not to promote, fund, or sustain organizations committed to white supremacy. Sep 11, 2020 The Chronicle of Philanthropy Tom Jawetz, Frank Sharry