AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT: CAP Experts on the President’s Executive Action on Immigration Reform

Washington, D.C. — The following experts from the Center for American Progress are available to discuss President Barack Obama’s upcoming announcement about his plans to take executive action on immigration and provide relief to a portion of the nation’s undocumented immigrant population:

• Angela Maria Kelley, Vice President, Immigration Policy
• Marshall Fitz, Director, Immigration Policy
• Vanessa Cárdenas, Vice President, Progress 2050 (English/Spanish)
• Michele L. Jawando, Vice President, Legal Progress
• Sarah Audelo, Policy Director, Generation Progress

Related resources:

• By the Numbers: Every President Since Eisenhower Has Taken Executive Action on Immigration by Philip E. Wolgin (En español)
• What the President Can Do on Immigration If Congress Fails to Act by Marshall Fitz
• Administrative Action on Immigration Reform: The Fiscal Benefits of Temporary Work Permits by Patrick Oakford (En español)
• How DACA Has Improved the Lives of Undocumented Young People by Zenen Jaimes Pérez (más sobre jovenes indocumentados en español)
• Enforcement Overdrive Has Overloaded the Immigration Courts by Marshall Fitz and Philip E. Wolgin
• The Economic Benefits of Granting Legal Status and Citizenship to Undocumented Immigrants by Robert Lynch and Patrick Oakford
• The Cost of Inaction on Immigration Reform by the CAP Immigration Team

For more information, please contact Tanya S. Arditi at [email protected] or 202.741.6258.

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