Trump’s Rash Immigration Actions Place Cruelty and Spectacle Above Security ReportFebruary 27, 2025 Trump’s Rash Immigration Actions Place Cruelty and Spectacle Above Security Rather than adopting commonsense measures to fix the United States’ badly broken immigration system to benefit all Americans, President Trump’s indiscriminate immigration actions follow a pattern of cruelty, ripping apart families and communities and jeopardizing Americans’ security. Feb 27, 2025 Debu Gandhi, Ben Greenho, Nick Wilson
To Fix the Affordable Housing Shortage, Policymakers Should Support Smarter Housing Policies Instead of Using Immigration to Evade Responsibility ArticleOctober 24, 2024 To Fix the Affordable Housing Shortage, Policymakers Should Support Smarter Housing Policies Instead of Using Immigration to Evade Responsibility Oct 24, 2024 Ben Greenho
2023 Survey of DACA Recipients Highlights Economic Advancement, Continued Uncertainty Amid Legal Limbo ArticleMarch 25, 2024 2023 Survey of DACA Recipients Highlights Economic Advancement, Continued Uncertainty Amid Legal Limbo Mar 25, 2024 Tom K. Wong, Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec, Diana Pliego, 4 More Karen Fierro Ruiz, Silva Mathema, Trinh Q. Truong, Rosa Barrientos-Ferrer
Tackling the Opioid Crisis Requires a Whole-of-Government, Society-Wide Approach ReportSeptember 20, 2023 Tackling the Opioid Crisis Requires a Whole-of-Government, Society-Wide Approach Sep 20, 2023 Trinh Q. Truong, Debu Gandhi, Jill Rosenthal, 5 More Marquisha Johns, Mariam Rashid, Dan Restrepo, Akua Amaning, Cleo Bluthenthal
Resources on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ArticleAugust 7, 2019 Resources on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Aug 7, 2019 the CAP Immigration Team
Pushing Back and Moving Forward: A Conversation With Sen. Chris Van Hollen Past EventMay 12, 2025 Pushing Back and Moving Forward: A Conversation With Sen. Chris Van Hollen Join us for the second installment of CAP’s “What’s Next: Conversations on the Path Forward” series. Center for American Progress and online via Zoom May 12, 2025
Trump’s Rash Immigration Actions Place Cruelty and Spectacle Above Security ReportFebruary 27, 2025 Trump’s Rash Immigration Actions Place Cruelty and Spectacle Above Security Rather than adopting commonsense measures to fix the United States’ badly broken immigration system to benefit all Americans, President Trump’s indiscriminate immigration actions follow a pattern of cruelty, ripping apart families and communities and jeopardizing Americans’ security. Feb 27, 2025 Debu Gandhi, Ben Greenho, Nick Wilson
The Senate Must Fix the Laken Riley Act Before Voting on It ArticleJanuary 15, 2025 The Senate Must Fix the Laken Riley Act Before Voting on It As drafted, the Laken Riley Act violates due process and risks setting a problematic precedent that could upend the enforcement of federal laws. Jan 15, 2025 Patrick Gaspard
Regaining America’s Trust on Immigration In the NewsNovember 20, 2024 Regaining America’s Trust on Immigration In a new article published in Democracy Journal, Debu Gandhi discusses how progressives should modify their messaging on immigration in the wake of this year’s general election. Nov 20, 2024 Democracy Journal Debu Gandhi
To Fix the Affordable Housing Shortage, Policymakers Should Support Smarter Housing Policies Instead of Using Immigration to Evade Responsibility ArticleOctober 24, 2024 To Fix the Affordable Housing Shortage, Policymakers Should Support Smarter Housing Policies Instead of Using Immigration to Evade Responsibility Avoiding the real issues causing higher housing costs distracts from constructive solutions to solve America’s housing shortage. Oct 24, 2024 Ben Greenho
CAP Analysis Shows That Expanded Legal Pathways To Enter the U.S. Reduce Irregular Migration ArticleAugust 7, 2024 CAP Analysis Shows That Expanded Legal Pathways To Enter the U.S. Reduce Irregular Migration The CHNV parole processes discourage prospective migrants from seeking entry into the United States between official ports of entry, thereby reducing irregular migration. Aug 7, 2024 Tom K. Wong
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
2023 Survey of DACA Recipients Highlights Economic Advancement, Continued Uncertainty Amid Legal Limbo ArticleMarch 25, 2024 2023 Survey of DACA Recipients Highlights Economic Advancement, Continued Uncertainty Amid Legal Limbo The ninth annual survey of DACA recipients illustrates DACA’s role in empowering individuals and communities while strengthening the U.S. economy and highlights the need for a pathway to citizenship. Mar 25, 2024 Tom K. Wong, Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec, Diana Pliego, 4 More Karen Fierro Ruiz, Silva Mathema, Trinh Q. Truong, Rosa Barrientos-Ferrer
To Resolve the Humanitarian and Administrative Border Crisis, the U.S. Must Fix the Broken Asylum System, Help Stabilize the Western Hemisphere, and Provide Robust, Orderly Migration Pathways ArticleFebruary 5, 2024 To Resolve the Humanitarian and Administrative Border Crisis, the U.S. Must Fix the Broken Asylum System, Help Stabilize the Western Hemisphere, and Provide Robust, Orderly Migration Pathways The just-released Senate border deal is a sincere, bipartisan attempt to create much needed order at the U.S.-Mexico border; release pressure on the broken asylum system, resource agencies, and communities; and provide other targeted solutions across the immigration system. However, to achieve and sustain order at the border, Congress must more boldly address what drives migration in the region and must create accessible lawful pathways that are an alternative to asylum. Feb 5, 2024 Patrick Gaspard, Debu Gandhi, Dan Restrepo
DACA Recipients Bolster Social Security and Medicare ArticleJanuary 25, 2024 DACA Recipients Bolster Social Security and Medicare DACA recipients collectively earn nearly $27.9 billion and contribute nearly $2.1 billion to Social Security and Medicare each year, making the economy and their communities stronger. Jan 25, 2024 Trinh Q. Truong, Silva Mathema
Despite Barriers, DACA Entrepreneurs Contribute To Their Communities ReportJanuary 25, 2024 Despite Barriers, DACA Entrepreneurs Contribute To Their Communities DACA has empowered its recipients to pursue entrepreneurship and continue helping their families, their communities, and the U.S. economy in the face of significant barriers. Jan 25, 2024 Rosa Barrientos-Ferrer, Silva Mathema, Trinh Q. Truong