RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William H. Frey, Alan Berube, Audrey Singer and Jill H. Wilson, March 23, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Changing demographics—where people live, educational attainment, aging of boomers, diversity in population growth, poverty rates—raises key policy and program issues for the new government in Washington. In view of that, the Metropolitan Policy Program has compiled and detailed important trends that are shaping the nation’s engines of economic growth and opportunity. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jeremy Shapiro, March 12, 2009, Foreign Affairs
In the United Kingdom, backlash against workers from other countries in the European Union is growing. Jeremy Shapiro discusses how measures to limit foreign labor may threaten the future of the European common market. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Audrey Singer, Jill H. Wilson and Brooke DeRenzis, February 25, 2009, The Brookings Institution
The failure of federal immigration reform in 2007 has reverberated in some fast-growing local areas, including in Virginia’s Prince William County—where community leaders and residents successfully organized to pressure county government to crack down on illegal immigration. Following these trends for a year, Audrey Singer, Jill Wilson and Brooke DeRenzis have completed a case study of the local, regional, and ultimately, national factors that led Prince William County to adopt new policies toward unauthorized immigrants. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Audrey Singer, David Park, Michael Katz and Domenic Vitiello, November 13, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Immigration to metropolitan Philadelphia has been rising recently after several stagnant decades. This paper examines recent trends in immigration to the region with attention to the varied immigrant groups, the opportunities they bring, and the challenges for policymakers, service providers, and communities across the area. The report argues for the development of a Regional Council on Immigration to best address the needs of the area’s newcomers. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Justin Vaïsse, September 08, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Justin Vaisse presents the basic facts and issues concerning Muslims in Europe, from a political and sociological perspective, and offers elements of comparison with the United States. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Elizabeth Ferris and Kimberly Stoltz, March 03, 2008, New Security Developments and Displacements in Iraq Series
Often described as the next "powder keg" in Iraq, the issue of Kirkuk's status has gripped the nation, its neighbors, and the international community. This referendum is significant because it is linked both to Iraq's past and the future of the "new" Iraq. As Brookings expert Elizabeth Ferris and Kimberly Stoltz argue, failing to reconcile the competing interests and property claims in, not only Kirkuk but also other disputed territories, could lead to further destruction and chaos in Iraq. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Hady Amr and Joel H. Samuels, July 21, 2007, Washingtonpost.com
A central issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been finding a solution for Jerusalem. Hady Amr argues that American leadership on "shared" sovereignty for the city can help bring peace, but that the U.S. must remain committed to making it happen. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Audrey Singer, May 17, 2007, House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Audrey Singer explained the impact of immigration on local communities, including how foreign-born settlement patterns have shifted during the past 15 years, the local role in integrating these newcomers, and, finally, a proposed federal response. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Audrey Singer, May 04, 2007, Urban Libraries Council
Changing demographics, including languages spoken and English proficiency, have implications for how to best incorporate and serve local populations. In this keynote address before the Urban Libraries Council, Audrey Singer discusses the implications Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Audrey Singer and Jill H. Wilson, April 21, 2007, Association of American Geographers
In their presentation at the Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Jill H. Wilson and Audrey Singer examine the patterns and implications of refugee resettlement in U.S. metropolitan areas. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Audrey Singer, April 18, 2007, Association of American Geographers
In this presentation at the Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Audrey Singer presented an overview of the forthcoming book, Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Alice M. Rivlin and Brooke DeRenzis, April 01, 2007, The Brookings Institution
A dynamic county in a rapidly changing region, Prince George's County has experienced significant demographic transformation during the last 15 years. This paper examines how migration has contributed to the changing demographic landscape of Prince George's County. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Hugh B. Price, February 16, 2007, The Press-Enterprise (California)
Opinion by Hugh B. Price, The Press-Enterprise (2/16/07) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William H. Frey, February 12, 2007, Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, University of Maryland College Park, MD
In this presentation, William H. Frey discusses how demographic mega-trends are shaping the ""demographic personalities"" of the nation's regions, metropolitan areas, central cities, suburbs and exurbs in fundamental ways. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William H. Frey, November 27, 2006, The Brookings Institute and the Research Institute for Housing America
In the first decade of the 21st Century, it is becoming clear that America’s demography will become far more multifaceted than we have known in the past. Two of the main demographic engines, propelling these changes, are discussed in this report.
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