UPCOMING EVENT
Friday, February 17, 2012
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC
Over the next 20 years, Europe’s Muslim population is projected to grow from 17 million to nearly 30 million, which would represent 7 to 8 percent of all Europeans. In his new book, The Emancipation of Europe’s Muslims (Princeton, 2012), Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Jonathan Laurence argues that rising integration problems and fears about terrorism have led governments to assertively step up efforts to engage their Muslim communities. On February 17, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings (CUSE) will host a discussion to explore the integration of Muslims in Europe and how it is linked to the ongoing struggle for religious and political authority in the Muslim-majority world. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Audrey Singer, February 01, 2012, The Brookings Institution
On Wednesday, February 1, Audrey Singer took your questions on U.S. immigration trends and the 2012 presidential election during a live web chat moderated by POLITICO. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William J. Antholis, January 31, 2012, The Brookings Institution
When President Obama took on outsourcing and migration in his State of the Union, South India was listening. The region sends more high-skilled workers to the United States than any other consular district in the world. Depending on how you view the global economy, visa officers either protect American workers in a flat world, or permit high-skilled migrants to help build bridges of cooperation that connect high-tech hilltops. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William H. Frey, Alan Berube, Audrey Singer and Jill Wilson, December 20, 2011, TIME.com
Data from the Census Bureau released in 2011 show the huge demographic changes taking shape across the United States. In this slideshow, experts from the Metropolitan Policy Program look back at analyses from the past year, highlighting decreases in domestic mobility and economic opportunity, along with significant growth in both the aging and ethnic minority populations. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Audrey Singer and Neil Ruiz, December 02, 2011, The Avenue, The New Republic
As lawmakers and advocates look for ways to align America’s economic interests with targeted immigration reforms, Audrey Singer and Neil Ruiz examine a bipartisan bill that recently passed in the House aimed at reducing backlogs for employment-based and family-based visas, and what impact this bill may have on the economy. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Peter Skerry, November 30, 2011, The Wall Street Journal
Peter Skerry examines the political implications of Newt Gingrich’s proposal to grant legal status to some of the illegal immigrants residing in the United States. Skerry argues that maintaining the status quo on immigration works to the political advantage of Democrats, something Republicans would do well to recognize. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vanda Felbab-Brown, November 15, 2011, Zócalo
Vanda Felbab-Brown examines the relationship between the United States and Mexico, arguing that it goes beyond institutional arrangements due to societal bonds and blood relationships. Felbab-Brown states that the more U.S. citizens of Mexican origin have a voice in the U.S. political system, the more these connections will become institutionalized. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Audrey Singer and Jill H. Wilson, October 24, 2011, CNN.com
Audrey Singer and Jill Wilson explore why the debate around immigration reform has been especially rancorous during the past few years. The authors examine the varied approaches to reform among different states, with states such as Alabama passing tough immigration laws as others pass laws to draw immigrants in. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Audrey Singer, October 24, 2011, National Immigrant Integration Conference
In a keynote presentation to the National Immigrant Integration Conference in Seattle, Audrey Singer examines national and metropolitan immigration trends in the first decade of the 21st century, a time when swift demographic change, congressional inaction, and economic turmoil have led to a patchwork of state and local approaches to immigration. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jill H. Wilson and Audrey Singer, October 13, 2011, The Brookings Institution
America’s immigrant population grew more slowly in the 2000s than during the 1990s, and immigrants have dispersed to new metropolitan areas and suburbs. Jill Wilson and Audrey Singer examine metropolitan immigration trends in the first decade of the 21st century, a time when swift demographic change, congressional inaction, and economic turmoil have led to a patchwork of state and local approaches to immigration. Read More
VIDEO
Russell Wheeler, October 07, 2011
Among the cases to be heard this year by the Supreme Court are several hot-button issues sure to roil the debate in the presidential election. Russell Wheeler explains their significance.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen, September 20, 2011, 38 North
The United States has admitted only 122 North Korean refugees since the adoption of the North Korea Human Rights Act, despite thousands seeking refuge. Roberta Cohen discusses the obstacles that block North Korean refugees’ admission to the United States and opportunities for the U.S. government to aid their resettlement. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
E.J. Dionne, Jr. and William A. Galston, September 09, 2011, The Brookings Institution
E.J. Dionne, Jr. and William Galston examine how Americans continue to wrestle with issues of national security, tolerance, religious freedom, and religious and ethnic pluralism in the post-9/11 era, and argue that generational differences in attitudes indicate that America will move again toward inclusion. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Shen Haimei, September 08, 2011, The Brookings Institution
As China’s economy has developed, it has become a destination for international immigrants rather than just a source of them. CNAPS Visiting Fellow Shen Haimei describes some of the patterns of immigration into China, explains how they are challenging China’s underdeveloped immigration laws, and offers suggestions for improving laws, policies, and practices.
Read MorePAST EVENT
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC
Ten years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, our nation continues to struggle with what it means to be American and attitudes toward Islam, anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiment, issues of national security, and the role of religion and religious leaders in U.S. politics. On September 6, the religion, policy and politics project at Brookings co-hosted an event with the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) to release a new PRRI survey and accompanying report on these issues. Read More