Publications
Articles
“Beyond Border Enforcement: Enhancing National Security Through Immigration Reform,” Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy 5, no. 2 (Summer 2007): 427-446.
“Facing Border Insecurity: U.S. Border-Enforcement Policies and National Safety,” Immigration Law Today 25, no. 4 (July/August 2006): 34-40.
“From Denial to Acceptance: Effectively Regulating Immigration to the United States,” Stanford Law and Policy Review 16, no. 2 (Spring 2005): 445-462.
“Missing the Forest for the Trees: Restrictionists Tie Immigration to Environmental Damage,” Immigration Law Today 23, no. 3 (May/June 2004): 16-22.
“The Forgotten U.S.-Mexico Immigration Accord: Is America Neglecting Its Southern Border?,” Immigration Law Today 22, no. 5 (September/October 2003): 34-43.
“Immigration Policy for the 21st Century: The Case for Legalization of Undocumented Immigrants,” Bender's Immigration Bulletin 8, no. 1 (January 1, 2003): 28-43.
“From Seattle to Washington: In Search of a Democratic Global Order,” Washington Report on the Hemisphere 20, nos. 4-5 (April 15, 2000): 5 & 9.
“‘Fix 96’ Campaign Takes Off,” Refugee Reports 20, no. 11 (November/December 1999): 6-10.
“A New Bracero Program for the 21st Century,” Washington Report on the Hemisphere 19, no. 19 (November 14, 1999): 3.
“Bad News from INS for Refugees, Asylees, and Diversity Visa ‘Winners,’” Refugee Reports 20, no. 8 (August/September 1999): 11-12.
“INS Faces Reorganization Proposals, Budget Shortfalls, and Backlogs,” Refugee Reports 20, no. 7 (July/August 1999): 11-13.
Opinion Pieces
“Poverty is Still Home-Grown,” Washington Post, September 8, 2007, p. A. 14.
“‘Immigrants Bring Crime’ Is a Myth,” New America Media, February 22, 2007.
“Immigration Restrictionists Must Face Reality,” Wall Street Journal, February 25, 2004, p. A15.
“A Failed Border Policy,” Miami Herald, May 24, 2003, p. 6B.
“Legalization After September 11,” Migration World Magazine 30(3), 2002, p. 6.
“Debt forgiveness is a fraction of what is needed,” Financial Times, May 5, 2000, p. 16.
IPC Reports
Missing the Target: Anti-Immigrant Ordinances Backfire, August 2007.
The Myth of Immigrant Criminality and the Paradox of Assimilation: Incarceration Rates Among Native and Foreign-Born Men (with Rubén G. Rumbaut), Spring 2007. {Reprinted on the Social Science Research Council's Border Battles website, May 23, 2007.}
Dollars without Sense: Underestimating the Value of Less-Educated Workers (with Benjamin Johnson), May 2007.
Border Insecurity: U.S. Border-Enforcement Policies and National Security, Spring 2006.
Learning from IRCA: Lessons for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (with Jimmy Gomez), May 2006.
More Than a “Temporary” Fix: The Role of Permanent Immigration in Comprehensive Reform, January 2006.
The Economics of Necessity: “Economic Report of the President” Underscores the Importance of Immigration, May 2005.
From Denial to Acceptance: Effectively Regulating Immigration to the United States, November 2004.
Missing the Forest for the Trees: The Environmental Arguments of Immigration Restrictionists Miss the Point, March 2004.
The Cost of Doing Nothing: The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, January 2004.
Minority Newcomers: Fair Comparisons of Immigrants and the Native-Born, November 2003.
Immigrant Success or Stagnation?: Confronting the Claim of Latino Non-Advancement (with Benjamin Johnson), October 2003.
‘Mexifornia’: A State of Confusion, September 30, 2003.
Lives in Limbo: Mismanagement of a Bad Policy Leaves Asylees in No Man's Land, August 2003.
A Study in Distortion: FAIR Targets Immigrant Children, August 22, 2003.
Migrating to Recovery: The Role of Immigration in Urban Renewal, July 2003.
Not Getting What They Paid For: Limiting Immigrants’ Access to Benefits Hurts Families Without Reducing Healthcare Costs, June 2003.
A Moratorium on Common Sense: Immigration Accord On Hold While Failed Border Enforcement Policies Continue, May 2003. {Reprinted by the Americas Program of the Center for International Policy, June 13, 2003.}
Other Reports
Enforcement Without Reform: How Current U.S. Immigration Policies Undermine National Security and the Economy (East Lansing, Michigan: Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University, March 2008).