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Immigration: National Policy (Unhinged from) Local Impacts

Immigration: National Policy (Unhinged from) Local Impacts National Association of Planning Councils Margie McHugh April 17, 2011. Rates and Numbers Recession Effects Responses to Local Impacts Taking on the Immigration Debate. Overview. 38.5 Million (2009). 14.8%. 12.5% (2009).

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Immigration: National Policy (Unhinged from) Local Impacts

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  1. Immigration: National Policy (Unhinged from) Local Impacts National Association of Planning Councils Margie McHugh April 17, 2011

  2. Rates and Numbers Recession Effects Responses to Local Impacts Taking on the Immigration Debate Overview

  3. 38.5 Million (2009) 14.8% 12.5% (2009) 4.7% 38.5 Million Immigrants in 2009:12.5 % of US Population

  4. More States Feel the Impact of Immigration: Largest and Fastest-GrowingImmigrant States

  5. About 3 in 10 Immigrants Are Unauthorized Unauthorized immigrants (11.2 million) 28% Legal temporary migrants (1.7 million) 4% Naturalized citizens (14.9 million) 37% Legal permanent residents (LPRs) (12.4 million) 31% 40.2 million* foreign born in March 2010 Note: * Includes estimate of undercounted immigrants Source: Passel, Jeffery S., and D’Vera Cohn, Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends. (Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center, 2011).

  6. Foreign-born Population, 2000 to 2010 Note: Three-month moving average. Source: MPI analysis of monthly data from the Current Population Survey, Jan. 2000 to Dec. 2010.

  7. Law Enforcement Language Diversity Urgent Local Impacts and Responses

  8. Language Portal: A Translation and Interpretation Digital Library • The Language Portal is a digital library of nearly 1200 resources relating to the use of language access services in social services and public safety agencies. The Portal includes legal guidelines, service models, master contracts for service providers, hourly translation and interpretation rates for different languages, pay differentials for multilingual staff, and sample translated documents. The Portal was created to provide “one-stop shopping” for the many local government administrators, policymakers, and others who are looking for ways to provide high-quality and cost-effective translation and interpretation services. www.migrationpolicy.org/languageportal

  9. Law Enforcement Language Diversity Immigration Status Service Eligibility Rules Community Relations Urgent Local Impacts and Responses

  10. Single-agency responses: law enforcement, K-12 education, health care Public/Private collaborations Cross-agency responses: advisory councils, special advisors or coordinating offices Gather information; analyze Recommend actions Oversee/monitor implementation Coordinated Government Responses

  11. Likely Leaders: Executive Offices Human/Social Services/Health State Refugee Coordinators Law Enforcement Coordinated Government Responses

  12. Prospects for Federal Leadership?

  13. Currently, two off-the-shelf options: All good – All bad Different needs, different impacts Opening for bottom-up thinking and solutions Potential for shared authority in immigrant selection? White House Office on Immigrant Integration? Taking on the Immigration Debate

  14. Find data, reports and other analysisby state and for the nation at For More Information www.migrationpolicy.org Margie McHugh 202-266-1921 mmchugh@migrationpolicy.org

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