FORUM TOPIC

immigration reform

  • Should America Continue to Accept Asylum Seekers? No.

    Today, the U.S. has needlessly made the administration of providing refugee protection confusing by creating two separate paths and processes: An alien overseas applies for refugee protection, while an alien at our border or inside the U.S. applies for asylum.

  • The Road to Fundamental Immigration Reform

    Congress is on the verge of reforming an immigration system that is 40 years old. An assessment of the legislation, from the politics of the measure to what it will achieve.

  • Immigration Reform: The Challenges Ahead

    The immigration debate is at a fever pitch as the Ripon Forum goes to press. Only a fool would try to predict what will happen next, either in the Senate, which will probably vote this week, or in the skirmishing that could follow if lawmakers then move ahead…

  • Finding a Positive Way to Address Immigration Reform

    Ideas to help Republicans win the fastest growing segment of the American electorate.

  • Innovation Brain Drain

    Foreign born scientists and engineers have long been a source of new ideas for America. Yet because of restrictive U.S. immigration laws, they are taking their talents elsewhere.

  • The Citizenship Premium

    As lawmakers debate how to reform the nation’s immigration reform system, a look at the benefits of citizenship and the economic implications of the debate.

  • Harnessing the Hispanic Impact

    Much attention has been focused on the burden that illegal immigration places on our economy. Yet it is also important to remember the positive contributions made by those who enter legally.

  • Role Models

    Amid soaring approval ratings and a vast crossover appeal, these two Governors are reaching out to America’s new electorate and coming away with their support.