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Issue Briefs

The following documents provide a briefing on issues and legislation affecting immigrants and refugees.  

Refugees and Asylees
» U.S. Refugee Program Concerns for Fiscal Years 2005-2006
Updated May 2, 2005
» Concerns About Current Asylum Policy and Practices
Updated May 2005
» Background on the U.S. Refugee Program
Updated April 2005
» A Solution in Search of a Problem: Security and the U.S. Asylum System
Updated March 2005
Refugee Populations of Special Concern
» Protection for Colombian Refugees
Updated April 2005
» Conflict and Refugees in the Darfur Region of Sudan
Updated August 2004
Public Benefits for Immigrants and Refugees
» Restoration of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits for Needy Refugees and Asylees
Updated April 2005
Immigration Reform
» The DREAM Act for Undocumented Students
Updated May 2007
» Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Congressional Proposals on Undocumented Migration
Updated August 2005
Immigration Enforcement and Services
» Immigration and the Department of Homeland Security
Updated April 2005
» Religious Worker Visa Program
Updated April 2005
 
» Immigration-Related Recommendations from the 9/11 Commission's Final Report
Updated August 2004
» Special Registration Program Update
Updated December 2003
» Special Registration Program Background
Updated January 2003