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CBP One: An Overview

The CBP One app, is meant to streamline interaction between travelers and CBP officers at ports of entry using GPS and facial recognition technology. But, it is unclear how this the technology and the data it collects will be used. 

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The Growing Demand for Healthcare Workers

A new research series from the American Immigration Council highlights the crucial role immigrants are playing to help address critical workforce shortages in healthcare at the state-level.

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The Economic Cost of Repealing In-State Tuition in Texas

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March 20, 2023
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March 20, 2023
New research from the American Immigration Council highlights the harmful economic effects of increasing public college and university tuition for certain long-term Texas resident students.
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The Growing Demand for Physicians in Nevada

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March 9, 2023
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March 9, 2023
This research brief highlights the crucial role immigrants in Nevada are playing to help address critical physician shortages.
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CBP One: An Overview

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February 28, 2023
Publication Date: 
December 9, 2021
This fact sheet provides an overview on CBP One, a mobile app developed to streamline interaction between travelers and CBP officers at ports of entry using technology which includes GPS tracking and...

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The Belonging Barometer

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March 7, 2023
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March 7, 2023
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The Growing Demand for Healthcare Workers

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February 3, 2023
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January 18, 2023

A new research series from the American Immigration Council, The Growing Demand...

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Midterms 2022: The Changing Demographics of the Electorate

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September 29, 2022
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October 4, 2022
With the 2022 midterm elections on the horizon, our interactive map uses data to show which states’ electorates are changing most rapidly.

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Summary of Proposed Changes to Student and Exchange Visitor Admissions Process by DHS

October 6, 2020

This document provides a summary of the Department of Homeland Security's September 25, 2020, Proposed Rule, "...

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Letter Requesting 60-Day Comment Period on Proposed Rule Expanding Collection of Biometrics

September 15, 2020
This new rule will increase the total number of people who are required to submit biometric data from 3.9 million currently to 6.07 million—an increase of more than 60%.
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Statement for the House Committee on Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Hearing on "Oversight of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services"

July 29, 2020

The American Immigration Council submitted a written statement to the House Committee on Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship for a July 29, 2020 hearing on "Oversight of U....

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