New Destinations & Hispanic Immigrants: Promoting Inclusive Policies
New Destinations & Hispanic Immigrants: Promoting Inclusive Policies
Exploring the complexity of immigration discussions today, this compendium of articles looks at topics such as immigrants and the U.S. economy, the role of business, and next steps for the DREAM Act. U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis writes in the compendium that immigrants “pump up job growth by spurring the creation of new businesses.”
This Americas Society compendium of immigration-related articles, consisting of Americas Quarterly (AQ) and original content, presents a multifaceted picture of what advocates, policymakers, and the general public face when trying to devise an approach to immigration that responds to the interests and needs of actors across society.
The publication, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, shows that only with a greater understanding of the present-day struggles and contributions of immigrants and Latinos overall can individuals and policymakers determine how to facilitate a welcoming, inclusive environment that draws on their many talents and taps their full economic potential. This is particularly important at a time when the U.S. Census shows how over the last decade the Hispanic population grew significantly in new "gateway cities" that have not traditionally had sizable Latino communities.
- Download a PDF of the compendium.
- Learn more about the Hispanic Integration and Immigration Initiative.
Articles include:
- “Immigrants and America’s Future” - U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on how our strong immigrant workforce is vital to U.S. competitiveness and that national immigration reform is also an economic issue.
- “Immigration and Integration: The Role of the Private Sector” - Alexandra Délano of The New School University and Jason Marczak of Americas Society and Council of the Americas on how companies that invest in the professional development of their immigrant or Latino employees develop a more qualified, loyal workforce.
- “What’s Next for the Dreamers?” – Daniel Altschuler of Amherst College and University of Oxford looks at the uphill struggle for creating a path to citizenship for the 2 million undocumented youth that would be eligible for DREAM.
- “The War on Immigrants: Stories from the Front Lines” – Cheryl Little of the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center shows how communities become less safe when the task of detaining and deporting undocumented immigrants falls under the jurisdiction of local law enforcement.
- “Argentina’s Migration Solution” – Gastón Chillier and Ernesto Semán of the Center for Legal and Social Studies profile Argentina’s progressive model of immigration reform and how its lessons are instructive for other countries.
About the Hispanic Integration and Immigration Initiative
Americas Society (AS), leveraging the relationship with its affiliate organization Council of the Americas (COA), promotes dialogue and information sharing among the private sector, public sector and community groups to advance Latino integration in the U.S., with a focus on the immigrant population. The Hispanic Integration and Immigration Initiative supports the further integration of immigrant workers into businesses and local communities while creating a more mobilized and visible business sector with regard to issues of immigrant integration.
AS/COA works both nationally and in what are referred to as new gateway cities to highlight and build on private-sector efforts to facilitate Hispanic integration, while building greater public recognition of Latinos’ socioeconomic contributions. A national business council—comprising companies at the forefront of integration efforts—anchors the initiative and provides guidance and models of integration best practices.
