Immigration Project
A Project of the University of Arizona’s Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
About the Program
Immigration has become one of the most pressing and contentious issues in the United States, particularly in states along the U.S.-Mexico border. Immigration is an issue urgently in need of intelligent discussion so that policy makers, journalists and leaders in all sectors can better understand the many complexities of addressing this important public policy question.
Immigration has become one of the most pressing and contentious issues in the United States, particularly in states along the U.S.-Mexico border. Immigration is an issue urgently in need of intelligent discussion so that policy makers, journalists and leaders in all sectors can better understand the many complexities of addressing this important public policy question.
Economics is key to dealing with this vitally important issue. This project will provide an objective, analytical understanding of immigration through economics.
Objectives
The underlying objectives of this project are, first, to educate a broad spectrum of stakeholders and policy makers on the range of issues related to immigration, and also to work toward creating a more constructive atmosphere in which to make the difficult tradeoffs involved in setting immigration policy. While we understand that such policy-making is inherently a political process, it is our hope that the availability of thoughtful, credible information and analysis of this complex issue will help to diffuse the highly partisan nature of the current debate and contribute to formulating policies that are realistic, enforceable, and in keeping with American ideals.
Partners
Launched with the financial support of the Thomas R. Brown Foundations, The Communications Institute has teamed with the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the University of Arizona to launch this project.
Project Chair and Director
Honorable Ron Mazzoli (D-Ky Ret) Project Chair ( Center)
Judith Gans, Project Director and Visitng Scholar
Morris Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona (Right)
John E. Cox, Jr., President, The Communications Institute (Left)
Judith Gans, Project Director and Visitng Scholar
Morris Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona (Right)
John E. Cox, Jr., President, The Communications Institute (Left)
Project Chair - The Hon. Romano L. Mazzoli (D-Ky., ret.), co-author of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 with former United States Senator Alan Simpson. In 1971 Mazzoli was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he remained until 1995, serving twice as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and International Law.
Project Manager – Judith Gans, Visiting Scholar at the Udall Center. Gans received her Masters in Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.
Featured Research
Arizona’s Economy and the Legal Arizona Workers Act
Gans, Judith.A report prepared for the Communications Institute. Tucson: Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, 2008.
Examines the role of immigrant workers in Arizona and the economic impacts of the recently enacted Legal Arizona Workers Act.
Full Document.
A National Policy Issue with Significant Impacts at the Border
Gans, Judith.Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona.
Full Document.
Featured Educational Programs
Immigration and the Economy - December 11, 2008
A forum on immigration and the economy, was held on Thursday December 11, 2008 in Phoenix. This session, with invited 82 Arizona leaders from government, business, and media, focused on the role of immigrants in the economy and the tradeoffs faced by policymakers in managing immigration.Read More.
Immigration - Confronting the Challenges in Arizona - December 11, 2007
Leaders from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors from Arizona and Texas participated in a discussion on the challenges of developing and implementing immigration policies Tuesday, December 11th on the Phoenix Campus of Arizona State University.