Daily Immigration Reform Backgrounder - June 19
As the Senate Border/Immigration bill moves to the Senate floor, the team at NDN/NPI offers up its most relevant background materials, and key press clips, updated daily.

Features

Hais and Winograd Release New Book, "Millenial Majority"
Chris Bowman | May 15
NDN Fellows Hais/Winograd released their latest at an evening event here at NDN's offices. We were joined by Nat Journal's Ron Brownstein to discuss Millennials and the future of American politics.
As the Economy Improves, Give Some Credit to Globalization
Robert J. Shapiro | Jun 3
In a sweeping new essay, Rob takes a deeper look at how the successful management of a new age of globalization by the US is helping drive the new spate of good economic news.
Event Recap: China, US, and a New Middle East
Brad Bosserman | Jun 7
NDN’s MENA Initiative hosted a panel exploring ways that decreasing US oil demand and rapidly growing Chinese presence in MENA oil markets is reshaping the global politics of the Middle East.
Analysis: CBO Scoring of Immigration Bill A Game Changer
Simon Rosenberg | Jun 19
The new CBO report is a bit of a political game changer for the immigration debate. We learned last night that it will improve the US economy, create jobs and significantly lower the budget deficit. Opposing it comes at a higher cost now.

Recent Work

Simon's latest in The Hill: "On the Border, DHS Has Earned Congress' Trust"
Chris Bowman // Tue, June 18
In this op-ed, Simon analyzes the success DHS has had on the border and discusses recent amendments to the immigration reform legislation.
NDN Statement on the Implications of the Iranian Presidential Election
Brad Bosserman // Mon, June 17
The election of Hassan Rouhani is a positive development and represents an opportunity for reform as well as renewed and rational engagement with the west. U.S. strategic interests and the security of our allies, though, must continue to drive our policy.
Simon Discusses NSA Leaks, Snowden, and Global Surveillance on Fox and Al Jazeera America
Chris Bowman // Mon, June 10
Simon takes a hard line on the recklessness of Edward Snowden, but argues that because governments throughout the world have unprecedented surveillance tools new domestic and international norms will have to be adopted to protect every day people.
Kristian Ramos Op-Ed in AZ Daily Star: "Updating Ports of Entry Will Help Preserve Our Vital Trade with Mexico"
Emma Buckhout // Fri, June 7
In his column "Updating Ports of Entry Will Help Preserve Our Vital Trade with Mexico," Kristian highlights important border provisions of the legislation currently in Congress that will benefit the Southern Arizona and overall US economies.
Advancing Manufacturing Means Advancing Jobs
Chris Bowman // Fri, May 31
John explains how advanced manufacturing is crucial to the economic recovery, presenting us with cogent examples of how some cities are already helping create jobs with this burgeoning sector.
New Hais/Winograd Op-Ed, "Will Democrats Repeat Their 2012 Success in 2014?"
Chris Bowman // Thu, May 23
In 2014, if the Democrats are able to maintain their ground game advantage and build enthusiasm among their larger base of supporters they should be able to hold their own in the Senate and at least cut into the Republicans' gerrymandered advantage in the House.
NDN Hosts Experts Discussing Plan About How to Build A "21st Century Postal Service"
Chris Bowman // Mon, May 20
If you missed our event today about modernizing the US Postal Service with George Gould and John Nolan, feel free to review the video of the thoughtful discussion.