Fixing Our Broken Immigration System

NDN has a demonstrated commitment to achieving a sensible immigration system.  NDN began to fight for reform by spending the most resources of any organization - prior to the 2008 U.S. Presidential campaign - on a Spanish-language radio and television media campaign designed specifically to counter anti-immigrant campaigns.  Similarly, as a cornerstone of NDN's Hispanic Programs, NDN has regularly hosted forums with members of both chambers of Congress to discuss proposals to fix our current broken immigration system.  Through its leading research and polling - conducted most recently among all voters in Colorado, Florida, Nevada, and New Mexico - NDN has found that a majority of Americans support a legislative overhaul to fix the broken immigration system, as opposed to limited enforcement measures.  To follow our work on immigration, you can access the latest work written by our team: Simon, Andres, and Zuraya; and you can follow the most salient issues being discussed in the area of immigration reform by reading NDN's Weekly Update on Immigration.

Click here for NDN's presentation "Making the Case for Passage of Immigration Reform This Year."

Features

A Summary of Our Case for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR)
CIR is the name given to a legislative strategy to fix our broken immigration system. And passage of immigration reform legislation makes sense for a series of political, policy and economic reasons, outlined in this section.
Making the Case: Seven Reasons Why Congress Should Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform this Year
By Simon Rosenberg, April 30, 2009 - Simon lays out our case for why Congress can -- and should -- pass comprehensive immigration reform this year. Read his seven points for why we must work to pass immigration reform in 2009.
Polling Immigration
September 3, 2008 - NDN is excited to release a new set of polls looking at how the immigration issue is playing out in four states that will be instrumental in electing the next President - Colorado, Florida, New Mexico and Nevada.
A Responsible Immigration Policy
Immigration should properly be seen by Democrats as one their greatest political and governing opportunities of this political era, and a true test of whether they have what it takes to lead the emerging America of the 21st century.
Video from "Politics and Policy: What To Expect from the Immigration Debate"
August 4, 2009 - NDN President, Simon Rosenberg, Tamar Jacoby, President, ImmigrationWorks and Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum, discuss the political and policy elements likely to be considered in CIR legislation.
NDN Backgrounder: Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Last week, Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), led a White House meeting with key groups and stakeholders to discuss immigration policy. Learn more about the issue here.
Honoring Kennedy by Taking Action on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
By Andres Ramirez, August 28, 2009 - Andres Ramirez calls for action on immigration reform as a way to respect the legacy of one of the most influential legislators on this issue, Sen. Ted Kennedy.
Weekly Immigration Update: Foreign Workers and the Debate Over Comprehensive Immigration Reform
By Zuraya Tapia-Alfaro, April 20, 2009 - Zuraya's most recent article in a long line of pieces that highlight the positive economic impact of immigrants at all levels in the U.S.
NDN, America's Voice, NCLR Team Up to Reiterate the Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform This Year
February 20, 2009 - Video of an important NDN event on Immigration; NDN, NCLR, and America's Voice team up to reiterate the many reasons why immigration reform is an urgent and smart policy and political priority.
NDN Immigration Event with Senator Bob Menendez
December 6, 2007 - NDN hosts Sen. Bob Menendez, Janet Murguia, Frank Sharry and Joe Garcia to discuss the Hispanic vote and the role of immigration as a motivating issue among this electorate.