Think Tank Releases Important Study “Breaking the Immigration Stalemate”
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009The complete title of this study is “Breaking the Immigration Stalemate: From Deep Disagreements to Constructive Proposals”. The study was done by The Brookings-Duke Immigration Policy Roundtable at Duke University. They describe themselves as an interdisciplinary “think and do” tank committed to understanding and addressing real-world ethical challenges facing individuals, organizations and societies worldwide.
This is an excellent study that in the end, they feel they were able to agree on a set of recommendations that address the most vexing and controversial issues stymieing immigration reform.
The study proposes 6 policy changes. These changes include emphasizing enforcement at the workplace, setting standards for the legalization of illegal immigrants and establishing an independent Standing Commission on Immigration.
The October 6 event featured the release of the Roundtable’s report and a discussion of the proposals and the potential pitfalls to achieving them. The report is the result of months of deliberation by the Roundtable, a joint project of the Brookings Institution and the Kenan Institute for Ethics. Roundtable members represent a broad spectrum of conflicting views from across the “pro-immigration” and “restrictionist” divide, but have nonetheless come together in support of this single set of recommendations.
We link to the Summary of this report, and for more reading with full audio of the event go here.
