FYI: Obama's Immigration Strategy; A recent sampling of COHA citations

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Subject: Obama's Immigration Strategy; A recent sampling of COHA citations

A Council on Hemispheric Affairs Press Release

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A Nation of Settled Immigrants: An Early View of the Obama Administration's Immigration Strategy

Worldwide, there are more than 190 million migrants and approximately 20 percent of them reside in the United States, numbers that suggest that migration seriously undergirds the U.S.' domestic economy and local social conditions. Yet, compared to the drama of Minute Men on the border or the fervor of the international Labor Day marches across the country in 2006, the relative lack of attention on immigration today makes it appear as though the America of 2009 has all but forgotten about what was supposed to be this country's great immigration debate. This may, however, give a false impression. Debate over immigration concerns remains a pressing issue for advocates of all perspectives on the question with a new found sense of immediacy which has been exacerbated by the worldwide economic recession.

Americans who feel their jobs are t hreatened by immigrants are pushing for tighter immigration controls and increased border security. The precarious economic situation in which the recession has left many Americans seems to have intensified their opposition to the inflow of migrants from abroad.

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This analysis was prepared by COHA Research Associate Arienna Grody

Recent COHA Citations

A Sampling of Citations from the Period of May 31, 2009 to June 5, 2009:

CNN: OAS lifts 47-year-old suspension of Cuba Bloomberg: Obama Overtures to Cuba Overtaken as OAS Votes to Engage Regime The To ronto Star: 'Everybody knows who really runs Mexico' The Independent: American states lift 47-year ban as Cuba comes in from the cold

Friday, June 05, 2009 | Press release 09.166

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