In the days leading up to the election GPPR will be releasing these graphical briefs on the candidates’ various policy positions. The justified text is directly excerpted from a candidate’s website platform with our analysis bulleted beneath each point. We strive to be as objective as possible in our analysis and you can find our research sources below.
Sources:
http://www.renewoureconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pnae_h1b.pdf
https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/h-1b-specialty-occupations-and-fashion-models/h-1b-fiscal-year-fy-2017-cap-season
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/10/world/mexico-president-fareed-interview/
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/jul/26/how-trump-plans-build-wall-along-us-mexico-border/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/02/11/trumps-dubious-claim-that-his-border-wall-would-cost-8-billion/
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/news/2015/07/09/117054/results-from-a-nationwide-survey-of-daca-recipients-illustrate-the-programs-impact/
Adding Up the Economic Benefits of the President’s Deferred Action Initiatives
https://www.americanactionforum.org/research/the-budgetary-and-economic-costs-of-addressing-unauthorized-immigration-alt/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/11/20/infographic-screening-process-refugee-entry-united-states
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/three-and-ten-year-bars
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-immigration-detention-20160906-snap-story.html
https://www.uscis.gov/n-400
Catherine Lyons is a first-year MPP at the McCourt School. She comes to Washington, DC from Los Angeles, California, where she was Southern California Director for FWD.us, a bipartisan nonprofit advocacy organization focused on passing immigration reform. Previously, she led the housing and community development policy work for a business-led nonprofit in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also served as an AmeriCorps member in New Orleans after graduating from the University of Southern California with degrees in journalism and international relations.