What are the new challenges and opportunities for immigrant integration in the 21st century? How can research on immigration contribute to the development of more humane and effective policies?

In order to be eligible for asylum, an applicant must meet the definition of refugee in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The INA defines refugee ... Mar 26, 2012 ... This definition of immigrant is narrower than some common definitions that treat any foreign-born person as an immigrant, including those ... Dec 23, 2020 ... Immigrant and refugee writers discuss and define “home” for themselves, as featured in our special exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. 14 (1) The regulations may provide for any matter relating to the application of this Division, and may define, for the purposes of this Act, the terms used in ... Except where otherwise noted (e.g., “undocumented immigrant” or “DACA-eligible”), we define an immigrant as anyone born outside the country to non-U.S. citizen ... Proponents of the term “illegal immigrant” claim that it is both precise and concise; they also claim that the term is better than other derogatory terms in ... Apr 23, 2025 ... By definition, unaccompanied alien children (UAC):. Have no lawful immigration status in the United States; Are under 18 years of age ... Jan 30, 2021 ... Second-generation immigrants are born in the United States but have parents who are born abroad. The immigrant-origin child population has ... Immigrant: Any person lawfully in the United States who is not a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or person admitted under a nonimmigrant category as defined by the ... Feb 26, 2025 ... In 2021, the Biden administration issued a new memo expanding the definitions ... Immigrant Justice Fund. ©NILC. Disclaimer · Privacy Policy. Site ...