A newly released survey conducted by Morning Consult for the Bipartisan Policy Center found that voters do not believe that the federal government should prioritize using immigration policies to address the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Although a majority of voters did approve of President Donald Trump’s temporary suspension of overseas green card processing, they were evenly split on whether that policy would be effective in helping the economic recovery, reflecting Americans’ conflicting views about the role of immigration in today’s economy.

In partnership with Michele Waslin, Ph.D., from George Mason University, join the Bipartisan Policy Center as it releases its latest report on proposed state-based visa programs. This event will be via webinar on Thursday, May 28, at 10:00 AM EST. Featured panelists include the Hon. John Hostettler, former representative of the 8th District of Indiana, and Ann Morse, Program Director of the Immigration Policy Project at the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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In a special edition of ‘This Week in Immigration, BPC regular Theresa Cardinal Brown sits down with BPC Fellow and University of Texas, LBJ School of Public Policy Professor Ruth Wasem to discuss the history of health provisions in U.S. immigration law, and how they have been used in the past to address pandemics as well as the current response to COVID-19. 

In this week’s episode, Host Jordan LaPier and BPC regulars Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón discuss the Trump Administration’s 60-day suspension on certain green card categories, as well as President Trump’s statement suggesting that state and local relief funds could be contingent on their sanctuary city policies.

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