What Congress Needs to Break the Immigration Reform Stalemate

Authors

Maryam T. Stevenson

Abstract

This article provides a policy proposal for an immigration reform package that could be successful in the modern-day Congress. It is the second article of a series that began with an analysis of why immigration reform has been unsuccessful over the past 30 years despite bipartisan support. That article argued that polarization combined with the framing of immigration by the media and political elites has caused the public to view immigration as a one-dimensional policy largely defined by border concerns, when in reality, it is a robust policy area that encompasses a number of various issues (i.e. family immigration, skilled and unskilled workers, entrepreneurs, asylum, border control, etc.). This successive article offers a policy proposal that could eclipse those concerns and provides a path forward for Congress and policy elites.

Recommended Citation

Maryam T. Stevenson, What Congress Needs to Break the Immigration Reform Stalemate, 73 Cath. U. L. Rev. 499 (2024).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.edu/lawreview/vol73/iss4/5