There is a raging debate about whether the President stretched or exceeded his executive powers, but let us set aside the legal and political questions for the moment and consider a (wonkish) economic one: How does the administration envision the demand for low-skilled labor?
The Obama Administration has launched a new US Climate Resilience Toolkit, featuring findings from The Chicago Council's recent report, Advancing Global Food Security in the Face of a Changing Climate.
Following President Obama’s much-anticipated announcement on executive action on immigration, we turn our attention to the continued need for long-term legislative reform from Congress. While leaders argue we should “start with border security,” here’s what Chicago Council Survey polling tells us about the public’s appetite for immigration enforcement provisions.
"From eco-friendly farming techniques to the history of food activism"–The Guardian's new list of recommended international development reads includes Senior Fellow Roger Thurow's Enough.
Americans' perception of large numbers of immigrants and refugees coming into the US as a critical threat and the priority they place on controlling and reducing illegal immigration have both declined substantially over the last two decades. What does that mean for the public's reception of executive action for undocumented immigrants?
