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    Category: Immigration policy

    Between Protection and Deportation: Deferred Action Dilemma for SIJS Youth 

    They were promised safety, then told to wait.  Giovanna Calderon is a staff writer and first-year MPA student. In 1990, Congress created Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS),… Read more “Between Protection and Deportation: Deferred Action Dilemma for SIJS Youth “

    December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 by briefpolicyperspectives

    The Costs of Mass Deportation

    Matias Bidegaray is a staff writer and first-year MPP student. President-elect Donald Trump has long promised mass deportations as a part of his immigration policy. In his 2016… Read more “The Costs of Mass Deportation”

    November 27, 2024March 31, 2025 by briefpolicyperspectives

    The Indefinite Reauthorization of the Conrad 30 Program: A Critical Imperative in Alleviating the Physician Shortage

    Julia Mattingly is a staff writer and first-year Ph.D. student. The United States grapples with an enduring and formidable challenge: the persistent shortage of physicians, particularly in… Read more “The Indefinite Reauthorization of the Conrad 30 Program: A Critical Imperative in Alleviating the Physician Shortage”

    November 9, 2023 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Examining the Irreparable Legacy of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrants Responsibility Act (IIRIRA)

    Christina Prinvil is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a second-year MPP student. In September 2021, the world watched as thousands of Haitian refugees, seeking… Read more “Examining the Irreparable Legacy of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrants Responsibility Act (IIRIRA)”

    December 17, 2021 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Navigating the Aftermath of the Muslim Ban: Policy Implications and the No Ban Act

    Niloofar Asgari, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives While campaigning for the presidency, then-candidate Donald Trump made a promise that he would ban Muslims from coming to the U.S. In… Read more “Navigating the Aftermath of the Muslim Ban: Policy Implications and the No Ban Act”

    December 20, 2019June 11, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives
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