Eric Border's Report on
U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform
Eric Border's Agency Report on The U.S. Commission of Immigration Reform
A. Title of agency or organization?
U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform
B. Where is home base (city/state/country)?
Washington D.C./United States of America
C. Date founded?
After Immigration Act of 1990 (no exact date given)
D. Names of key spokespersons/officers
Shirley M. Hufstedleri, Michael S. Teitelbaum, Lawrence H. Fuchs, Bruce A. Morrison, Nelson Merced, Warren R. Leiden, Shirley Mount Hufstedler, Robert Charles Hill, Harold Ezell, and
Richard Estrada
E. What/who is key constituency or audience?
Members of Congress
F. What are the agency’s main activities?
They examined the effectiveness of the Immigration Act of 1990 and reported their findings to Congress.
G. Mission statement? (you may quote mission statement if available; use quotation marks)
It is not exactly their mission statement but their purpose was described. “The mandate of the Commission was to review and evaluate the implementation and impact of U.S. immigration policy and to transmit to the Congress reports of its findings and recommendations.”
H. What are the key im/migration issues of concern to this agency?
It focuses on illegal migration, legal immigration, refugees, and asylum policies.
I. What appears to be the most common informational basis for statements issued, press releases, reports, etc.?
Reports
Any publications? (What types, sample titles; if online, give links?)
They published several reports which can be accessed at http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/uscir/.
J. Give at least one citation of this agency in a newspaper article (preferably an Arizona newspaper). Use a citation index to research this e.g., Lexis Nexis, available from the Migration Course Web Page made by the Fletcher Library: http://library.west.asu.edu/subjects/SOC/soc331.html Provide a quote from the article that gives a good idea of this agency’s perspective on im/migration. Note: not a quote from agency’s own web site.
“The problem is growing. In 1997, legal immigration will surge to
854,000, while illegal immigration keeps adding an estimated 300,000 people per year. Meanwhile, polls show that a large majority of Americans, including most naturalized immigrants, favor reducing both legal and illegal immigration,” (Business Week, 8/19/1996, Section: News Analysis and Commentary, Page 41.)
K. Other issues of interest?
In a constantly changing society, this commission was a good thing. It examined immigration policies to review their effectiveness. This commission should still be around.
L. Is the agency noticeably pro or con immigration? (you may need to determine this from readings its position papers, press releases, news reports, etc)
It is pro and con immigration. It presented both sides of the story to Congress.
M. Web site? Give URL
http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/uscir/