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Is Enforcement Key to Fixing America's Immigration System? — Feb 15, 2013

The current debate regarding comprehensive immigration reform offers an opportunity to redesign the worksite immigration enforcement system to achieve more efficient enforcement with better intelligence on where undocumented workers are employed, say Andrew Morral and Peter Brownell.

Legalization and Border Security: Are We There Yet? — Feb 7, 2013

The White House and a bipartisan group of senators recently unveiled proposals for comprehensive immigration reform. The proposal raises a number of questions, says Peter Brownell: How would success in securing the border actually be determined? Would it mean absolutely zero unauthorized immigration across U.S. borders?

Immigration Needs a Hybrid Fix — Oct 31, 2012

Is there a way out of the dilemma? I think there is: a simultaneous combination of a pathway to citizenship for most undocumented immigrants already here and a serious commitment to enforce the law without ambiguity in the future, writes James P. Smith.

One More Embrace, Then Slam the Door — May 1, 2005

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Peter Brownell

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Peter Brownell

Peter Brownell is an associate social scientist at RAND. Prior to joining RAND, Brownell was a visiting research fellow at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies and a guest scholar at the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, both at UC San Diego. His research focuses primarily on immigrants…

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