http://www.iom.int/news/us-exceeds-resettlement-target-10000-syrian-refugees
Announces that, as of August 29, 2016, the U.S. had admitted 10,172 Syrian refugees to the U.S in response to the Obama administration’s promise to increase the number of admitted refugees by September 30, 2016. From the International Organization for Migration
http://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/SR389-Justice-and-Security-Needs-in-Iraq-after-ISIL.pdf
Summarizes concerns expressed and recommendations made by displaced persons in Iraq about returning to their homes after their cities were liberated from ISIL From the United States Institute of Peace
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/ois_yb_2014.pdf
41 statistical tables covering lawful permanent residents, refugees and asylees, naturalizations, nonimmigrant admissions, and enforcement actions. Some tables include historical data. From the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R43839.pdf
Reviews the history of litigation between various states and the federal government over immigration and the exclusion or removal of unauthorized aliens. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/258876.pdf
Annual report on what countries around the world are doing to combat human slavery. Of 188 countries covered, 36 were placed on Tier 1, 78 on Tier 2, 44 on the Tier 2 Watch List, and 27 on Tier 3. Overall there were 27 downgrades and 20 upgrades. From the State Department
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/refugee-law/index.php?loclr=bloglaw
Describes the law and policy on refugees and other asylum seekers in 22 countries and the European Union. Includes laws and regulations governing the admission of refugees, processes for handling them, assistance provided to them, requirements for naturalization, and whether policies have been affected by recent emergencies. From the Law Library of the Library of Congress
Finds that 65 million people were refugees at the end of 2015, the first time that the UN agency has recorded more than 60 million displaced people. Children made up 51% of the world’s refugees. From the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/114th-congress-2015-2016/reports/51625-EconomicAPB.pdf
The second of two annual reports on how the president’s proposed budget would affect the economy as a whole and how it would affect the federal government’s budget deficits. Estimates that GDP would be 1.8% higher during 2022-26 due to the immigration proposal’s expansion of the labor supply. From the Congressional Budget Office