Brookings: Experts - Audrey Singer

How the Recession’s Affecting Immigration

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

With U.S. unemployment at a 26-year high Americans will be feeling the economic downturn for some time. Jill Wilson and Audrey Singer identify the major shifts in U.S. immigration trends that have been impacted by the economic recession.

Census Dodges a Bullet but the Immigration Issue Remains

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Senate voted 60-39 to approve cloture on the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill, effectively blocking the controversial amendment that would bar the 2010 Census, unless it collected data on citizenship and immigration status. Audrey Singer responds to this news, and shows that though the Census will continue, the issue still remains.

Who Cares About Federal Economic Statistics?

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In a guest commentary for Economy.com’s Dismal Scientist, Andrew Reamer argues that while prospects for the federal economic statistical system are much improved compared to two years ago, the budget deficit will lead to pressures to reduce statistical agency spending. These pressures are much more likely to be alleviated if data users speak loudly about the substantial return the nation receives on relatively small investments in economic statistics.

Changing the Census? Don’t Even Think about It

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Preparations for April’s 2010 census are well underway but a last-minute amendment introduced by Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) threatens to derail it. In order to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the apportionment process, the Senators want to bar the Census Bureau from moving ahead unless it adds questions on citizenship and immigration status. Audrey Singer and Andrew Reamer say that the Senate should reject this amendment because it would result in inaccuracy, increased costs, and ironically disrupt the apportionment process.

Immigrant Incorporation and Local Responses

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The last two decades have witnessed unprecedented growth of the foreign-born population in new destination areas across the United States. At a session of the American Sociological Association annual meeting in San Francisco, Audrey Singer tackled the issue of immigrant incorporation in new U.S. destinations: its form and pace, variations by place, and varying responses by localities.

Metropolitan Areas Need Immigration Reform

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:24:06 GMT

As part of a new “Brookings Immigration Series,” Audrey Singer describes the new geography of immigration in the United States. She discusses how many more states and municipalities have a stake in the passage of federal immigration reform.

The New Geography of United States Immigration

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

New trends in immigration are changing communities across the United States. In describing the new geography of U.S. immigration, the restructuring of the U.S. economy, and the accompanying decentralization of cities and growth of suburbs as major employment centers, immigrant settlements have shifted to a new class of metropolitan areas, writes Audrey Singer. As a result, recent trends in immigration have placed a higher stake in the passage of federal immigration reform for states and municipalities.

Language Needs and Abilities in the Nation's Capital

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

At a forum marking the five-year anniversary of the Language Access Act in the District of Columbia, Audrey Singer spoke about language needs and abilities in the nation's capital, including limited English proficient speakers and linguistically isolated households.

21st Century U.S. Immigration Includes Alabama

Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Audrey Singer points out that Alabama has historically had very low levels of immigration, but within the past decade it has experienced a significant growth and change in immigrant populations.

Getting Current: Recent Demographic Trends in Metropolitan America

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Changing demographics—where people live, educational attainment, aging of boomers, diversity in population growth, poverty rates—raises key policy and program issues for the new government in Washington. In view of that, the Metropolitan Policy Program has compiled and detailed important trends that are shaping the nation’s engines of economic growth and opportunity.

Obama's Policy Challenges and the Future of U.S. Immigration

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

At Oxford University’s Refugee Studies Centre, Audrey Singer outlined major immigration trends, federal policy reform elements, and discussed how the American immigration debate has moved from the federal level into the states and localities.

Prince William County Case Study: Immigrants, Politics, and Local Response in Suburban Washington

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The failure of federal immigration reform in 2007 has reverberated in some fast-growing local areas, including in Virginia’s Prince William County—where community leaders and residents successfully organized to pressure county government to crack down on illegal immigration. Following these trends for a year, Audrey Singer, Jill Wilson and Brooke DeRenzis have completed a case study of the local, regional, and ultimately, national factors that led Prince William County to adopt new policies toward unauthorized immigrants.

Demographic and Economic Trends in the National Capital Region and their Effects on Children, Youth and Families

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Greater Washington Research at Brookings presented information on the demographic and economic trends of the Washington Rregion to Venture Philanthropy Partners, a regional philanthropic organization. The analysis focuses on the stresses and challenges facing a region that is generally prosperous but with some geographic areas and populations in economic distress.

Recent Immigration to Philadelphia: Regional Change in a Re-Emerging Gateway

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Immigration to metropolitan Philadelphia has been rising recently after several stagnant decades. This paper examines recent trends in immigration to the region with attention to the varied immigrant groups, the opportunities they bring, and the challenges for policymakers, service providers, and communities across the area. The report argues for the development of a Regional Council on Immigration to best address the needs of the area’s newcomers.

Communities with New Immigrants Deserve Federal Aid

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The presidential candidates all seem to agree that current immigration policies are broken and need to be fixed. But so far they've avoided dialogue on specific policy ideas. Audrey Singer's ideas for our next president include an Earned Legalization program; an Impact Aid program that would offset state and local expenditures; and New Americans Initiative to help all immigrants integrate into American life.

Immigration Reform Ideas for Our Next President

Thu, 01 May 2008 09:13:51 GMT

Martha Raddatz interviews Audrey Singer about the estimated 11 million people living illegally in the United States, and the economic force that undocumented workers exert. Her ideas include an Impact Aid Program that would offset state and local expenditures, and a New Americans Initiative to help integrate immigrants into American society.

Twenty-First-Century Gateways : Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts, this book provides in-depth, comparative analysis of immigration trends and local policy responses in America’s newest gateways.

Candidate Issue Index: Immigration

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Compiled by Brookings Institution experts, this chart is part of a series of issue indices being published during the 2008 Presidential election cycle. In this index, candidates' views on immigration, border security, work programs and other aspects of the immigration policy debate are presented.

Latin American Immigrants in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

With the backdrop of a simmering immigration debate across Metropolitan Washington, Audrey Singer profiled Latin American immigrants in the Washington region at the conference on “Latin American Immigrants: Civic and Political Participation in the Washington, DC-Metro Area,” at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Resettling New Orleans: The First Full Picture from the Census

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Using new Census data, we provide the first full picture of who lived in New Orleans and its region after the hurricanes of 2005, and what types of residents moved in, stayed, or remained displaced one year after the storm.

The Impact of Immigration on States and Localities

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Audrey Singer explained the impact of immigration on local communities, including how foreign-born settlement patterns have shifted during the past 15 years, the local role in integrating these newcomers, and, finally, a proposed federal response.

Immigrant Gateways: Faces of the Next Cities

Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Changing demographics, including languages spoken and English proficiency, have implications for how to best incorporate and serve local populations. In this keynote address before the Urban Libraries Council, Audrey Singer discusses the implications

Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

In their presentation at the Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Jill H. Wilson and Audrey Singer examine the patterns and implications of refugee resettlement in U.S. metropolitan areas.

Twenty-first Century Gateways: Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

In this presentation at the Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Audrey Singer presented an overview of the forthcoming book, Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America.

Reforming U.S. Immigration Policy: Open New Pathways to Integration

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Roughly 12 million people reside illegally in the United States. More are joining the workforce, and nearly half of these households have children. As presidential candidates debate solutions, Audrey Singer offers ideas for reform.

Seattle: Still Yearning To Be Free

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Audrey Singer and David Jackson outline refugee origination and destination trends since the early 1980s with focus on the Puget Sound region of Washington State.

Finding Exurbia: America's Fast-Growing Communities at the Metropolitan Fringe

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Despite the hullabaloo from political analysts, media, and local growth activists, just 6 percent of large metro area residents live in an exurb, and these exurbs vary from affordable housing havens, to ranchettes for the wealthy, to hopscotch project

From 'There' to 'Here': Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Though comprising only 10 percent of annual immigration to the U.S., refugees are a distinct component of the foreign-born population in many metropolitan areas.

Area Immigrants: Census Survey

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

In this Washington Post chat, Audrey Singer discussed how Washington has joined the ranks of other major immigrant destinations such as Miami, Chicago, Houston and Dallas.

Bringing Legal Immigrants into the Mainstream

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Anna Paulson and Audrey Singer, American Banker (6/23/06)

Katrina and Rita Impacts on Gulf Coast Populations: First Census Findings

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

An analysis of the first U.S. Census Bureau data regarding the demographic impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the population of the Gulf Coast region.

Financial Access for Immigrants: Lessons from Diverse Perspectives

Thu, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

In this presentation, at the release event for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago-Brookings publication, Financial Access for Immigrants: Lessons from Diverse Perspectives, Audrey Singer and Anna Paulson of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago outline the opportunities and challenges for broadening financial access for immigrants. They argue that the success of today's immigrants—who come to the United States largely seeking to improve their own prospects for prosperity—depends on their access to mainstream financial institutions that can help them save money, buy homes, access credit, start businesses, and otherwise build wealth.

Financial Access for Immigrants: Lessons from Diverse Perspectives

Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Financial access - knowing what one's financial options are and having products and services to choose from - is closely linked to economic prosperity.

The New Metropolitan Geography of Immigration

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

At a Miami convening of the Mayors' Institute on City Design, Audrey Singer addressed the variation in immigrant settlement patterns and composition across U.S. metropolitan areas and the implications for neighborhood redevelopment.

Las Vegas, Global Suburb?: Migration to and from an Emerging Immigrant Gateway

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The stereotypical image of a glittering Las Vegas is one that lures visitors with the promise of 'winning the jackpot' with nothing more than a little cash investment. However, hyperfast population growth rates in the 1990s revealed that Las Vegas is luring more than just the temporary visitor. In this presentation, Audrey Singer discussed Las Vegas' late 20th century development and examined the pace, composition, and sources of population growth.

Skipping the City for the Suburbs

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

In this interview, Audrey Singer discusses the new immigration patterns that have emerged in the Baltimore region.

France Must See Immigrants' Future

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Overcoming economic inequality among the poor of any community - immigrant, racial or ethnic minority, or native born -is the work of decades.

In Katrina's Wake, Who Will Return?

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Even as plans are announced to encourage people to return to New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities, America remains unprepared for the most realistic alternative for many - resettlement elsewhere.

Life in the Big City: What Is Census Data Telling Us about Urban America? Are Policymakers Really Listening?

Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, Audrey Singer analyzes the strengths and limitations of Census Bureau data gathered on immigrants.

Tracking Metropolitan America into the 21st Century: A Field Guide to the New Metropolitan and Micropolitan Definitions

Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

An overhaul of the widely-recognized metropolitan classification system by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will refashion the both research and federal spending.

Financial Access for Immigrants: Learning from Diverse Perspectives

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Conference Report #19 by Audrey Singer and Anna Paulson. (October 2004)

Polyglot Washington: Language Needs and Abilities in the Nation's Capital

Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Metro Washington's ?limited English proficient? (LEP) population increased by nearly 80 percent in the 1990s, according to a new paper by Audrey Singer and Jill H. Wilson.

Welfare Reform and Immigrants

Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

"Welfare Reform and Immigrants: A Policy Review," in the book Immigrants, Welfare Reform, and the Poverty of Policy.

The Rise of New Immigrant Gateways

Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

This report by Audrey Singer describes how unparalleled immigration in the 1980s and 1990s transformed many older immigrant gateways and created new ones across the nation.

The New U.S. Demographics

Mon, 10 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT

This presentation by Audrey Singer, presented at the Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health and Rights, describes changing trends in the race and ethnic composition of the United States, and the primary sources and implications of these c

Immigrant Trends in Metropolitan Washington

Thu, 12 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

This presentation by Audrey Singer at the Brookings Institution presents findings from a new report that examines immigrant trends in metropolitan Washington. The analysis of the growth and location of the foreign born in the Washington region uses C

Changing Faces: Immigrants and Diversity in the Twenty-First Century

Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

In this chapter of a new Brookings book, Audrey Singer and James Lindsay discuss the rapid growth of America's Latino and Asian communities due to immigration and how the national narrative on diversity will no longer be only about whites and blacks.

At Home in the Nation's Capital: Immigrant Trends in Metropolitan Washington

Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

An analysis of the growth and location of the foreign born in metropolitan Washington region reveals that almost half of the area's 832,016 immigrants arrived in the 1990s, presenting an array of challenges region-wide.

Green Card, Green Light for Voting

Sun, 10 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Green Card, Green Light for Voting

Latino Growth in Metropolitan America: Changing Patterns, New Locations

Mon, 01 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Latino Growth in Metropolitan America: Changing Patterns, New Locations

Local Police Should Not Do a Federal Job

Wed, 08 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by James Lindsay, Senior Fellow, and Audrey Singer, Visiting Fellow, in The New York Times, May 8, 2002

America's Diversity at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Reflections from Census 2000

Mon, 01 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Audrey Singer, Visiting Fellow, Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, The Brookings Institution, April 2, 2002

Don't Dangle U.S. Citizenship

Mon, 24 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Don't dangle US citizenship

The World in a Zip Code: Greater Washington, D.C. as a New Region of Immigration

Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

""The World in a Zip Code,"" finds that the Greater Washington region has become one of the top immigrant destinations in the country.