Index/Organizations/UnidosUS

UnidosUS

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Dec 2, 2025
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What are annual costs of detention and deportation for unauthorized immigrants (2020–2025)?

Estimates for detention-and-deportation costs vary widely: ICE’s publicly reported average removal cost of about $17,121 per person is one benchmark cited by investigative reporting , while advocacy a...

Jan 25, 2026
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How did Clinton's immigration policies influence the development of subsequent immigration laws and enforcement practices?

’s immigration agenda in the 1990s—culminating in the 1994 Crime Bill initiatives and the —laid structural and political groundwork that expanded enforcement tools, broadened deportable offenses, and ...

Nov 20, 2025
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How many undocumented immigrants file individual tax returns using ITINs each year?

There is no single, definitive count in the provided reporting of how many undocumented immigrants file individual tax returns with ITINs each year; sources instead give related measures: as of Januar...

Nov 3, 2025

What were the key criticisms of Barack Obama's deportation policies from immigrant advocacy groups?

President Obama’s deportation policies drew sustained criticism from immigrant advocacy groups who argued his administration’s enforcement approach produced record removals, disrupted families, and re...

Jan 30, 2026

Which stakeholder coalitions (business, faith, immigrant advocates) support or oppose the Dignity Act, and what are their publicly stated reasons?

has attracted a broad, public coalition of business groups, , and some immigrant-advocacy organizations that the bill’s sponsors prominently cite as supporters, with each coalition framing its backing...

Dec 13, 2025

What is the racial breakdown of Medicaid recipients in the United States as of 2025?

CMS and independent analysts report that Medicaid covered roughly 71.4–71.5 million people in January 2025, about 21% of the U.S. population . National estimates of the racial/ethnic composition of Me...

Jan 17, 2026

What economic studies link deportation policies to housing prices?

A small but growing set of economic studies and policy analyses link stricter immigration enforcement and large-scale deportations to higher housing costs by shrinking the construction workforce and s...

Oct 22, 2025

What were the reactions of immigrant advocacy groups to the increased deportations during the Obama administration in 2012 and 2013?

In 2012–2013 immigrant advocacy groups reacted with a mix of guarded praise for administrative relief and sharp criticism of rising deportation totals, framing the Obama administration as simultaneous...

Oct 14, 2025

How did the Hispanic community respond to Charlie Kirk's statements?

The reporting across the collected pieces indicates to Charlie Kirk’s statements; instead coverage documents individual consequences for critics, critique of Kirk’s rhetoric from religious leaders, an...

Feb 7, 2026

What would be the fiscal and logistical cost of a large‑scale deportation program in the U.S.?

A credible one-time of the roughly 11–13 million undocumented people in would carry direct in the hundreds of billions and broader in the trillions; conservative operational estimates put a single‑ope...

Feb 3, 2026

Who first called Obama the 'deporter-in-chief' and in what context?

The epithet “” was coined in the public debate by immigrant‑rights critics and advocacy leaders to condemn ’s deportation record; one widely reported, attributable public instance came when , then pre...

Jan 20, 2026

What documented grants has the Open Society Foundations made to U.S. advocacy groups since 2017?

The Open Society Foundations (OSF) has continued large-scale grantmaking in the United States since 2017, funding a broad spectrum of advocacy, civil-rights, racial-justice, immigrant-rights, labor an...