Immigration: A Top Issue in Every State

Thursday, July 24

12:15 p.m. CDT, press conference

Toll-free dial-in line: 888-687-4838

International dial-in line: 617-614-3800

Participant code: 32838580

NEW ORLEANS, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- States are taking a myriad of approaches to address their growing immigrant populations. From pilot guest worker programs to human smuggling prohibitions, legislators in nearly all 50 states have debated immigration in one way or another.

A new NCSL report will detail the numbers and types of immigration-related legislation being discussed as well as those that became law in the first six months of 2008. The report will be issued by NCSL's Immigrant Policy Project, which tracks legislation across the country pertaining to immigration. It will release its quarterly findings Thursday, July 24 during NCSL's Legislative Summit inNew Orleans.

The Immigrant Policy Project serves state and local policymakers and their staff by providing timely, impartial, and succinct information on immigration activities at the federal, state, and local levels. The project has focused on the federal-state-local partnership in the re-settlement of immigrants and refugees, including immigration-related state laws affecting migrants and civic engagement.

NCSL is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the states, commonwealths and territories. It provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues and is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of the states in the American federal system. For more information or to access the full report, log on to www.ncsl.org or e-mail press-room@ncsl.org.

SOURCE National Conference of State Legislatures

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