The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) is a 501(c)3 non profit, non-partisan research institute. The Foundation’s mission is to “ promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas and the nation by educating and affecting policymakers and the Texas public policy debate with academically sound research and outreach” (TPPF ).
On September 29, 2008, TPPF released an informative report on Immigration in Texas by Bill Peacock and Andrew Liu. Five talking points in the report include: 1) Why do People Immigrate, 2) Immigration, Citizenship, and Document Fraud, 3) Immigration and Welfare, 4) Immigration and the Economy, and 5) Immigration and Border Security. The report argues that immigration will continue as long as the quality of life in the United States exceeds that of other countries and if our welfare programs are not reformed. The report can be read here: http://www.texaspolicy.com/pdf/2008-II-Immigration-final.pdf.
On September 2009, TPPF released a report on the Burden of Immigration Laws on Businesses by Marc Levin. The report discusses the importance of distinguishing the difference between criminal and civil violations involving hiring immigrants. The report made the following suggestions: not prosecuting business owners and landlords who were unaware of immigration status, not have employers face racketeering lawsuits for having hired illegal immigrants, refraining from enacting immigration laws that go beyond federal law, raising the cap on visas for highly skilled workers, and outsourcing guest worker programs to private contractors. The report can be read here: http://www.texaspolicy.com/pdf/2009-09-PP23-immigration-ml.pdf.
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