[3] It has also expressed opposition in the past to proposals such as the Krieble Foundation's Red Card scheme (endorsed by Newt Gingrich in the 2012 Republican presidential primary) that would create a huge guest worker program without offering a path to citizenship.
[4] The Immigration Policy Center has eight listed staff members on its website,[5] including Walter Ewing and Mary Giovagnoli.
The IPC puts out documents, articles, and press releases to counter claims made by restrictionists that they consider inaccurate and misleading.
[19] The restrictionist individuals and groups critiqued by IPC in the past have included the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR),[20][21] US Representative Lamar Smith,[22] and others.
[23][24] The IPC has also linked to the Southern Poverty Law Center's critical analysis of the origins of CIS, NumbersUSA, and FAIR, all of which were founded with assistance from John Tanton.
For instance, their "Just the Facts" pieces on the DREAM Act[27] and on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals[28] have been referenced by a number of writers such as Alex Nowrasteh of the Cato Institute,[29] The Huffington Post,[30] and PBS.