Immigration — Writings — Cecilia Muñoz

We Must Mount and All-Country Response to Help our Afghan Allies

To help, we are launching something that has never existed before in refugee resettlement efforts — a single point of entry and clearinghouse that will provide Americans concrete ways to assist in this vital work. Called Welcome.US, this new effort works with resettlement agencies, Afghan Americans, refugees, community groups, businesses, faith-based organizations, veterans, mayors, governors and the federal government.

By Cecilia Muñoz and John Bridgeland, The Hill, September 14, 2021

Cecilia MunozSeptember 15, 2021Immigration

Resettling Afghan Refugees is America at its FInest

We have never regretted the moments that Americans welcomed total strangers in need to become our neighbors and fellow Americans.

By Cecilia Muñoz and John Bridgeland, The Hill, August 24, 2021

Cecilia MunozSeptember 9, 2021Immigration

Our Great American Myths: On the Public Discourse About Immigration

Cecilia Muñoz Considers Policy Debates, the US-Mexico Border, and the Trump Administration

By Cecilia Muñoz / LitHub, April 29, 2021

OpinionApril 29, 2021Immigration

How to manage migration intensified by climate change

The situation at the U.S. Mexico border is rightfully generating headlines because of the scale of migration, the compelling stories of the migrants themselves, and the dramatic shift from the Trump administration’s failed attempt to deter migrants through brutal treatment to the Biden administration’s more humane approach.

By Cecilia Muñoz / The Hill, April 12, 2021

OpinionApril 12, 2021Immigration

Realism About the Border Is in Short Supply

The U.S. shouldn’t turn children away. But as a legal matter, the country’s borders are not open.

By Cecilia Muñoz / The Atlantic, March 30, 2021

ArticleMarch 30, 2021Immigration

Cruelty Won’t Stop the Crisis at the Border

President Trump’s suggestion conveys a grave misunderstanding of what migrants are facing. Democrats need to show that they have a better plan.

By Denis McDonough and Cecilia Muñoz / The New York Times, July 11, 2019

OpinionJuly 11, 2019Immigration

The Myth of Chain Migration

The White House and its allies are promoting a misleading immigration term with an ugly history.

By Cecilia Muñoz / Politico, January 26, 2018

ArticleJanuary 26, 2018Immigration

Remarks of Cecilia Muñoz, Domestic Policy Council Director, As Prepared for Delivery The Hamilton Project at Brookings

Thank you. And thank you to the Hamilton Project not just for inviting me to be part of the impressive group discussing this important issue, but also for holding a forum attempting to get beyond the rhetoric to examine the character and implications of the problem. Immigration reform is all too often viewed through all kinds of lenses but rarely is it viewed through the most important one, which is a clear-eyed analysis of what’s in the country’s best interest.

By Cecilia Munoz / The Hamilton Project at Brookings, May 12, 2012

RemarksMay 12, 2012Immigration