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CCIS works extensively with the media to disseminate its research findings. Research content has been provided for more than 350 print and electronic news reports distributed nationally and internationally. The Center has produced 13 programs on immigration issues for public television. These programs have been broadcast locally, statewide, and nationally by UCSD-TV, UC-TV, and the Dish Network. In addition, CCIS has provided significant amounts of content for programs or segments on immigration policy that were broadcast by CBS “60 Minutes” (two segments, broadcast in 2005 and 2009), PBS “Frontline,” PBS “NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,” Utah Public Television, CNN, NBC Nightly News, ABC Evening News, BBC World Service, and HBO Documentaries, as well as for several independent films on the U.S.-Mexico border.

The most recent stories in which CCIS-affiliated researchers appear are below. The full archive can be found here.


Jacobs meets with Obama on immigration
February 06, 2013
Jacobs meets with Obama on immigration

John Skrentny, CCIS Director, discusses the changes to the nation’s immigration laws.
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Canada’s guest worker program could become model for U.S. immigration changes
January 05, 2013
Canada’s guest worker program could become model for U.S. immigration changes

CCIS Associate Director, David FitzGerald, comments on Canada’s program for Mexican guest workers.
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The ebbing Mexican wave
November 24, 2012
The ebbing Mexican wave

CCIS Associate Director, David FitzGerald, speaks about a reverse in mass migration from Mexico to the United States.
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Affirmative Action: A Complicated Issue for Asian-Americans
November 01, 2012
Affirmative Action: A Complicated Issue for Asian-Americans

CCIS Director John Skrentny provides insight on the origins of affirmative action and the place of Asian Americans within it.
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Italy Invites Ethnic Italians In San Diego To ‘Come Back Home’
October 24, 2012
Italy Invites Ethnic Italians In San Diego To ‘Come Back Home’

“They are undergoing an unprecedented demographic challenge,” said Skrentny. “The world has never seen this before, where birthrates have plummeted well below replacement level.”  CCIS Director John Skrentny discusses Italy’s dwindling population and dual citizenship.
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Expert: More dying trying to cross border
September 26, 2012
Expert: More dying trying to cross border

CCIS Associate Director, David FitzGerald, speaks about an increase in security along the United States-Mexico border.

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Young men in Mexico say the US no longer offers them a better future
April 25, 2012
Young men in Mexico say the US no longer offers them a better future

CCIS Associate Director, David FitzGerald, discusses the shifts in immigration from Mexico to the U.S.
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Decrease in number of Mexican immigrants
April 24, 2012
Decrease in number of Mexican immigrants

 
Associate Director, David FitzGerald, discusses the drop in number of Mexican immigrants coming to the United States.
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Mexican Immigration to U.S. Slowed Significantly
April 23, 2012
Mexican Immigration to U.S. Slowed Significantly

Wayne A. Cornelius, CCIS Director Emeritus, comments on the decrease in Mexican immigration to the United States.
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Making the border less enticing to cross
April 08, 2012
Making the border less enticing to cross

CCIS Associate Director David FitzGerald comments on what migrants in Mexico know about enforcement and dangers at the border.
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