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CCIS holds research seminars for scholars to present work in progress and receive feedback on it from the CCIS community. Past speakers have included Roger Waldinger, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Robert Courtney Smith, James Hollifield, Frank Bean, Dowell Myers, Adrian Favell, Christian Joppke, Peggy Levitt, Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Cecilia Menjívar, Gail Mummert, Tomás Jiménez, Gordon Hanson, and others. Papers presented at previous CCIS seminars can be downloaded from the working papers page.

Please sign up for our mailing list to be notified of CCIS events. The schedule of past research seminars can be found on the archive page. All events (unless otherwise noted) are held in conference room 115 on the first floor of the Eleanor Roosevelt College Administration Building on the UCSD campus. For directions to CCIS and parking information, see our directions page or call (858) 822-4447.


Michael Clemens — How U.S. visas affect skilled labor: A randomized natural experiment
March 09, 2010

Michael Clemens — How U.S. visas affect skilled labor: A randomized natural experiment
Please listen (above) to the Research Seminar given by Michael Clemens on March 9th, 2010. We also encourage you to subscribe …

Rafael Alarcón and Luis Escala-Rabadán – The Social and Economic Integration of Mexican Immigrants in Los Angeles
March 02, 2010

Begins at 2:00 in the Eleanor Roosevelt Administration Building Conference Room
Abstract: Mexicans constitute the largest immigrant group in the United States. However, their social and economic integration reveals several limitations due to the large number of …

Gordon Hanson – Birth Rates and Border Crossings: The Demographic Push Behind Emigration in the Americas
February 23, 2010

Gordon Hanson – Birth Rates and Border Crossings: The Demographic Push Behind Emigration in the Americas
Please listen (above) to the Research Seminar given by Gordon Hanson on February 23, 2010. We also encourage you …

Marisa Abrajano – Latinos and the 2008 Elections in California
January 12, 2010

Marisa Abrajano – Latinos and the 2008 Elections in California
Listen above to the Research Seminar given by Marisa Abrajano on January 12, 2010. We also encourage you to subscribe to our CCIS Podcast …

Leisy Abrego – Barely Subsisting to Thriving: The Significance of Legal Status and Gender for Salvadoran Transnational Families
December 01, 2009

Leisy Abrego – Barely Subsisting to Thriving: The Significance of Legal Status and Gender for Salvadoran Transnational Families
Listen above to the Research Seminar given by Leisy Abrego on December 1, 2009.  We also encourage you …

Karthick Ramakrishnan – Going Local: The New Politics of Immigration in the United States
November 10, 2009

Immigration policy in the United States has largely been the purview of the federal government, with rules establishing who is eligible to enter the United States, the terms of such entry, and the conditions under …

Alex Balch – Managing labour migration in Europe: Ideas, knowledge and policy change
November 03, 2009

Listen below to the Research Seminar given by Alex Balch on November 3, 2009.  We also encourage you to subscribe to our podcast to automatically receive audio of all CCIS research seminars.
Alex Balch – Managing …

Richard Alba – Blurring the Color Line: The New Chance for a More Integrated America
October 20, 2009

Richard Alba, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center, presented his new book Blurring the Color Line: The New Chance for a More Integrated America at this CCIS research seminar October 20th. The …