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UC International Migration Conference 2012
February 10, 2012
UC International Migration Conference 2012

CCIS will host the Third Annual University of California Conference on International Migration: Politics and Governance on Friday, February 10, 2012.
The conference will take place in the Weaver Center of the Institute of the Americas …

Jane Junn – How to Study Public Opinion in a Diverse Polity: Political Attitudes on Immigration in the U.S.
February 07, 2012
Jane Junn – How to Study Public Opinion in a Diverse Polity: Political Attitudes on Immigration in the U.S.

Seminar to be held on Tuesday, February 7th in ERC 115 at 12:30 pm.
The study of the contours and antecedents of U.S. public opinion on immigration has been characterized by several strategies: 1) analyzing differences …

Erik Bleich – The Freedom to Be Racist? How the United States and Europe Struggle to Preserve Freedom and Combat Racism
January 26, 2012
Erik Bleich – The Freedom to Be Racist? How the United States and Europe Struggle to Preserve Freedom and Combat Racism

Seminar to be held on Thursday, January 26th in ERC 201 at 12:30 pm.
We love freedom. We hate racism. But what do we do when these values collide? This talk, based on the speaker’s 2011 …

UC San Diego Moves Up to 11th on Peace Corps’ Top Colleges Ranking
January 25, 2012
UC San Diego Moves Up to 11th on Peace Corps’ Top Colleges Ranking

The University of California, San Diego ranks 11th among all large universities in the nation, up from 14th last year, on the Peace Corps’ annual list of “Top Colleges and Universities”.  UCSD alumnus …

Discussion with University of Maryland Students
January 11, 2012
Discussion with University of Maryland Students

CCIS graduate student researchers Angela García and David Keyes, along with CCIS pre-doctoral fellow Robbie Totten, discussed contemporary immigration and border issues with a group of undergraduates visiting from University of Maryland on January 11, …

Claire Adida – Immigrant Exclusion in Africa
January 10, 2012
Claire Adida – Immigrant Exclusion in Africa

Seminar to be held on Tuesday, January 10th in ERC 115 at 12:30 pm.
What explains immigrant exclusion in urban West Africa? Africa scholars have long recognized the dynamic and political nature of citizenship in Africa. …

Migrants’ New Paths Reshaping Latin America
January 05, 2012
Migrants’ New Paths Reshaping Latin America

Associate Director of CCIS, David FitzGerald, speaks about the changing patterns of immigration between the United States and Mexico.
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Q&A with David FitzGerald (U-T San Diego)
January 01, 2012
Q&A with David FitzGerald (U-T San Diego)

Q&A with David FitzGerald, associate professor of sociology and associate director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, at the University of California San Diego.
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David Keyes interviewed by KPBS
December 09, 2011
David Keyes interviewed by KPBS

CCIS Graduate Student Researcher David Keyes was interviewed by KPBS on the change in border arrests.
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Angela García on a state and local immigration policy panel
December 08, 2011
Angela García on a state and local immigration policy panel

CCIS Graduate Student Researcher Angela García participated on a panel at the University of San Diego on state and local immigration policy.
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