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Center for Forced Migration Studies (CFMS) 2012 Summer Institute
April 24, 2012
Center for Forced Migration Studies (CFMS) 2012 Summer Institute

Northwestern University’s Center for Forced Migration Studies
2nd Annual Summer Institute – “Settling Resettlement”
July 8th-14th, 2012
The CFMS Summer Institute is a six-day, non-degree earning seminar intended for researchers, policy makers, academics and practitioners working in …

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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Book Panel Discussion with Zoltan Hajnal, Paul Frymer and Michael Rivera
April 20, 2012
Book Panel Discussion with Zoltan Hajnal, Paul Frymer and Michael Rivera

Discussion to be held on Friday, April 20th in ERC 115 at 12:00 pm.
“Why Americans Don’t Join the Party” explores why so many Americans–in particular, Latinos and Asians–fail to develop ties to either major party, …

MMFRP application deadline extended to May 15
April 16, 2012
MMFRP application deadline extended to May 15

The application for next year’s version of the Mexican Migration Field Research Program has been extended to May 15. Please visit this page to apply.

Race and Immigration Policy in the Americas
April 11, 2012
Race and Immigration Policy in the Americas

April 11, 6-8pm
The New School
Orientation Room, 2 W 13th St (at Fifth Ave)
A Panel Discussion with:
David FitzGerald, UC San Diego
Victoria Hattam, The New School
Adam McKeown, Columbia University
Understandings of immigration policy have all too often been …

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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Managing Integration of Immigrant Youth in the United States, Germany, and Poland
April 04, 2012
Managing Integration of Immigrant Youth in the United States, Germany, and Poland

CCIS Visiting Scholar Magdalena Ziółek-Skrzypczak publishes Managing Integration of Immigrant Youth in the United States, Germany, and Poland
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Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
March 26, 2012
Life as an Undocumented Immigrant

CCIS graduate student researchers David Keyes and Angela S. García comment on their report, “Life as an Undocumented Immigrant: How Restrictive Local Immigration Policies Affect Daily Life,” in U-T San Diego, La Opinión, NBC San …

Poll: Most in state would let illegal immigrants stay
March 10, 2012
Poll: Most in state would let illegal immigrants stay

Director of CCIS, John Skrentny, offers commentary on public opinion polls regarding Californians’ views on undocumented immigrants.
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