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Ethnicity, Race, & Indigenous Peoples in Latin America & the Caribbean
November 03, 2011
Ethnicity, Race, & Indigenous Peoples in Latin America & the Caribbean

On November 3-5, 2011, the University of California, San Diego will host the Second Conference on Ethnicity, Race, and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean. The event is organized and …

US-Mexico Border Immersion Program
October 13, 2011
US-Mexico Border Immersion Program

An Immersion program for the 2012 January Intersession is being sponsored by University of San Diego’s Trans-Border Institute.  The program offers a great opportunity to gain international experience and learn about the important issues surrounding …

Migration from the Mexican Mixteca reviewed in The Journal of Latin American Studies
October 13, 2011
Migration from the Mexican Mixteca reviewed in The Journal of Latin American Studies

The review for Migration from the Mexican Mixteca: Transnational Community in Oaxaca and California has appeared in The Journal of Latin American Studies, Volume 43-2011.
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David FitzGerald interviewed by Spanish news agency EFE
October 12, 2011
David FitzGerald interviewed by Spanish news agency EFE

CCIS Associate Director David FitzGerald was interviewed for an article by the Spanish news agency EFE about how border crime affects unauthorized immigration.
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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar – The Political Economies of Immigration Law
October 11, 2011
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar – The Political Economies of Immigration Law

* * RESEARCH SEMINAR IS CANCELLED * *
Seminar to be held on Tuesday, October 11th in ERC 115 at 12:30 pm.
A largely dysfunctional American immigration system is only poorly explained by simple depictions of the …

Jeffrey Lesser – Brazilian Journeys: Contemporary Immigration and Emigration
October 10, 2011
Jeffrey Lesser – Brazilian Journeys: Contemporary Immigration and Emigration

Seminar to be held on Monday, October 10th in ERC 115 at 12:00 pm.
Brazil, like the United States, often defines itself as a “nation of immigrants.”  Yet immigration has implications far beyond the direct experiences …

Interview with John Skrentny on the EurAsylum website
October 05, 2011
Interview with John Skrentny on the EurAsylum website

CCIS Director John Skrentny recently explained his research on regional variations in immigration law in an interview for EurAsylum, a UK organization that provides research and technical support services regarding immigration and refugee policy.
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Crossing Over, and Over
October 02, 2011
Crossing Over, and Over

The New York Times cited research from CCIS’s Mexican Migration Field Research Project in its October 3, 2011 article on unauthorized immigration from Mexico to the United States.
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David FitzGerald interviewed by Radio Free Europe
September 30, 2011
David FitzGerald interviewed by Radio Free Europe

CCIS co-director David FitzGerald was interviewed by Radio Free Europe about the U.S. Diversity Visa Program.

David FitzGerald interviewed by Univisión-San Diego
September 30, 2011
David FitzGerald interviewed by Univisión-San Diego

Univisión-San Diego interviewed David FitzGerald for a report on changes in U.S. immigration policy in the ten years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.