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Eighteen Years After 9/11, National Security, and the Changes Wrought to the US Immigration and Refugee Systems

The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 caused the deaths of 2,996 people, injured more than 6,000, and left countless others mourning the loss of loved ones. New security measures since the attacks have altered the US immigration and refugee...

Statement on the Shooting in El Paso

The violent attack yesterday in El Paso in which 22 people lost their lives and more than 24 others were injured evokes two starkly divergent views of El Paso, the first held by most of its residents and those who...

Deterrence without Protection of Asylum Seekers

On July 16, the Trump Administration issued a new rule that would significantly reduce the number of persons granted asylum in the United States. It bars consideration of asylum applications from those who transit through countries (other than their own)...

New from IMR: Labor, Well-Being, and Immigration Enforcement

The Summer 2019 edition of the International Migration Review (IMR) is now available online and in print through paid or institutional subscription. This edition is sorted thematically into three sections. The first section examines immigrant labor and immigration policy, including...

Proposed HUD Rule Would Bar Vulnerable Children from Subsidized Housing

On May 10, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a proposed rule that would bar households from receiving public housing assistance unless every household member residing in the assisted housing unit is eligible. This follows a...

Reflections from the Border: The Elephant in the Room

In reflecting on all that has been happening at the US-Mexico border over the last 10 months, it occurs to me that there is an elephant in the room that no one wants to acknowledge. While unpopular to say, it’s...

New from IMR: Labor Markets, Diaspora Policies, and Migration Flows

The Spring 2019 edition of the International Migration Review (IMR) is now available online and in print through paid or institutional subscription. This edition is sorted thematically into three sections. The first section examines labor markets, skills, and mobility, including...

Statement of Donald Kerwin, Executive Director of the Center for Migration Studies, on the US Border and Border Wall

Last evening, President Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office, asserting that there exists a crisis on our southern border which necessitates the construction of a border wall. Despite the president’s claims that a crisis exists on the border,...

New from IMR: Identity, Inequality, Aging, and Migration Disruptions

The Winter 2018 edition of the International Migration Review (IMR) is now available online and in print through paid or institutional subscription. This edition is sorted thematically into four sections. The first section looks at identity and contact, and the...

The Center for Migration Studies Comment on Proposed Public Charge Rule Shows How It Would Harm Hard-Working Families

Update 8/13/19: The final rule will be officially released August 14 and go into effect 60 days later. The rule has changed very little since it was proposed, even though the vast majority of its over 200,000 public comments — like the one from CMS...