Press Releases

Administration Should Increase, Not Decrease, Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Refugee Ceiling: New CMS Report Shows Refugees Successfully Integrate and Strongly Contribute to United States

New York, NY – The Trump administration should increase the refugee ceiling for FY 2019 rather than reduce it to historically low levels for a second year in a row, according to Donald Kerwin, executive director of the Center for...

Center for Migration Studies Announces Jamie Winders as New Editor of the International Migration Review

New York, NY – The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jamie Winders as editor of the International Migration Review (IMR), the premier social science journal in the field of international...

PRESS RELEASE | CMS Finds DACA and DAPA Populations Part of American Society

New York, NY – A new paper released today by the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) offers a statistical portrait of the potential beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program,...

PRESS RELEASE | Center for Migration Studies Reports Decline of the US Undocumented Population

New York, NY – In a critical new report released today, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) finds that the US undocumented population has fallen below 11 million for the first time since 2004. The report also offers...

CMS and SIMN Announce Appointment of J. Kevin Appleby as Director of International Migration Policy

The Center for Migration Studies of New York and The Scalabrini International Migration Network Announce the Appointment of J. Kevin Appleby as Director of International Migration Policy New York, NY – The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) and the...

PRESS RELEASE | New Article and Event on Immigration Reform and Administrative Relief

Center for Migration Studies Publishes New Report “Immigration Reform and Administrative Relief: 2014 and Beyond” New York, NY – On August 10, 2015, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) released “Immigration Reform and Administrative Relief: 2014 and...

PRESS RELEASE | The Center for Migration Studies Releases Special Collection on US Refugee Protection System

The Center for Migration Studies Releases a Special Collection of Papers on the US Refugee Protection System on the 35th Anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980 New York, NY – On Friday, June 19, 2015, in anticipation of World Refugee...

Center for Migration Studies Appoints Linda Hartke as Member of the Board of Trustees

The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Linda Hartke to the agency’s board of trustees. Ms. Hartke has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS)...

PRESS RELEASE | CMS Releases Analysis on the New Dynamism in Immigration Federalism

New York, NY— The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) today released a paper analyzing the increasingly dynamic interaction between states, localities and the federal government in the formulation and implementation of immigration policy. The paper is titled...

PRESS RELEASE: CMS Study Indicates Significant Percentage of Unauthorized Immigrants May Be Eligible for Permanent Status

Study by Center for Migration Studies Indicates that Significant Percentage of Unauthorized Immigrants May Be Eligible for Permanent Status New York, NY – On Thursday, December 4, 2014 the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) released the results...