Integration

New from IMR: Integration, Enforcement, and Family

The Spring 2021 edition of the International Migration Review (IMR) is now available online and in print through paid or institutional subscription. This edition is thematically sorted into three sections. The first has articles about immigrant integration, civic engagement, and institutions. The second discusses immigration enforcement, securitization, and social dynamics. The third examines migration across time, focusing on settlement, mobility, and family.

Conference Adjournment & Closing Reflections | 2020 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference

Conference Adjournment & Moderated Discussion With Conference Participants: Ideas for Strengthening the Catholic Church’s Work With Immigrants and Closing Reflections

Simultaneous Session V: Reflections on the Role of Catholic Colleges and Universities in Integration

Session V: Reflections on the Role of Catholic Colleges and Universities On Immigrant Integration and the Challenges They Face in their Service to Immigrants

Simultaneous Session IV: Bringing Research to Bear on the Needs of Catholic Institutions

Session IV: Bringing Research to Bear on the Needs of Catholic Institutions, and the Migrant Populations They Serve

Simultaneous Session III: Addressing the Legal Obstacles to Immigrant Integration

Session III: Addressing the Legal Obstacles to Immigrant Integration, Protection and Defense

Simultaneous Session II: Working Through Cultural Obstacles to Integration and Empowerment

Session II: Working Through Cultural Obstacles to Immigrant Integration and Empowerment: Understanding Differences in Attitudes Toward Migrants in North America and Europe

Simultaneous Session I: Community Sponsorship Models for Immigrant Integration

Session I: Community Sponsorship Models for Immigrant Integration in Europe and North America: Challenges and Opportunities

Plenary Panel VIII: A Reflection on Migration, Protection, and Race

The final panel of the conference reflected on the interrelated themes of migration, protection, and race in the context of Pope Francis’ call to Catholics to go to the peripheries.

University of Notre Dame Student Panel

A discussion with Notre Dame Students doing work with migrants and refugees.

Plenary Panel VII: Mainstreaming Catholic Teaching on Immigrants and Refugees

This panel discussed ways to build parish communities of belonging, hope, and sanctuary, and to mainstream Catholic teaching on immigrants and refugees to the broader Catholic Church.