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From IIRIRA to Trump: Connecting the Dots to the Current US Immigration Policy Crisis

This paper examines the effects of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). It traces the evolution of US immigration law and policy from IIRIRA’s implementation, to recent measures that seek to diminish legal immigration, restrict access to the US asylum system, reduce due process protections for non-citizens in removal proceedings, criminalize immigration violations, and expand the role of states and localities in immigration enforcement. The paper draws from a collection of papers published in the Journal on Migration and Human Security on IIRIRA’s multi-faceted consequences, as well as extensive legal analysis of IIRIRA and the current administration’s immigration agenda.

Strengthening the Global Refugee Protection System: The Global Compact on Refugees

The Center for Migration Studies hosted a half-day symposium on the Global Compact on Refugees. This event drew from the special Journal on Migration and Human Securitycollection, “Strengthening the Global Refugee Protection System,” in assessing the progress of the Compact,...

JMHS Special Collection | The US Immigration System: Principles, Interests, and Policy Proposals to Guide Long-Term Reform

The Center for Migration Studies (CMS) announces the release of The US Immigration System: Principles, Interests, and Policy Proposals to Guide Long-Term Reform, a special collection of the Journal on Migration and Human Security (JMHS). The collection seeks to look beyond...

JMHS Special Collection | Strengthening the Global Refugee Protection System

The Center for Migration Studies (CMS) announces the release of Strengthening the Global Refugee Protection System, a special collection of the Journal on Migration and Human Security (JMHS). The collection analyzes state policies in light of international law, examines refugee-producing conditions, highlights...

CMSOnAir | His Eminence Joseph William Cardinal Tobin

This episode features a conversation with His Eminence Joseph William Cardinal Tobin, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. In this interview with CMS’s Executive Director, Donald Kerwin, Cardinal Tobin discusses Catholic teaching on migrants and refugees, developments in immigration and refugee policy, ideological polarization surrounding immigration in the United States, the provision of sanctuary to migrants, and how faith communities can become more involved on immigration issues.

Is Multiculturalism Dead?

Patrick Imbert of University of Ottawa reviews Is Multiculturalism Dead? by Christian Joppke. Professor Christian Joppke examines the different meanings multiculturalism has acquired across theories, countries, and domains to evaluate the extent of its demise and the ways in which it...

Undocumented Fears: Immigration and the Politics of Divide and Conquer in Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Pablo Bose of University of Vermont reviews Undocumented Fears: Immigration and the Politics of Divide and Conquer in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, by Jamie Longazel. Professor Longazel uses the debate around Hazleton’s controversial Illegal Immigration Relief Act (IIRA) ordinance as a case study that reveals...

A Catholic Response to Exclusionary Nationalism, the Global Crisis in Refugee Protection, and Recent Developments in US Immigration Policy

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CMSOnAir | The Global Compact on Migration (featuring Ambassador Juan Jose Gómez Camacho and Ambassador Jürg Lauber)

This episode features a conversation with the co-facilitators leading the development of the Global Compact on Migration – Ambassador Juan Jose Gómez Camacho, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations and Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations.

Making America 1920 Again? Nativism and US Immigration, Past and Present

This paper surveys the history of nativism in the United States from the late nineteenth century to the present. It compares the current surge in nativism with earlier periods, particularly the decades leading up to the 1920s, when nativism directed against southern and eastern European, Asian, and Mexican migrants led to discriminatory national origin quotas and other legislative restrictions on immigration.