Podcast

CMSOnAir | Secretary Michael Chertoff

This episode features former Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Michael Chertoff on the intersection between international migration, refugee protection and national security. Secretary Chertoff discusses the lessons learned from 9/11 terrorist attacks, the security of the US refugee resettlement and visa waiver programs, proposals to bar Muslim immigrants from admission and to build a fence the length of the US-Mexico border, and the need for broad immigration reform.

CMSOnAir | Senator Charles E. Schumer

Senator Charles E. Schumer is the Senior US Senator for the State of New York. Elected to the US Senate in 1998, Senator Schumer has been instrumental in furthering comprehensive immigration reform legislation. He was involved in the immigration reform...

CMSOnAir | Sara Campos and the Role of Civil Society in Shaping a Nation

In the second of the two-part CMSOnAir series, “Shaping a Nation: The Past and Present Struggles Over Immigration,” the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) speaks with Sara Campos, a writer and immigrant rights lawyer formerly with the...

CMSOnAir | Charles Wheeler on Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Throughout US History

As the number of refugees worldwide grows and scores of migrants continue to seek safety and opportunities in other nations, Europe and the United States are increasingly experiencing anti-immigrant backlash. Some candidates for the US presidency, for example, are campaigning on platforms that...

CMSOnAir | Kevin Appleby on the Refugee Crisis and Deportation Raids

At the start of 2016, Kevin Appleby joined the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) and the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) as Senior Director of International Migration Policy. Prior to joining CMS and SIMN, Mr. Appleby served...

CMSOnAir | CIS Ombudsman Maria M. Odom and the 2015 Annual Report

The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman was created by the US Congress in the Homeland Security Act of 2002. An independent and impartial office within the Department of Homeland Security, the office assists individuals and employers who...

CMSOnAir | Martin Xuereb and Rescuing Migrants in the Mediterranean

On April 19, 2015, a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, killing around 800 people attempting to migrate to Europe (UNHCR 2015a, IOM 2015a). According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) the tragedy may the largest loss...

CMSOnAir | Pelenise Alofa on Climate Change Migration

Warming temperatures, increasing rainfall, ocean acidification, and rising sea levels are threatening the 33 islands of the Kiribati (pronounced Kee-ree-bas) nation (Office of the President, Republic of Kiribati n.d.a). The islands, which spread across the central Pacific Ocean, barely exceed...