Maxwell School News and Commentary
Filtered by: Migration
Elizabeth Cohen discusses new book on Blog Talk Radio
Elizabeth Cohen, professor of political science, provides the full scope of the immigration bias against individuals belonging to marginalized groups, starting in the days just after 9/11, and examines how the panic of the time gave way to the creation of a complex and unmonitored infrastructure that the Trump administration has unleashed without recourse.
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Elizabeth Cohen cited in NY Mag article on ICE, McKinsey & Company
Illegal: How America's Lawless Immigration Regime Threatens Us All, a book by Elizabeth F. Cohen, professor of political science, was cited in a New York Times and ProPublica report on McKinsey and Company's ties to President Trump's immigration policies.
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Lamis Abdelaaty paper on Turkey's refugee policy published in Journal of Refugee Studies
See related: Europe, Middle East & North Africa, Refugees
Gadarian discusses attitudes on immigration in Quartz article
Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, says the fact that Trump has turned immigration into such a partisan issue has likely increased support for immigrants among many Americans. "On the whole, people’s attitudes have become more supportive of immigration," she says.
See related: Political Parties, U.S. Immigration, United States
Banks comments on southern border wall funding in Vox article
"It’s possible for Congress to enact—over a veto—funding restrictions on this or new funds that the president wants or needs. There’s lots of horse trading to come," says Professor Emeritus William Banks.
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Reeher comments on Trump's approach to immigration in The Hill
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Lopoo quoted in Medium article on immigration policy, fertility
"If we see fewer immigrants coming to the U.S., or if we start to restrict the immigrants who come in to those who look a lot like middle-class Americans, with respect to fertility rates, we’re going to see completely different fertility rates in the United States," says Len Lopoo, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Parenting & Family, U.S. Health Policy, U.S. Immigration
Maxwell alums featured in WSYR-TV series Victory Over Violence
“I was grateful for the services, for the amount of resources available for individuals like me to help me establish a system, a path, an opportunity to achieve dreams and goals,” Abdul Saboor '18 B.A. (PSc)/’19 E.M.P.A./CAS Conflict Resolution said, about the importance of InterFaith Works' presence in Syracuse.
See related: Crime & Violence, Refugees, State & Local, United States
SU Trustee Christine Larsen funds local immigrant/refugee study
See related: Giving, New York State, Refugees, U.S. Immigration
McCormick featured in ValueWalk article on Trump's tariffs on Mexico
"The fallout of such tariffs could be catastrophic to Mexico's economy, thereby worsening the migration north," says Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
See related: Economic Policy, Latin America & the Caribbean, Migration, United States