Immigration Events, 1/14/19
1. 1/15, Florence, Italy - Lecture on the limits of refugee protection in Latin America
2. 1/16, Nationwide - MPI webinar on the reintegration of returning Latin American and Mexican refugees - [New Listing]
3. 1/16, Pembroke, NC - CIS at debate on immigration policy - [New Listing]
4. 1/16, Sacramento - Lecture on immigration, California, and the federal government under the Trump administration
5. 1/16, San Diego - Book launch: Undocumented Politics: Place, Gender, and the Pathways of Mexican Migrants
6. 1/16, London - Symposium on the future of immigration after Brexit
7. 1/16-20, San Francisco - Immigration at the Society for Social Work and Research annual conference
8. 1/23, DC - Discussion on securing immigrant visas for America's wartime allies - [New Listing]
9. 1/24, Sacramento - Discussion on academic progress for English learners in California - [New Listing]
10. 1/24-25, Brussels - Conference on social innovation for refugee inclusion
11. 1/25, Palm Springs, CA - American Immigration Lawyers Association midwinter conference
12. 1/25, Brussels - Discussion on inclusion and the future of immigrant immigration in Europe
13. 2/1, Los Angeles - Conference on Immigration in the Trump Era - [New Listing]
14. 2/4, DC - Discussion on immigration enforcement and the restoration of constitutional norms - [New Listing]
15. 2/7, DC - Book discussion: Melting Pot or Civil War? - [New Listing]
16. 2/10-11, Dubai, U.A.E. - EB-5 investors conference
17. 2/22, DC - USCIS quarterly stakeholder meeting
18. 2/25-27, DC - Certificate program course in international migration studies
19. 2/27, Toronto - Seminar on borders, migration, exclusion
20. 2/28, Cambridge, MA - Discussion on immigration policies and calls to abolish ICE
21. 3/6, Toronto - Seminar on borders, migration, and exclusion
22. 3/13, San Diego - Lecture on state-level immigrant policies and health care access
- [New Listing]
23. 3/14, Toronto - Seminar on the role of family in constructions of the 'desirable' Canadian refugee
24. 4/3, Cambridge, MA - Workshop on how the public thinks about migration
25. 4/4, Cambridge, MA - Workshop on suggested ways of discussing immigration issues
1.
All That Glitters Is Not Gold: The limits of progressive refugee protection in Latin America
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Seminar Room, Villa Malafrasca
Migration Policy Centre
Villa Malafrasca
Via Boccaccio 151
I-50133 Florence – Italy
http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/mpc-seminar-all-that-glitters-is-not-gold-the-limits-of-progressive-refugee-protection-in-latin-america/
Abstract: In recent years experts have hailed Latin America as the new avant-garde of generous asylum and refugee policies. Understanding the extent and sustainability of Latin America's liberal approach to refugee protection holds important theoretical and normative implications for refugee studies and politics. The first part of the paper offers a short review of the characteristics and variance of refugee policy liberalization in the region and its relationship to universal refugee law. The second part of the paper analyses the implementation gaps of progressive refugee legislation in three cases: extra-continental asylum seekers from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, the resettlement of Syrian refugees, and the massive forced displacement of Venezuelans. The paper specifically discusses the applicability of the "numbers versus rights" hypothesis to explaining such policy gaps, and ends with some considerations regarding the future sustainability of expanded refugee protection and international co-operation in the region.
Speaker:
Luisa Feline Freier, Assistant Professor of Social and Political Science, Universidad del Pacífico
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Promising Strategies for Reintegration of Migrants Returning to Mexico and Central America
1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2019
MPI Webinar
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/reintegration-migrants-returning-mexico-and-central-america
Description: The highly politicized debate over a U.S.-Mexico border wall and intense focus on Central American caravans traveling across Mexico have elevated tensions about the best methods to manage regional migration while providing humanitarian protection to those who qualify. The composition of regional migration flows has changed significantly during the past five years, with U.S. apprehensions of migrants from the Northern Triangle countries of Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) at the U.S.-Mexico border typically outpacing those of Mexican migrants, and migration shifting from predominantly single males to families and unaccompanied children. The Trump administration's increasing arrests and removals of Mexicans and Central Americans who have lived illegally in the United States for years and its decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadorans and Hondurans are putting pressure on home-country governments to expand reception and reintegration service capacity.
This Migration Policy Institute (MPI) webinar will focus on reception and reintegration services for returning migrants, along with the heightened pressure policymakers in Mexico and Central America are facing to design systems and programs that support both returnees and the communities in which they settle. Authors of a new year-long study of reception and reintegration services in Mexico and the Northern Triangle being released on January 16 will discuss the findings of their fieldwork. They will focus on the differing reintegration needs of individual migrant groups, promising reception and reintegration programs, and ongoing challenges for origin communities in welcoming returnees. They will also unveil short- and long-term policy recommendations to improve reintegration strategies, with the goal that successful reception and reintegration will reduce migration flows from Central America and Mexico.
Speakers:
Randy Capps, Director of Research for U.S. Programs, Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, Associate Policy Analyst, MPI
Luis Argueta, Filmmaker and Director
Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas, Independent Consultant, MPI and Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR), University of Massachusetts-Amherst
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The Immigration Debate Distinguished Speaker Series
3:45 p.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2019
University Center Annex
University of North Carolina, Pembroke
1 University Drive
Pembroke, NC 28372-1510
https://www.uncp.edu/news/school-business-hold-immigration-debate-0
Description: UNC Pembroke's School of Business will present "The Immigration Debate" as part of its Distinguished Speaker Series.
The event will be held at 3:45 p.m. at the University Center Annex on January 16. A reception will follow. The event is open to the public.
"The Immigration Debate" will feature David Bier and Jessica Vaughn – two renowned representatives of pro-immigration and national security viewpoints. Bier is an immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity. Vaughn is director of Policy Studies for the Center for Immigration Studies.
Speakers:
David Bier, Immigration Policy Analyst
CATO Insitute
Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies
Center for Immigration Studies
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Immigration, California, and the Federal Government in a Time of Trump
12:00-1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2019
UC Center Sacramento
1130 K Street, Room LL3
Sacramento, CA 95814
https://uccs.ucdavis.edu/events/2019-January-16-Johnson
Speaker:
Kevin R. Johnson, Dean, Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law, and Professor of Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
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5.
Book Launch: Undocumented Politics: Place, Gender, and the Pathways of Mexican Migrants
12:00-1:30 p.m. PT, Wednesday, January 16, 2019
ERC Conference Room 115
The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
https://ccis.ucsd.edu/_files/Event%20Flyers-Programs-Agendas/Event%20Flyer%20-%201-16-19%20Andrews%20Book%20Launch.pdf
Speaker:
Abigail Leslie Andrews, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at UC San Diego and co-director of the Mexican Migration Field Research Program
Discussant:
Luis Escala Rabadán, Professor at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (El Colef) in Baja California and the Director of the Department of Cultural Studies
Description: Undocumented Politics: Place, Gender, and the Pathways of Mexican Migrants traces migrant communities' struggles for rights and resources across the U.S.-Mexico divide. For two years, Dr. Andrews lived with unauthorized migrants and their families in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico, and the barrios of Southern California. By setting two distinct groups side-by-side, Dr. Andrews reveals how local laws, policing, and power dynamics shape migrants' political agency. Yet she insists that the process does not begin or end in the United States. Rather, migrants interpret their destinations in light of the different hometowns they leave behind. As they do, their counterparts in Mexico must also come to grips with migrant globalization. Finally, Dr. Andrews upends assumptions about gender and migration. She exposes how U.S. policies abet gendered violence. Yet, Dr. Andrews also uncovers how men and women transform patriarchy as they fight to belong. Thus, the book reveals how the excluded find unexpected spaces for political voice.
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The Future of Immigration Post-Brexit: Developing New Legislation and Promoting Successful Integration
10:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Wednesday January 16, 2019
Hallam Conference Centre
44 Hallam Street
London W1W 6JJ
https://www.publicpolicyexchange.co.uk/events/JA16-PPE
Overview: Since taking office, the Conservative Party has pledged to reduce net migration into Britain to the 'tens of thousands'. However, the UK's population increased by 244,000 in 2017 due to inward migration, despite this being the lowest number since 2014 (ONS 2017). A substantial minority of immigrants have not adapted to British society successfully and are socially excluded, due to insufficient language and education skills, as well segregation (Casey Review 2016). There are 682 wards where the non-white population is over 40% (ONS 2016).Immigrants make up a substantial section of the British population, accounting for 14% of the total number. 6% of the British population is from the EU; however Brexit is expected to significantly decrease immigration from member states. This is expected to have a substantial effect on the British economy. It has been estimated that decreasing immigration since 2016 has cost the UK £1 billion annually (Global Future 2018).
Efforts to reduce immigrant numbers stem from public hostility to large-scale immigration. Nevertheless, 70% of Britons support the continued immigration of skilled labour, and Government policy reflects this goal. Doctors and nurses have been removed from Tier Two Visa consideration, which required applicants to have a wage of £60,000, in an effort to increase NHS staff numbers. Additionally, to qualify for indefinite leave to remain, an applicant's absences from the UK must not exceed 180 days per year during the qualifying period (typically five years).From 11 January 2018 new Government policy dictates this will also apply to dependent family members of points based system visa holders
Numerous criticisms have been levelled at the Government's immigration policies. Reducing immigration to the 'tens of thousands' has been labelled as ineffective, while plans to include EU citizens in the same category as all other immigrants have been labelled "highly complex, time-consuming and expensive" by the CBI. Critics have warned leaving the EU may lead to a substantial rise in non-documented migrants entering the country, putting further pressure on already stretched UK border authorities. The unresolved issue of the Irish border also remains; as continued freedom of movement on the island may see EU citizens enter mainland Britain unrestricted from Northern Ireland, via the Republic. Government efforts to integrate immigrants have also been seen as insufficient, leaving many without the linguistic skills and societal knowledge to acclimatise.
This symposium therefore offers immigration officials, local authorities, university officials, employers and other key stakeholders the opportunity to develop strategies for the post-Brexit environment, and to ensure migrants become fully integrated into their new society.
Delegates will:
* Develop strategies to promote integration and cohesion in communities experiencing the growth of immigrant communities
* Learn how the UK can continue to sell itself as an attractive place for talented immigrants to live and work
* Debate the best methods of improving learning at schools for the children of immigrants
* Develop an awareness of current immigration legislation and future policy
* Suggest ideas on how to improve immigrant awareness of essential benefits and services available for them
* Build an understanding of how immigration impacts on the UK economy and workers' wages
* Uncover solutions to the issues which lead to social exclusion amongst immigrant groups
* Analyse the best methods to limit illegal immigration and to assist those smuggled into the country
Programme
10:15 a.m.
Chair's Welcome and Introduction
10:30 a.m.
Panel Session One
Immigration Policy Post-Brexit: Attracting Global Talent and Implementing New Policy
Global Britain: Ensuring migrants remain a key part of a successful economy and NHS
Direction of Legislation: Understanding the latest laws implemented in regards to immigration
Future Direction of Policy: Assessing what the future holds for UK immigration policy
Handling Illegal Migration: What the UK can do to secure its borders after Brexit, and working to help those trafficked into the country
Immigration and Economics: Understanding how immigration policies impact on workers' wages and the UK economy as a whole
11:45 a.m.
Open Floor Discussion and Debate with Panel One
1:30 p.m.
Panel Session Two
Developing an Integrated Society: Helping Immigrants to Thrive in their New Communities
Focussing on Language: Promoting techniques to improve English language-learning amongst immigrant communities
Improved Educational Outcomes: Helping the children of immigrants to match their peers
Emphasising Available Support: Generating awareness of the resources and benefits available to aid immigrant integration
Improving Employability: Developing the skill-sets of immigrants to help them integrate into the workforce
Countering Prejudice and Social Exclusion: Encouraging approaches which welcome immigrants to a community and prevent hostility
2:45 p.m.
Open Floor Discussion and Debate with Panel Two
3:30 p.m.
Chair's Summary and Closing Comments
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7.
Society for Social Work and Research annual conference
Wednesday-Sunday, January 16–20, 2019
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
333 O'Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
https://secure.sswr.org/2019-conference-home/
Immigration-related sessions:
Thursday, January 17, 2019
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Impacts of Trauma & Violence among Immigrants & Refugees
The Everyday Violence of Uncertainty: Refugee Perceptions of Resettlement Risk Post-2016 Election
Breanne Grace, PhD, University of South Carolina
The Effect of Female North Korean Defectors' Exposure to Violence on Mental Health: Focused on Moderating Effect of Informal Social Control
Jieun Yoo, MSW, Yonsei University; Seung Jae Choi, BA, Yonsei University
Violence and Trauma Experienced By Immigrant Women from Central America
Arlette Vila, PhD, University of Texas at Austin; Elizabeth Pomeroy, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
2:00 p.m.
The Everyday Violence of Uncertainty: Refugee Perceptions of Resettlement Risk Post-2016 Election
Breanne Grace, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina
3:00 p.m.
Violence and Trauma Experienced By Immigrant Women from Central America
Arlette Vila, PhD, Social & Behavioral Scientist, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Elizabeth Pomeroy, PhD, University of Texas Distinguished Professor, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
3:15-4:45 p.m.
Refugee Youth: Intergeneration Trauma, Challenges, Resilience, and Positive Development
Engaging Refugee Youth As Community-Based Researchers: A Pilot Study
Diane Mitschke, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington; Beverly Black, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington; Kristen Ravi, University of Texas at Arlington; Katelyn Pearson, B.A., University of Texas at Arlington
Intergenerational Transmission in Refugee Families: Ethnic Identity As Resilience Among Cambodian American Youth
Cindy Sangalang, PhD, Arizona State University
Service Providers' Perspectives of the System of Care for Refugee Youth in Tennessee
Shandra Forrest-Bank, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Mary Held, PhD, The University of Tennessee; Aubrey Jones, MSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Friday, January 18, 2019
8:00-9:30 a.m.
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Representing Injury and Recovery in Transit Along the Central American Migrant Trail
John Doering-White, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
From Periphery to Core: Refugee-Run Organizational Entities in the United States and the "Who, When, Where, and How" of Resettlement and Integration Services
Odessa Gonzalez-Benson, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Deciding to Stay: Salvadoran Youth in Precarious Neighborhoods and the Impact of Community-Based Programs on Their Decision to Migrate
Benjamin Roth, University of South Carolina
Exploring LGBT Refugees' Experiences with Organizations and Institutions in Austria and the Netherlands
Edward Alessi, PhD, Rutgers University; Sara Kahn, McGill University
Increasing Access to Higher Education for Refugees: Complex Initiatives for Sustainable Integration in Germany
Marciana Popescu, PhD, Fordham University
8:00 a.m.
What Factors Differentiate Suicide Attempt from Suicidal Ideation? Results from North Korean Refugee Women in South Korea
Boyoung Nam, MSW, PhD Candidate, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD and Jae Yop Kim, PhD, Professor, Yonsei University
8:30 a.m.
Psychological Distress Among Venezuelan Immigrants in the US and Colombia: The Role of Discrimination and Context of Reception
Christopher Salas-Wright, PhD, Assistant Professor, Boston University, Boston, MA; Seth Schwartz, PhD, Professor, University of Miami, Miami, FL; Augusto Perez-Gomez, PhD, Director, Corporacion Nuevos Rumbos; Juliana Mejia-Trujillo, MSW, Director of Prevention, Corporacion Nuevos Rumbos; Eric Brown, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Miami, FL; Pablo Montero-Zamora, Doctoral Student, University of Miami; Alan Meca, Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University; Carolina Scaramutti, Graduate Student, University of Miami; Mary Soares, Graduate Student, University of Miami; Saskia Vos, Graduate Student, University of Miami; and Nino Javakhishvili, Assistant Professor, Ilia State University
9:00 a.m.
Factors Related to Externalized Behavior for Unaccompanied Children in Long-Term Foster Care in the United States: An Exploratory Study
Robert Hasson, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; Thomas Crea, PhD, Associate Professor; Chair of Global Practice; Assistant Dean of Global Programs, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; Scott Easton, Associate Professor, Boston College; and Dawnya Underwood, MSW, Children's Services Director, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Baltimore, MD
9:30 a.m.
Post-Migration Living Difficulties As a Significant Risk Factor of Psychological Distress in Burmese Refugees
Kareen Tonsing, PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Oakland University, Rochester, MI and Martha Vungkhanching, Ph.D, Professor & Chair, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA
9:45-11:15 a.m.
Service Provision & Utilization Among Immigrants, Refugees, & Asylees
Does Social Support Contribute to Mental Health Service Use Among Immigrants?
Amelia Derr, PhD, Seattle University; Taryn Lindhorst, PhD, University of Washington; Sabrina Oesterle, PhD, University of Washington
Gender, Family Dynamics, and Resource Utilization Among Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees
Miriam Kuttikat, Ph.D, Virginia Commonwealth University
Exploring Factors Associated with Asian Americans' Mental Health Service Underutilization: An Application of Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Service Use
Xiaochuan Wang, PhD, University of Central Florida
Capabilities and Opportunities for Immigrant and Refugee Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault to Engage Services
Julianna Nemeth, PhD, Ohio State University; Cecilia Mengo, PhD, Ohio State University; Brieanne Beaujolais, MSW, Ohio State University
10:15 a.m.
Gender, Family Dynamics, and Resource Utilization Among Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees
Miriam Kuttikat, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Services for Immigrants & Refugees: Challenges & Opportunities
Advocacy and Social Service Delivery to New Destination Latino Immigrant Communities in the Trump Era: Integration and Adaptation
Matthew Maronick, MA, University of Chicago
The Role of Human Services in Immigrant Integration in an Urban Space: Findings from the New Americans Project
Arati Maleku, Ph.D., Ohio State University; Njeri Kagotho, PhD, Ohio State University; Sharvari Karandikar, PhD, Ohio State University; Cecilia Mengo, PhD, Ohio State University; Vanessa Baaklini, MSW, Ohio State University
Promoting a Child Welfare Response for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
Maria Vidal de Haymes, PhD, Loyola University Chicago; Adam Avrushin, JD, PhD, Loyola University, Chicago
Service and Support Needs Among Migrating Groups across Settings: A Critical Examination of Opportunities, Barriers, and Outcomes
Exploring the Criminal and Health Justice Service Experiences and Needs of Immigrant and Refugee Victims/Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Cecilia Mengo, PhD, Ohio State University; Julianna Nemeth, PhD, Ohio State University; Brieanne Beaujolais, MA, MSW, Ohio State University; Abigail Coyle, Ohio State University
Surviving the Holding Pattern: Post-Detention Needs & Help-Seeking Among Latina Asylum-Seekers
Laurie Cook Heffron, PhD, St. Edward's University
Restoring Social Bonds in Survivors of Torture and Severe Violence: A Study Exploring the Effects of Group-Based Treatment on the Social Resources of Syrian Refugees
Mary Bunn, MA, LCSW, University of Chicago
Whenever I Get a Problem Here I Report It to the Agency: Post-Resettlement Sources of Support Among Congolese Women Living in the United States
Karin Wachter, PhD, Arizona State University; Lauren Gulbas, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Assessing Immigrant and Refugee Women's Settlement Outcomes in Canada: Insights from a Systematized Literature Review
Cathy Schmidt, MSW, University of Toronto; Rupaleem Bhuyan, PhD, University of Toronto
4:00 p.m.
Surviving the Holding Pattern: Post-Detention Needs & Help-Seeking Among Latina Asylum-Seekers
Laurie Cook Heffron, PhD, Assistant Professor, St. Edward's University, Austin, TX
The Role of Human Services in Immigrant Integration in an Urban Space: Findings from the New Americans Project
Arati Maleku, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Njeri Kagotho, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Sharvari Karandikar, PhD, Associate Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Cecilia Mengo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and Vanessa Baaklini, MSW, Graduate Student, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
4:30 p.m.
Promoting a Child Welfare Response for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
Maria Vidal de Haymes, PhD, Full Professor, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL and Adam Avrushin, JD, PhD, Associate Director, Loyola University, Chicago, Chicago, IL
5:15-6:45 p.m.
Asylum-Seeking Children and Families in the United States: Dispelling Myths and Examining Facilitators of Successful Immigrant
Child Victims of Gangs: Central American Unaccompanied Children Fleeing Gang Violence and Police Corruption
Dawnya Underwood, MSW, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service; Jessica Jones, JD, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service; Emily Hornung, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
The Integration of Central American Youth in the U.S. Education System
Jodi Berger Cardoso, PhD, University of Houston; Dennis Stinchcomb, American University; Eric Hershberg, PhD, American University; Alexander Steffler, Independent Consultant
Clocking in: Employment Outcomes for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Exiting Foster Care in the United States
Robert Hasson, MSW, Boston College; Thomas Crea, PhD, Boston College; Kerri Evans, MSW LCSW, Boston College; Dawnya Underwood, MSW, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Understanding Paths of Self-Sufficiency for Youth Served through the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Foster Care Program
Kerri Evans, MSW LCSW, Boston College; Thomas Crea, PhD, Boston College; Dawnya Underwood, MSW, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Separated upon Arrival: Examining the U.S. Response to Family-Unit Migration and Its Impact on Children
Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina; Thomas Crea, PhD, Boston College; Jayshree Jani, PhD, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Robert Hasson, MSW, Boston College; Kerri Evans, MSW LCSW, Boston College; Dawnya Underwood, MSW, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
5:30 p.m.
Assessing Immigrant and Refugee Women's Settlement Outcomes in Canada: Insights from a Systematized Literature Review
Cathy Schmidt, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada and Rupaleem Bhuyan, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
6:15 p.m.
Clocking in: Employment Outcomes for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Exiting Foster Care in the United States
Robert Hasson, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; Thomas Crea, PhD, Associate Professor; Chair of Global Practice; Assistant Dean of Global Programs, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; Kerri Evans, MSW LCSW, Doctoral Student, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; and Dawnya Underwood, MSW, Children's Services Director, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Baltimore, MD
6:45 p.m.
Understanding Paths of Self-Sufficiency for Youth Served through the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Foster Care Program
Kerri Evans, MSW LCSW, Doctoral Student, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; Thomas Crea, PhD, Associate Professor; Chair of Global Practice; Assistant Dean of Global Programs, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; and Dawnya Underwood, MSW, Children's Services Director, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Baltimore, MD
7:15 p.m.
Separated upon Arrival: Examining the U.S. Response to Family-Unit Migration and Its Impact on Children
Benjamin Roth, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; Thomas Crea, PhD, Associate Professor; Chair of Global Practice; Assistant Dean of Global Programs, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; Jayshree Jani, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; Robert Hasson, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; Kerri Evans, MSW LCSW, Doctoral Student, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; and Dawnya Underwood, MSW, Children's Services Director, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Baltimore, MD
Saturday, January 19, 2019
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Immigrant Youth, Higher Education, and the Transition to Adulthood
The Double Bind of Liminal Legality for Undocumented Youth: Help-Seeking Behavior and the Quest for a College Degree
Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina
'she Tried to Help Me': The Role of School Relationships in the College Pathways of the Undocumented Latinx 1.25 Generation
Daysi Diaz-Strong, MSW, University of Chicago
Behavioral Health Service Use Among First-Generation Emerging Adult Immigrants: Implications for Higher Education Policy and Practice
Melissa Bessaha, PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Undocumented Students, Faculty, and Higher Education: Engaging in Research to Oppose Discrimination
Tatiana Otalora, MSW, University of Georgia; Jane McPherson, PhD, MPH, LCSW, University of Georgia
Resilience, Engagement, & Resistance
Enhancing Resilience Among Latino Immigrants in the United States: Community Cohesion As a Protective Factor Against Loneliness
Jane Lee, PhD, MSW, University of Washington; Gabriel Robles, PhD, MSW, City University of New York
Patterns of Student Engagement Among Muslim Refugee Youth and Their Families: The Role of Schools in a Trump Era
Ashley Cureton, MSW, University of Chicago
Acts of Resistance: Organizational Survival in an Era of Resettlement Chaos and Austerity
Jessica Darrow, PhD, University of Chicago
"Doing Something to Fight Injustice": Voluntarism and Refugee Resettlement As Political Engagement
Kathryn Libal, PhD, University of Connecticut; Grace Felten, MSW, University of Connecticut; Scott Harding, PhD, University of Connecticut
Sunday, January 20, 2019
8:00-9:30 a.m.
Refugee Resettlement amidst Radical Federal Policy Changes: New Approaches and Local Actors Roles in Social Work Practice with Refugees and Immigrants
Roundtable Speakers/Presenters:
Odessa Gonzalez Benson, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Scott Harding, PhD, University of Connecticut, Kathryn Libal, PhD, University of Connecticut, Jessica Darrow, PhD, University of Chicago and Hyojin Im, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University
9:45-11:15 a.m.
Asian American Families and Youth Development: Moving Beyond "Tiger" Parenting
Bicultural Family Process: Comparative Analyses across Filipino and Korean American Families
Yoonsun Choi, PhD, University of Chicago; Michael Park, MSW, University of Chicago; Jeanette Lee, AM, University of Chicago; Tae Yeun Kim, PhD, City University of Hong Kong; Samuel Noh, PhD, university of Toronto
Behaving Well but Unhappy? Differential Determinants of Filipino and Korean American Youth Outcomes
Yoonsun Choi, PhD, University of Chicago; Michael Park, MSW, University of Chicago; Jeanette Lee, AM, University of Chicago; Mina Lee, MSW, University of Chicago
Impact of Negative Parenting on Mental Health Among Asian American Youth
Yoonsun Choi, PhD, University of Chicago; Mina Lee, MSW, University of Chicago; Michael Park, MSW, University of Chicago; Soo Young Lee, MSW, University of Chicago; Hyeouk Chris Hahm, PhD, Boston University
Migration & the Family
Sibling Dynamics Among U.S. Citizen Children of Undocumented Mexican Parents
Tatiana Londono, BA, University of Texas at Austin; Lauren Gulbas, PhD, University of Texas at Austin; Luis Zayas, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Shifting Traditional Family Values: The Perception and Display of Familism Among Chinese Seniors in the Greater Toronto Area
Deng-Min Chuang, MSW, University of Toronto; Vivian W. Y. Leung, University of Toronto; *Weijia Tan, MSW, University of Toronto; Weiguo Zhang, PhD, University of Toronto; A. Ka Tat Tsang, PhD, University of Toronto
Post-Colonial Border Crossing: Transnational Families between Korean and Japanese Living in Japan
Yeunhee Kim, PhD, Daegu University
The Interplay Between Parental and Peer Cultural Socialization and Its Impact on Ethnic Identity Development of 1.5- and Second-Generation Chinese/Taiwanese Immigrants in Toronto, Canada
Vivian W. Y. Leung, University of Toronto; Deng-Min Chuang, MSW, University of Toronto; Weijia Tan, MSW, University of Toronto; A. Ka Tat Tsang, PhD, University of Toronto
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A Conversation with Matt Zeller and Janis Shanwari
4:00-5:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Intercultural Center
7th Floor Executive Conference Room
Georgetown University
37th and O St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20057
http://guevents.georgetown.edu/event/a_conversation_with_matt_zeller_janis_shanwari#.XDzvc_ZFxPY
Description: Matt Zeller and Janis Shanwari are the founders of No One Left Behind. The mission of No One Left Behind is to help America's Wartime Allies with Immigrant Visas (SIVs) resettle safely in the United States. They bridge the gap between current State Department and NGO refugee relief programs and provide assistance with housing, employment, and cultural adaption. They treat our clients as the heroic veterans are. This event is co-hosted with the Security Studies Program
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Academic Progress for English Learners
Sponsored by the Public Policy Institute of California
12:00-1:00 p.m., Thursday, January 24, 2019
Capitol Event Center
1020 11th Street, second floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
https://www.ppic.org/event/academic-progress-for-english-learners/
Description: Many of California's K–12 students are English Learners—some have been in US schools since kindergarten, while others are new to US schools and may be refugees or unaccompanied minors. Researchers Laura Hill and Megan Hopkins will outline findings from a new report that looks at academic progress among different kinds of English Learners and the factors associated with their successes and struggles.
Speakers:
Deborah Gonzalez, director of government affairs, PPIC
Laura Hill, senior fellow, PPIC
Megan Hopkins, assistant professor of education studies, University of California, San Diego
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Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion: A Sense of Home
2:30–6:00 p.m. CET, Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. CET, Friday, January 25, 2019
EESC, Rue Belliard 99
Brussels, Belgium
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/social-innovation-refugee-inclusion-sense-home
Description: The United States Mission to the European Union, the Mission of Canada to the European Union, the Migration Policy Institute Europe (MPI Europe), and the European Economic and Social Committee are pleased to invite you to a conference on 'Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion: A Sense of Home'.
The two-day event will explore how innovations in housing, community engagement, and mentoring can build social ties, create supportive communities, establish a robust base for economic opportunities, and foster a sense of belonging and 'home' for refugees and asylum seekers. The first day of the conference will dive into the bold ideas and actions that social initiatives, urban designers, refugee-led organisations and more have developed for inclusion, while the second day will examine tools and strategies supporting innovations to create lasting change.
Sessions will explore topics such as: the potential of co-housing for community building; the role of urban planning for more inclusive cities; building innovative cross-sectoral partnerships; and novel approaches to measuring and communicating success in social innovation.
The perspective of housing experts, refugee and migrant organisations, social enterprises, and urban designers will feature prominently in the conference, alongside other nongovernmental actors and government representatives at the local and national level. This year, more breakout sessions will allow participants to interactively engage with core themes and topics, and thematic breakout dinners will permit discussions to continue into the evening.
For any questions related to the event, please contact Annemarie Wiersma at annemarie.wiersma@eesc.europa.eu or +32(0)2 546 93 76.
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2019 AILA Midwinter Conference: Business and Removal
Friday, January 25, 2019
Hyatt Regency Indian Wells
Indian Wells, California
https://agora.aila.org/Conference/Detail/1520
Desert Sun: Shining Light on Immigration Policy Changes
Description: Just when you think you've finally got a handle on the myriad immigration policy changes promulgated by the Trump administration in recent months, a slew of new ones is issued. Join fellow business and removal practitioners at this advanced-level, dual-track conference to examine these changes, identify current trends, and engage in high-level discussions concerning best practices for successful representation of clients in this tumultuous legal climate. Leave the winter blues behind and come to sunny Palm Springs to experience all that this important conference has to offer!
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Building the Foundations for Inclusion: What Does the Future Hold for Immigrant Integration in Europe?
2:30–5:30 p.m., Friday, January 25, 2019
Residence Palace, 155 Rue de la Loi
Brussels, Belgium
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/building-foundations-inclusion-what-does-future-hold-immigrant-integration-europe
Description: The migration crisis transformed the landscape of immigrant integration in Europe. Large-scale and spontaneous movements placed unprecedented pressures on public services and amplified social divisions, which, in turn, fueled the rise of populist parties. But while the everyday pressures of the migration crisis have absorbed most of the bandwidth of integration policymakers in recent years, larger challenges could lie ahead. Aging populations will place extreme pressure on welfare-state institutions and public spending. Digitization, automation, and artificial intelligence will transform labor markets as we know them. And greater cultural clashes and social unrest—especially if accompanied by another migration crisis—could further splinter the political landscape. How well Europe can weather tomorrow's challenges will depend on the institutions and systems built today.
This meeting will highlight lessons from MPI Europe's flagship Integration Futures initiative, which seeks to develop creative and strategic approaches to addressing today's toughest integration challenges—and to better plan for those around the corner.
The meeting will consider three questions in particular:
* How has the landscape of integration policymaking shifted, and how can policymakers build a sense of common ground in this state of flux?
* What challenges and opportunities could future economic, social, technological, and demographic trends create for integration?
* What are the most promising new innovations to help integration officials solve entrenched integration challenges in an age of populism?
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Immigration in the Trump Era
Hosted by the Southwestern Law Review
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday, February 1, 2019
Southwestern Law School Campus
3050 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90010
https://www.swlaw.edu/swlawblog/201812/join-us-immigration-trump-era-february-1-2019
Description: Join us for a day of timely topic discussion on cutting-edge issues in the field of immigration law. Two morning panels will focus on crimmigration issues. The first panel explores the Supreme Court's decision in "Sessions v. Dimaya", which is particularly important to Southwestern as it originated in our Ninth Circuit Appellate Litigation Clinic. The second panel features papers exploring immigration federalism, including sanctuary cities, ICE enforcement, and local responses to federal policies. In the afternoon, we'll turn our attention to immigration policies affecting youth, including SIJS and DACA. The symposium will conclude with a panel that explores the emergence of "immployment law." Dean of the UC Davis School of Law, Kevin Johnson, will deliver the keynote address.
Schedule:
9:00–9:10 a.m.
Opening Remarks and Welcome
Susan Westerberg Prager, Dean and CEO, Southwestern Law School
9:10–9:30 a.m.
Keynote Address
Kevin Johnson, Dean, UC Davis School of Law
9:40–11:00 a.m.
Dimaya and the Crimmigration of Migration
Andrew Knapp, Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School César Cuauhtémoc
García Hernández, Associate Professor of Law, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Jack Chin, Edward L. Barret Chair & Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Legal Education, U.C. Davis School of Law
Yolanda Vazquez, Associate Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law
Jennifer Koh, Professor of Law and Director of Immigration Clinic, Western State College of Law
Moderator:
Gowri Ramachandran, Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School
11:10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Immigration Federalism: Detention, Sanctuary Cities, and ICE
Rose Villazor, Professor of Law and Chancellor's Social Justice Scholar, Rutgers
Annie Lai, Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director of Immigrant Rights Clinic, U.C. Irvine School of Law
Ingrid Eagly, Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the
David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy, UCLA School of Law
Pratheepan Gulasekaram, Professor of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law
Moderator:
Beth Caldwell, Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills, Southwestern Law School
2:00–3:20 p.m.
No Child Left Behind? Asylum, DACA, SIJS, and OMG
Julia Vazquez, Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Community Lawyering Clinic, Southwestern Law School
Andrea Ramos, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Immigration Law Clinic, Southwestern Law School
Karen Musalo, Professor and Director of the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, U.C. Hastings College of the Law
Angelica Chazaro, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law
Moderator:
Kathy Khommarath, Attorney and Program Manager for Removal Defense Program, Southwestern Law School
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America's Border Wars: Inside the Constitution-free Zone
1:00-3:00 p.m., Monday, February 4, 2019
Hayek Auditorium, Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20001-5403
Description: The new year began with America's immigration debate at white-hot intensity. President Trump's demand for a border wall and the House Democratic majority's refusal to give him money for one sparked the longest government shutdown in decades. American troops remain at the border, raising the level of militarization of the border region to dangerous new heights. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents remain in conflict with residents in border communities, and CBP checkpoints throughout the country continue to stop and detain motorists on mere suspicion. Is there a way to end America's "Border War" and restore constitutional norms within the border region? Join us as a group of distinguished experts will address that and related questions.
Speakers:
Vicki Gaubeca, Director, Southern Border Communities Coalition
Terry Bressi, Chief Engineer of the Spacewatch Project, University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Lab
Chris Montoya, Customs and Border Patrol officer
Moderator:
Patrick Eddington, Policy Analyst in Homeland Security and Civil Liberties
Cato Institute
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Melting pot or civil war: A son of immigrants makes the case against open borders
5:00-6:15 p.m., Thursday, February 7, 2019
American Enterprise Institute Auditorium
1789 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
http://www.aei.org/events/melting-pot-or-civil-war-a-son-of-immigrants-makes-the-case-against-open-borders/
Description: Immigration policy has long divided America. It continues to be one of the country's biggest issues, yet substantive discussion often gets sidelined. In "Melting Pot or Civil War? A Song of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders" (Sentinel, 2018), Reihan Salam delivers a rational, considered, and egalitarian argument against open borders.
In his book, Mr. Salam argues that uncontrolled immigration is bad for almost all Americans, including those who belong to immigrant communities. Our current system has intensified the isolation of our native poor, and it risks ghettoizing the children of poor immigrants. It ignores the challenges posed by the declining demand for less-skilled labor, even as it exacerbates ethnic inequality and deepens our political divides. Rejecting both cosmopolitan extremism and white identity politics, Mr. Salam makes the case that limiting total immigration and favoring skilled immigrants will combat rising inequality, balance diversity with assimilation, and foster a new, unifying nationalism.
Join the conversation on social media by following @AEI and @AEIecon on Twitter and Facebook.
Speaker:
Reihan Salam, National Review Institute
5:30 PM
Discussant:
James Pethokoukis, AEI
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2019 EB-5 Expo Dubai
Sunday-Monday, February 10-11, 2019
JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai
Sheikh Zayed Road, Business Bay
PO Box 121000
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
https://www.eb5investors.com/conferences/2019-eb-5-expo-dubai
Description: EB5 Investors Magazine is pleased to annouce its first EB-5 event of the 2019 conference calendar: the 2019 EB-5 Expo Dubai! This expo will offer high-quality education from industry leaders and is expected to gather leading EB-5 regional centers, law firms, service providers, migration agencies and potential investors. The conference will feature interactive panels moderated by experienced investment immigration professionals, as well as in-depth workshops, designed specifically for attorneys, migration agents and project developers.
Network in a unique, cross-cultural setting with seasoned immigration professionals from around the world, including:
* HNWIs
* Foreign Intermediaries & Wealth Managers
* Migration Agents
* Real Estate Developers
* Immigration Attorneys
* EB-5 Regional Centers
* Service Providers
[Conference agenda to be available soon].
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USCIS Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting
2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Friday, February 22, 2019
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Tomich Conference Center
111 Massachusetts Ave.
NW, Washington, DC
https://www.uscis.gov/outreach/asylum-division-quarterly-stakeholder-meeting-15
Participation Details:
You may attend this engagement either in person at the USCIS Tomich Conference Center or by teleconference (listen only).
To register, please follow these steps:
* Visit our registration page
* Enter your email address and select "Submit"
* Select "Subscriber Preferences"
* Select the "Event Registration" tab
* Provide your full name and organization, if any
* Complete the questions and select "Submit"
If you wish to attend in person, please indicate this in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance, or email us at public.engagement@uscis.dhs.gov. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. Once we process your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional details.
To submit non-case-specific questions as agenda items before the engagement, email us at public.engagement@uscis.dhs.gov by 5 p.m. (Eastern) on Jan. 3, 2019.
Please note that we will only be able to answer non-case-specific questions.
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Certificate program course in International Migration Studies
XCPD-703 - Newcomers to Citizens: Immigrant Integration
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Wednesday-Friday, February 25-27, 2019
Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies
640 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Room C227
Washington, DC 20001
https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14536
Course Description: With a record 200 million people living outside their country of birth, immigration is a global phenomenon with profound demographic, economic, social, and political implications for both sending and receiving countries. The debate over immigration law and policy has become increasingly volatile and, in some instances, characterized by misinformation, hate, and xenophobia. Beyond the politics of immigration, genuine challenges to immigrant integration abound. Successful integration of immigrants is critical to the long-term prosperity of host countries that rely on immigrants as workers, consumers, taxpayers, innovators, and entrepreneurs in light of their aging native-born populations and lower birth rates. In this course we will explore integration law, policies, judicial cases and practices in both traditional immigrant-receiving countries--such as the United States and Canada and new countries of permanent immigration such as France, Germany, the United Kingdom. We will raise questions about traditional understandings of nationality, loyalty, place and identity. We will also discuss citizenship laws, models of multicultural citizenship, as well as transnationalism and post-nationalism, paradigms that challenge an integrationist reading of migration. Using case studies from North America and Europe we will pay special attention to the different modes of immigrant civic engagement and political participation on their road from newcomers to citizens.
Course Objectives:
At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to:
* Discuss the integration law, policies, judicial cases and practices in both traditional immigrant-receiving and source countries.
* Recognize questions about traditional understandings of nationality, loyalty, place and identity.
* Discuss citizenship laws, models of multicultural citizenship, as well as transnationalism and post-nationalism.
* Compare different modes of immigrant civic engagement and political participation.
Notes: This course is an open enrollment course. No application is required and registration is available by clicking "Add to Cart." Current students must register with their Georgetown NetID and password. New students will be prompted to create an account prior to registration.
Tuition: $995.00, 24 contract hours
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CRS Seminar: Humanitarian Series I
Borders, migration, exclusion: The role of civil society and humanitarian aid in an increasingly polarized political context
1:00-2:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 27, 2019
York University Center for Refugee Studies
626 Kaneff Tower
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://crs.info.yorku.ca/archives/event/crs-seminar-humanitarian-series-i?instance_id=146
Speaker:
Hernan Delvalle, Rita E. Hauser Fellow, Harvard University and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (Netherlands)
Description: The increase in border restrictions for asylum seekers and migrants raises pressing moral, legal, and political questions. How to respond to human migration has become one of the most divisive political issues of our time. Through the experience of MSF's operations at sea and on land assisting asylum seekers and migrants crossing the Mediterranean, the panel will explore how the plight of people on the move has been weaponized to serve a variety of political agendas. We will discuss how civil society, state institutions and political leaders struggle to define narratives to influence policy and public debate. This timely discussion should help us shed light on the dilemmas that emerge for societies both in Europe and in the Americas.
Hernan will offer an overview of the rise and fall of civilian-led operations to rescue asylum seekers and migrants in the Mediterranean between the years 2014 and 2018. Drawing on Hernan's experience in MSF throughout this operation, we will explore the complex relationship between NGOs and state authorities at the southern European maritime border. We will see how the humanitarian deployment to 'save lives' came under fire for 'aiding illegal immigration' amidst a polarization of the political debate and growing pressures to 'secure the border' and prevent asylum seekers from reaching Europe.
The case explores the challenges for civil society organizations assisting people marginalized by state border policy, and raises critically urgent questions around solidarity, identity, belonging, nationalism, xenophobia, and exclusion
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Abolish ICE?
MIT Center for International Studies Starr Forum
4:30-6:00 p.m., Thursday, February 28, 2019
Building E51, 115 Wong Auditorium
70 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02142
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/StarrForum_ICE
Main speaker:
Juliette Kayyem is the faculty director of the Homeland Security Project at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government where she is also the Robert and Renee Belfer Lecturer in International Security. Previously, she served as President Obama's assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs at the Department of Homeland Security. She also serves as CEO of Zemcar, a lifestyle company focused on connecting busy parents with qualified drivers to solve their family's transportation needs. Her memoir Security Mom: My Life Protecting the Home and Homeland, tells stories of her professional life in homeland security and her personal life as a mother.
Discussant:
Chappell Lawson is an associate professor of political science at MIT. He directs the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) program and the International Policy Lab. His recent work has focused on Mexican politics, the effect of candidates' physical appearance on their electoral success, political leadership, and homeland security policy. From September 2009 through February 2011, Lawson was on leave from MIT as a political appointee in the Obama Administration, serving as executive director and senior advisor to the Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection.
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CRS Seminar: Humanitarian Series II
Borders, migration, exclusion: The role of civil society and humanitarian aid in an increasingly polarized political context
1:00-2:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 6, 2019
York University Center for Refugee Studies
626 Kaneff Tower
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://crs.info.yorku.ca/archives/event/crs-seminar-humanitarian-series-ii
Speaker: Linn Biorklund Belliveau, Researcher/analyst Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research and Médecins Sans Frontières, CRS Affiliated Scholar
Description: Linn will discuss how migration can be weaponized to serve diverse political agendas, including the growing tendency to frame refugees and migrants as political liabilities. The result is a degradation of access to adequate protection and humanitarian assistance, as well as the mechanisms they use to reach target destinations. Linn will present this perspective using first-hand experience working with Eritrean refugees fleeing towards the shores of Europe between 2013 – 2016 and sharing a critical perspective of State and humanitarian responses to the so-called 'migrant-caravans' from the Northern Triangle of Central America to the United States and Canada.
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Citizenship health inequalities across the US: State-level immigrant policies and health care access
12:00-1:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 13, 2019
ERC Conference Room 115
The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
https://ccis.ucsd.edu/_files/Event%20Flyers-Programs-Agendas/Event%20Flyer%20-%20Young%203-13-19.pdf
Speaker:
Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young, PhD, MPH
Project Director, Research on Immigrant Health and State Policy (RIGHTS) Study at the Center for Health Policy Research, University of California, Los Angeles
Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Merced
Description: In this talk, I present findings from two studies that examine how citizenship status and immigrant policies influence inequities in access to health care. Immigrants who lack citizenship are less likely to have health insurance and access to health care compared to citizens. Citizenship status is a form of inequality that is shaped by the policies that determine immigrants' rights and opportunities and the social environments in which they live. Using a novel, state-level policy data set and individual-level population survey data, I assess the extent to which the differences in insurance and access to care between noncitizens and citizens vary based states' inclusion or criminalization policies. Results suggest that there may be smaller health care inequities by citizenship in states with a greater number of policies that extend health, social welfare, educational and other rights to noncitizens and greater inequities in states that have more immigration enforcement and surveillance policies.
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The Role of Family in Constructions of the 'Desirable' Canadian Refugee
1:00-2:30 p.m., Thursday, March 14, 2019
York University, 519 Kaneff Tower
4700 Keele Street, Toronto
http://crs.info.yorku.ca/archives/event/crs-seminar-tbc
Speaker:
Megan Gaucher, Assistant Professor, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University
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How We Think About Migration
3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Music Building, Paine Hall
3 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA
http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/how-we-think-about-migration
Speaker:
Masha Gessen, author of the National Book Award-winning The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia as well as The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin, The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy, and several other books. A staff writer at the New Yorker and the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Carnegie Fellowship, Gessen teaches at Amherst College.
Description: Our current ways of thinking, telling stories, and creating policy are inadequate for the task of addressing the current worldwide crisis of human displacement. What assumptions need to be questioned, and what questions need to be reframed to make possible a meaningful and productive conversation about migration
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Some Ideas for Talking About Migration
3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 4, 2019
Music Building, Paine Hall
3 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA
http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/some-ideas-talking-about-migration
Speaker:
Masha Gessen
Description: Our current ways of thinking, telling stories, and creating policy are inadequate for the task of addressing the current worldwide crisis of human displacement. What assumptions need to be questioned, and what questions need to be reframed to make possible a meaningful and productive conversation about migration.
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