How can we possibly know how many millions of people are living in the U.S. illegally? Demographers have actually refined a simple formula that’s worked pretty well since the 1970s.
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Violence, poverty and oppression in Honduras are causing thousands to flee to the US. Will Trump own the role of US foreign policy in creating these problems?
Spending more on border control hasn’t stopped migrants from crossing the border. Neither will a wall. Here’s why.
The US has met its goal for resettling Syrian refugees in 2016, and will aim to take in 110,000 more in 2017. A migration expert examines whether fears of their arrival are well founded.
Donald Trump gave a major speech on immigration this week. This roundup looks at some of his ideas for reform and explains what the experts have to say about this complex issue.
Many politicians in the West – from backers of Brexit to Donald Trump – have convinced voters that immigrants are hurting their economies. The evidence suggests otherwise.
At what point is the movement of people away from their land of origin called a diaspora? A sociologist explores what the term has meant in the past, and why that might soon change.
Can you visualize any number greater than 100? Migration experts explain why thinking about migrants en masse makes it difficult to address the nuances of each group’s unique challenges.
Previous efforts to cement national cohesion offer a model but also, says a historian, a warning.
Inaction on President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court blocks a decision on his immigration plan.
A brief decision from the highest court will impact millions of lives in the U.S. GSU legal expert explains what will change, and what won’t.
Many Republicans held out hope that Donald Trump would pivot to the centre for the general election. The opposite has happened.
Donald Trump’s call for a barrier on the Mexican border rides a two-decade-long wave of vigilantism and grassroots activism.
Christian, criminal or cowardly? People once thought your hair could hold the answer.
The H-1B visa, created in 1990 to bring in specialized foreign workers, is in desperate need of reform. Where do the candidates stand?
Anti-migrant rhetoric is running high in the US – but its star proponent would do well to think about his German roots.
A recent study shows Donald Trump is out of date when he claims “people are pouring across our southern border”.
An estimated 1.6 million American children are separated from their parents through deportation.
Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina boast that their business experience would make them excellent presidents, yet their immigration policies fall short of the lessons from Business 101.
There is more to drawing diaspora academics back to their home countries in Africa than striking up individual relationships. Infrastructure must be fixed and institutional management must improve.
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Dean and Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor of Sociology, American University
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Professor of Anthropology, Director, Transnational Research Lab, The Ohio State University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of California, Merced
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Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Professor, History and African American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Sociology and Chair, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Interim Dean of the School of Social Work, University of Alabama
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Adjunct professor, University of Adelaide
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Theodore E. Gildred Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations, Professor of Sociology, and Co-Director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science and U.S.-Mexican Relations, Emeritus, University of California, San Diego
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Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sociology, University at Buffalo
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Roy C. Buck Professor of Sociology and Demography, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
