Immigration Policy

In or Out? The Biden Administration’s Conflicting Messages on Immigration Policy

OCTOBER 6, 20214:00PM – 5:30PM EST During the presidential campaign, Joe Biden set out an ambitious immigration agenda, pledging to end many of the Trump Administration’s brutal policies. He would stop building the wall, restore refugee admissions, rebuild the asylum system, cancel rules that harmed low-income migrants, reduce detention of immigrants and rein in the …

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US Policy on Afghan Refugees: What Went Wrong and What Can Be Done

With the Taliban take-over in Afghanistan, thousands of Afghans have sought to flee the capital. A far larger displacement crisis is likely to occur in the coming days.  The U.S. response so far has been chaotic, with promises from the President to ensure that U.S. citizens find safety but no firm plans to help all …

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A Conversation about the Proposed Immigration Legislation

On February 18, 2021, proposed immigration legislation, based on a proposal President Biden put forth on his first day in office, was released. Much of the 353-page document focuses on paths to citizenship and other reforms to current immigration legislation. On February 19, 2021, Alex Aleinikoff, Director of the Zolberg Institute, joined Prof. Alexandra Délano …

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THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS AND THE CRITIQUE OF HUMANITARIAN REASON – with Seyla Benhabib, April 10, 4 pm

THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS AND THE CRITIQUE OF HUMANITARIAN REASON A lecture presented by the Zolberg Center on Global Migration at The New School Seyla Benhabib, Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, Yale University Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 4:00 pm Wolff Conference Room (Room 1103) Albert and Vera List Academic Center 6 East …

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The Economy vs. Immigration: What will unlock the Latino vote in 2012?

October 18, 2012, 6-8 p.m. 55 West 13th Street, Theresa Lang Center, Mezzanine As they did in 2008, Latino voters are again expected to play a pivotal role in the presidential election. But unlike 2008, when immigration reform was the dominant issue for many Latinos, this time it is less clear what will motivate them. …

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Race and Immigration Policy in the Americas

April 11, 2012, 6-8 p.m. Orientation Room, 2 West 13th Street (at Fifth Ave) Understandings of immigration policy have all too often been limited by national blinders that fail to understand the full weight of interactions across borders. Domestic class conflict is a necessary but insufficient explanation for patterns of ethnic selection. Policies often converged …

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