Immigration

The Trump Administration’s Last Best Chance to Slash Legal Migration
News
February 5, 2019

The Trump Administration’s Last Best Chance to Slash Legal Migration

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Les Back on Migrants
International Debate
February 1, 2019

Les Back on Migrants

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What Census Data Miss about American Diversity
Census
May 2, 2018

What Census Data Miss about American Diversity

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Why Has Brexit Britain Not Had an Immigration Debate?
Public Policy
January 18, 2018

Why Has Brexit Britain Not Had an Immigration Debate?

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Making Sense of Society: Vanessa Hughes

Making Sense of Society: Vanessa Hughes

Concepts of mobility, citizenship and belonging are morphing in a time of widespread immigration. In this essay, Vanessa Hughes uses the case of a specific London resident to explore these themes.

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In Post-Brexit Britain, is Migration a Crime?

In Post-Brexit Britain, is Migration a Crime?

With the increasing indications that Britain is growing colder to migrants in the wake of Brexit, Daniel Nehring asks what that means specifically for academics from the European Union in the UK.

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How Do Europeans Really Feel About Migrants?

How Do Europeans Really Feel About Migrants?

Given the angry images cascading off TV screens, it’s pretty clear that migrants aren’t welcome in Europe. Or are they? Three papers in a themed edition of the ‘International Journal of Comparative Sociology’ suggest a more nuanced answer.

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Discrimination through Ambiguity: Reducing Workplace Bias Against Minority Immigrants

Discrimination through Ambiguity: Reducing Workplace Bias Against Minority Immigrants

Discrimination becomes easier when its wrapped in the amorphous blanket of an applicant lacking certain ‘soft skills,’ suggests a news paper in the journal Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

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The Border Does Not Pass Through the Classroom

The Border Does Not Pass Through the Classroom

Whether it’s the DREAM Act in the United States or the crackdown sought by the UK Visas and Immigration in Britain, universities are becoming a flashpoint of immigration policy.

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‘Reasonable Suspicion’ That Race Matters in the Immigration Debate

‘Reasonable Suspicion’ That Race Matters in the Immigration Debate

In the furor over immigration reform in the U.S., many taking a tougher line cite the law, not the evident ethnicity of the immigrants, for their stance. But that ethnicity matters, new research suggests.

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Why Social Science Education is as Important as STEM…

Why Social Science Education is as Important as STEM…

A recent Ipsos-Mori survey reveals the crucial role that social science has to play in modern democracy, a role which is frequently sabotaged.

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