Immigration

Project Highlight: The Border Barometer

March 4, 2010
The Border Barometer, published in February 2010, is a tool developed by Western Washington University's Border Policy Research Institute, and University at Buffalo's Regional Institute of economic activity along the US-Canadian border. Published annually, the Border Barometer serves to provide a clearer understanding of trade and security issues that arise along the border and at individual ports of entry. It is a project funded by the BORDERNET initiative of the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Read the Border Barometer

Managing Undocumented Migration in North America

March 12, 2010 8:00 am - March 12, 2010 5:00 pm at Pima Ballroom, Memorial Union, ASU
Overview

Michael Clemens - How U.S. visas affect skilled labor: A randomized natural experiment

March 9, 2010 2:00 pm - March 9, 2010 5:00 pm at Eleanor Roosevelt Administration Building Conference Room, UCSD
What are the effects of migration visas to rich countries on workers in poor countries?

University of California International Migration Conference

March 12, 2010 8:30 am - March 12, 2010 5:45 pm at Deutz Conference Room of the Institute of the Americas, Uuniversity of California
On March 12, 2010, CCIS will host a University of California-wide conference on international migration.

Study: California Stands to Gain $16 Billion from Immigration Reform

January 21, 2010
A new study released by the University of Southern California finds that the cash-strapped state could reap $16 billion in economic benefits by legalizing its 1.8 million undocumented adult Latino immigrants,

Brown’s Senate Win Has Latin American Impact

January 21, 2010
In an Americas Quarterly blog post,

The Other Slavery: Indian Bondage in the North of Mexico and the American Southwest 1500-1900

January 13, 2010 5:00 pm - January 13, 2010 6:30 pm at Institute of the Americas Complex, Deutz Room, University of California San Diego
Andrés Reséndez is an Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Davis. He earned a Ph.D. in History at the University of Chicago and his B.A. in International Relations at El Colegio de México.

Self-Selection and Liquidity Constraints in Different Migration Cost Regimes

March 16, 2010 2:00 pm - March 16, 2010 5:00 pm at Eleanor Roosevelt College Administration Building Conference Room 115, First Floor, UC San Diego
Scott Borger

The Social and Economic Integration of Mexican Immigrants in Los Angeles

March 2, 2010 2:00 pm - March 2, 2010 5:00 pm at Eleanor Roosevelt College Administration Building Conference Room 115, First Floor, UC San Diego
Rafael Alarcon, Luis Escala Rabadan and Olga Odgers