Assistant Professor of Sociology Caitlin Patler recently received the Pacific Sociological Association’s Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Perspectives Award
The economic impact of immigration has been highly debated within the last two decades as the issue of illegal immigration is constantly brought to attention and ways to resolve the issue are proposed, yet hardly ever implemented. Professor Giovanni Peri and researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, agree that immigration has slight marginal gains as a whole, while recognizing that it does have negative impacts for some.
HIA Noon Talk Featuring Associate Professor Fiamma Montezemolo will present a video on the border between Mexico and the USA titled Echo. It is an ethnographic research on the after life and “echoes” of 9 art works that have been part of the two-decade old public art event called inSite.
Latinx Talk published Professor Robert Irwin's article about what he witnessed in Tijuana and what caravan members themselves have stated in a series of digital stories they contributed to the Humanizing Deportation archive.
This book helps by presenting a group of prominent scholars who use data to help unravel the facts. They address immigration’s fiscal impacts, immigrants’ generational assimilation, enhanced U.S. enforcement, and alternatives for those seeking refugee status.
The San Diego Union-Tribune highlights Professor Robert Irwin's project on having deportees tell their own stories through videos that are publicly posted. It also featured his comments on U.S. deportees.
Professor Robyn Magalit Rodriguez Publishes Introduction to "Guests and Strangers: Asian Workers in Transnational Perspective" in the Journal of Asian American Studies
Professor Brad Jones opinions in the LA Times, about Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighting the stark divide on immigration policy between California and the Trump administration.
The 8-day workshop will train up to 30 graduate students, researchers and beginning faculty in best-practices and in methodologies particularly relevant to the study of immigration and migration populations.
The Fortune featured J. Edward Taylor's comments on how the United States farming is approaching the end of the plentiful supply of labor that the system has fueled for so long.
