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Reflections from World Refugee Day

ISIM Director Dr. Susan Martin reflects on the strength and resiliency of the world's refugees for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy's blog on World Refugee.…

June 17, 2014

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New Report from ISIM Roundtable on Low Wage Migration

ISIM hosted a roundtable in March 2014 exploring the future of low-wage migrant works, specifically those receiving H-2 visas for agriculture and other low-skilled jobs. The…

April 14, 2014

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ISIM's Dr. Susan Martin Testifies Before Senate

Dr. Susan Martin testified before the Senate Committee of the Judiciary on March 18, 2013 at the hearing, “How Comprehensive Immigration Reform Should Address the Needs of…

April 7, 2014

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ISIM and MacArthur Foundation Host Event Series On Immigration Reform

The Institute, with the support of the MacArthur Foundation, is organizing a series of public presentations, as well as expert roundtables that address the challenges of…

April 7, 2014

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ISIM's Dr. Andy Schoenholtz publishes Lives in the Balance: Asylum Adjudication by the Department of Homeland Security

Three years in the making, Lives in the Balance: Asylum Adjudication by the Department of Homeland Security has now been published by NYU Press. This is the short description of…

April 2, 2014

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Roundtable Series Continues With STEM Discussion

ISIM continued its series of expert roundtables in March, with support from the MacArthur Foundation. The most recent roundtable was a discussion of migration and H1-B visas,…

April 1, 2014

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The Refugee Experience In Amman

ISIM Research Assistant Grace Benton publishes the videos she create from her experience working with refugees in Amman and the lesson plans she created for US teachers from the…

December 18, 2013

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Promoting Safe and Legal Avenues for Protection Seekers in Europe

On 3 October 2013, a boat carrying more than 500 migrants – men, women and children – sank before reaching the Italian island of Lampedusa. Over 300 people lost their lives.…

December 13, 2013

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What Do You Miss Most? Syrian Refugees Respond

SIM Affiliate Rochelle Davis and ISIM Research Associate Abbie Taylor interview Syrian refugees for Jadaliyya, an online magazine. This publication is of ISIM's work on…

December 12, 2013

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Institutional Strategies to Assist Polish Returned Migrants

ISIM Research Professor Dr. Elzbieta Goździak and Izabela Czerniejewska publish their 2010 research on Polish migrants returned from the UK. The research was supported by the…

December 8, 2013