2014-2015 Events

Based on the Los Angeles Times newspaper series that won two Pulitzer Prizes, this astonishing story puts a human face on the ongoing debate about immigration reform in the United States.

This film gives this timely political debate about the U.S./Mexico border a human face by exploring the story of Maria de Jesus (13) and her cousin Rene (12) as they attempt to cross the U.S./Mexico border alone to reunite with their mothers in the Midwest.

From the perspectives of both the undocumented migrants and the aid-givers, The Tinaja Trail provides a compelling tale of life and death, and humanitarian service, in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. The film features an interview with King Hall’s own Kevin Johnson (Dean).

This paper studies attitudes towards income redistribution in the country of origin among those who stay in a welfare state, and those who emigrate.

Existing studies find a strong relationship between refugees and interstate conflict. However, the specific conditions connecting refugees and interstate conflict initiation remain under explored.

We assess the role of ethnic ties in the diffusion of technical knowledge by means of a large database of EPO patents filed by US-resident inventors of foreign origin (“ethnic” inventors), 1980-2010, which we identify both through linguistic analysis of names and surnames and information on nationality.

This paper explores a hunger strike that took place inside of the El Centro SPC in 1985.

Leighton’s expertise is in labor migration, democratic governance, human rights and human security and she has conducted global and field research into best practices and the linkages between human migration and development.

This paper analyses the effect of immigration on labor supply and fertility decisions of young British women, in addition looking at the role of immigration on the market structure of household services.

This paper accesses whether international students affect native enrollment at the graduate level.