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1. (#1) 8/20, DC - CIS panel discussion on the national security risks posed by foreign student and exchange visitor policies - [New Listing]
2. (#2) 8/20, DC - Book discussion: A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century
3. (#3) 8/28, Nationwide - MPI webinar on serving immigrant populations through home visitation programs - [New Listing]
4. (#4) 8/29, DC - Discussion of new report on irregular migration
5. (#5) 8/29-9/1, DC - Immigration at the American Political Science Association annual meeting - [Updated with expanded program]
6. (#6) 9/4-20, DC - Certificate program online course on refugees and displaced persons
7. (#7) 9/10, DC - Book discussion: A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century
8. (#8) 9/11, DC - Discussion of new World Bank report on leveraging economic migration for development
9. (#9) 9/12-13, Neuchâtel, Switzerland - Conference on migration and mobility studies
10. (#10) 9/19-20, Toledo, OH - Annual international human trafficking and social justice conference
11. (#11) 9/20, Cambridge, MA - Seminar on the impact of migration on the E.U. and democracy
12. (#12) 9/25, Princeton, NJ - Lecture and book discussion on Japan's restrictive immigration policy
13. (#13) 9/26-27, Trier, Germany - Annual conference on EU Border management 2019 - [New Listing]
14. (#14) 10/8, DC - Annual immigration law and policy conference
15. (#15) 10/7-12-7, DC - Certificate program online course on global trends in international migration
16. (#16) 10/10-11, Zagreb, Croatia - Conference on diaspora and homeland
17. (#17) 10/17, New York, NY - Symposium on forced migration, protection, and border control
18. (#18) 10/17-18, Florence, Italy - Workshop on cities and the global governance of migration
19. (#19) 11/14, San Diego - Book panel: Migration Control
20. (#20) 11/20-22, DC - 2019 Homeland Security Week conference

Minimizing the National Security Risks of U.S. Foreign Student and Exchange Visitor Policies

9:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 20, 2019
National Press Club, Murrow Room
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20045
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Description: The Center for Immigration Studies will host a panel discussion focusing on the potential national security risk posed by our current policies relating to foreign students and exchange visitors. The conversation will center around the release of a report, "U.S. Foreign Student and Exchange Visitor Policies Undercut National Security". Well over a million foreign students and scholars are in the U.S., many accompanied by spouses and children, most either studying or working on their student visas through the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. These numbers do not include the large number of foreign nationals who remain illegally in the country after their visas expire – the student and exchange visa category has the highest overstay rate of all visa categories.

Speakers:
Jessica Vaughan, the Center's director of policy studies, and Center fellows David North and Dan Cadman will address how to balance protecting national security with introducing international students to our culture, institutions, and values. Panelists will also discuss options that will encourage, educate and provide opportunities to native-born STEM (science technology, engineering, mathematics) students – a population hurt by present policies.

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Chronicling Migration in the 21st Century Through One Family's Journey

4:00-5:15 p.m., Tuesday, August 20, 2019
MPI Conference Room, Suite 300
1400 16th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20036
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Speakers:
Jason DeParle, Book Author and Reporter, The New York Times

Dilip Ratha, Head of KNOMAD and Lead Economist, Migration and Remittances Team, Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, The World Bank

Andrew Selee, President, Migration Policy Institute

Description: The story of global migration as a force shaping economies, politics, and cultures around the world is typically told via analysis of data and policies, with a focus on trends rather than individuals. Yet at the end of the day, migration is the most human of phenomena, and one that has been around as long as humans have been on the planet. This discussion with award-winning New York Times reporter Jason DeParle traces the arc of migration and its impacts through the life of an extended family of Filipino migrants that he has followed from the slums of Manila to the Houston suburbs over three decades.

As DeParle launches his new book, A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century, join the Migration Policy Institute for a conversation exploring migration at both a global and very personal level.

As he chronicles the story of three generations of a Filipino family, DeParle documents the personal, cultural, and economic challenges and opportunities the family faces, whether as migrants or those remaining behind. His reporting and analysis on immigration trends, the costs and rewards of migration to both sending and receiving communities, and examination of the political and economic questions surrounding migration offer the opportunity for a rich discussion. After the discussion, books will be for sale, and the author will be available to sign books.

No registration is necessary to view the livestream.

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Effectively Serving Immigrant and Dual Language Learner Families through Home Visiting Programs

1:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, August 28, 2019
MPI Webinar
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Description: Home visiting, a two-generation program model that serves young children alongside parents and caretakers to promote their healthy physical, socioemotional, and cognitive development, has the potential to promote improved outcomes for children and families alike.

Young children of immigrants and Dual Language Learners (DLLs), who make up one in four and nearly one in three young children in the United States, respectively, are important targets for home visiting programs as they are disproportionately more likely to face risk factors such as poverty and low parental education levels.

Join this webinar marking the release of a new Migration Policy Institute (MPI) policy brief that explores program and policy opportunities to improve home visiting services for immigrant and DLL families currently underparticipating in these programs due to a lack of culturally and linguistically responsive programming and other barriers. Speakers will provide an overview of the home visiting services landscape in the United States and discuss promising strategies to build effective partnerships with immigrant parents to support their young children’s school readiness and success. Speakers will also discuss opportunities for states to expand the participation of immigrant and DLL families in home visiting services.

Speakers:
Jamie Colvard, Senior Technical Assistance Specialist, Zero to Three

Pamela Williams, Washington State Program Director, ParentChild+

Moderator:
Maki Park, Senior Policy Analyst, MPI

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Out of the Shadows: Shining a Light on Irregular Migration

Launch Event for a New Report on Irregular Migration

3:00-4:30 p.m., Thursday, August 29, 2019
CSIS Headquarters, 2nd Floor
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Description: Millions of people around the world live in and travel through the shadows. Compelled to leave home, they migrate irregularly without proper documentation to gain access to jobs, education, healthcare, food, and other essential services. Irregular migration exists because there are not enough opportunities for safety and prosperity at home and too few conventional means through which to remedy that lack of opportunity. Recognizing the critical, understudied, and often misunderstood nature of this global phenomenon, CSIS produced a research study on irregular migration involving field research in Mexico, Eritrea, and Ghana. This report, which builds on CSIS’ past work on the global forced migration crisis, aims to shine a light on irregular migration and contribute to an enormously consequential conversation.

Please join us for an event to launch CSIS’s new report Out of the Shadows: Shining a Light on Irregular Migration.

Speakers:
Brian Kelly, Regional Emergency & Post Crisis Advisor, Asia-Pacific, International Organization of Migration

Ky Luu, Director, Institute for Disaster and Fragility Resilience, George Washington University

Cindy Huang, Senior Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development

Erol Yayboke, CSIS Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development, Project on U.S. Leadership in Development

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115th American Political Science Association Annual Meeting

Thursday, August 29–Sunday, September 1, 2019
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington Hilton
Washington, DC
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Immigration-related sessions:

Thursday, August 29, 2019

8:00-9:30 a.m.
The Political Geography of Immigration Attitudes and Populist Voting

Individual Presentations
The Psychology of Populist Voting: Race and Immigration in the 2016 US Election
Yalidy M. Matos, Rutgers University

Why Are Ethnically-Diverse Big City Neighborhoods so Pro-Immigration?
Rahsaan Maxwell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Fight or Flight: Contested Communities in an Age of Immigration
Yamil Velez, George Washington University

Governing Migration in Asia

Individual Presentations
Are Strict Rules a Deterrent? Political Restrictions and Migration in China
Elise Pizzi, University of Iowa; Yue Hu, Tsinghua University

Care Citizenship: Migrant Care Worker Policies in Taiwan and South Korea
Yi-Chun Chien, National Chengchi University

Governing Migration and Migrant Labor in Malaysia
Oanh Kim Nguyen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Selective Migration Policies with Chinese Characteristics
Rey Koslowski, SUNY, University at Albany; Sheng Ding, Bloomsburg University

10:00-11:30 a.m.
Human Rights, Borders, and Migration: New Normative Directions

Individual Presentations
Democracy, Borders, and Authoritarian Closures
Julie Mostov, New York University

Connecting Human Rights and Migration Rights: Economic and Climate Refugees
Mahmood Monshipouri, San Francisco State University

Bordering Practices: Statelessness, Nationality, and Rohingya Rites of Return
Dina Mahnaz Siddiqi, New York University

Religion and Immigration: Perspectives across Sub-Fields

Individual Presentations
A Religious Melting Pot? How Religiosity Influences Immigration Opinions
Angela Farizo McCarthy

Re-examining the Relationship Between Religion and Anti-immigration Attitude
Liang Jiang, Jinan University; Yu Tao, The University of Western Australia

Religiosity and Public Opinion: Faith, Race, and Immigration
Brandon Rudolph Davis, Brown University

Religiosity, Immigration, and the Welfare State: Social Policy in Western Europe
Kathryn Schauer, University of Colorado, Boulder

Migrant Rights: Practices at the Local, National, and Multilateral Levels

Individual Presentations
Migrant Rights through Children’s Access to Citizenship
Jeannette Money, University of California, Davis; Shaina Western, University of Oxford

Assessing Legal Mechanisms to Protect Migrants via the Migrant Worker Database
Anna Katherine Boucher, University of Sydney

Migrant Rights Database
Justin Gest, George Mason University; Tom K. Wong, University of California, San Diego

Judicial Protections of Migrant Rights: The Case of Australia
Rhonda L. Evans, University of Texas, Austin

The Global Governance of Migration: Competing Theories, Comparing Regions

Individual Presentations
Tacit Compliance: State Sovereignty and the UNHCR's Authority
Yehonatan Abramson, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The Challenge of Global Migration Governance: A Rationalist Approach
James F. Hollifield, Southern Methodist University; Hiroki Takeuchi, Southern Methodist University

Authoritarianism and the Drivers of Migration Governance in the Middle East
Gerasimos Tsourapas, University of Birmingham

12:00-1:30 p.m.
Public Opinion on Immigration

Individual Presentations
Authoritarianism and Support for Migrant Children Maltreatment in the US
Adriano Udani, University of Missouri, St. Louis

Sanctuary or Noncooperation? Framing Effects on Immigration Policy
Karthick Ramakrishnan, University of California Riverside; Jennifer L. Merolla, University of California, Riverside; Chris S. Haynes, University of New Haven

The Political Consequences of Family Separation among Immigrants in the U.S.
Julie Lee Merseth, Northwestern University

The Impact of Transnational Partisanship on Immigrant Engagement in US Politics
James A. McCann, Purdue University

Breaking News Panel: Immigration and the Realignment of European Politics

Presenters:
Sara B Hobolt London School of Economics

Rahsaan Maxwell University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Kimberly J. Morgan George Washington University

Vivien A. Schmidt Boston University

Attitudes and Migrants

Individual Presentations:
Framing Integration: Understanding Attitudes toward Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Burcu Pinar Alakoc, Webster University; Gulay Ugur Goksel, Istanbul Bilgi University; Alan Zarychta, University of Chicago

Messaging and Immigration Attitudes: (How) Can They be Improved?
David H. Bearce, University of Colorado, Boulder; Ken Stallman, Rice University

Individual Attitudes toward Migrants: How to Define Citizenship
Yu Jin Woo, Waseda University

Moving Citizens: Effects of Migration on Language and Identity in West Africa
Ericka Albaugh, Bowdoin College

1:30-2:00 p.m.
Poster Session: International Security III
In Event: Poster Session: International Security III & Migration and Citizenship

Individual Presentations
Signaling Capacity and Crisis Bargaining in Northeast Asia
Spencer D. Bakich, Virginia Military Institute

Rebel Fragmentation and Peace Agreement Amnesties
Matthew Hauenstein, University of Notre Dame

Regime Type, Leadership, and PMSC Employment in Civil Wars and Weak States
Benjamin Tkach, Mississippi State University

Repression and the Realignment of Rebel Movements
David Bowden, University of Pennsylvania

Poster Session: Migration and Citizenship
In Event: Poster Session: International Security III & Migration and Citizenship

Individual Presentations
Are Non-Majoritarian Institutions the Life Buoys of Migrant Rights?
Eiko Thielemann, London School of Economics; Natascha Zaun, London School of Economics and Political Science

Are Walls Just for Show? Examining Whether Border Barriers Affect Refugee flows
Justin Schon, University of Florida; David Leblang, University of Virginia

Gender, Bureaucracy, and the Political Efficacy of African Immigrants in Spain
Andrea Pena-Vasquez, University of Notre Dame

Location and Discrimination: Politics of Second-generation Migrants in Europe
Julius Lagodny

Disrupting Barriers: Automation, Migration, and Trade
Eric Stein

Explaining Differences between Ethnic Groups in Trust in Police
Cecil Meeusen, University of Leuven

Returnees in Post-conflict Cabinets - Elite Perceptions in Liberia
Anna Ida Rachel Rock, Uppsala University

2:00-3:30 p.m.
Citizenship beyond Nationality: Immigrant Voting Rights across the World

Session Description: This session brings together contributors to reflect on the research agenda of comparative immigrant citizenship and political integration policies with special focus on the extension of voting rights to resident immigrants, in critical dialogue with the book Citizenship beyond Nationality: Immigrant Voting Rights across the World, by Luicy Pedroza (U Penn Press, 2019). The main topic of this book is immigrants who have settled in democracies and who live indistinguishably from citizens—working, paying taxes, making social contributions, and attending schools—yet lack the status, gained either through birthright or naturalization, that would give them full electoral rights. Referring to this population as denizens, Pedroza asks what happens to the idea of democracy when a substantial part of the resident population is unable to vote, and further aims to understand how societies justify giving or denying electoral rights to denizens.

To investigate this question, Pedroza undertakes a comparative examination of the processes by which denizen enfranchisement reforms occur in democracies around the world in order to understand why and in what ways they differ. The first part of the book surveys a wide variety of reforms, demonstrating that they occur across polities that have diverse naturalization rules and proportions of denizens. The second part explores denizen enfranchisement reforms as a matter of politics, focusing on the ways in which proposals for reform were introduced, debated, decided, and reintroduced in two important cases: Germany and Portugal. Further comparing Germany and Portugal to long familiar cases, she reveals how denizen enfranchisement processes come to have a limited scope, or to even fail, and yet reignite. In the final part, Pedroza connects her theoretical and empirical arguments to larger debates on citizenship and migration. Citizenship beyond Nationality argues that the success and type of
denizen enfranchisement reforms rely on how the matter is debated on by key political actors and demonstrates that, when framed in ambitious and inclusive terms, these deliberations have the potential to redefine democratic citizenship not only as a status but as a matter of politics and policy.

In the session, the panellists will bring expertise from different backgrounds and engage with the questions addressed in the book and the larger research agenda in which it is inserted. If political membership is but one aspect of citizenship, to what extent can we say that nationality has been overcome by reforms that enfranchised non-naturalized immigrants? What is the take of alternative theories of citizenship (e.g. citizenship as practice, critical citizenship studies) on this phenomenon? How far have voting rights helped to erase or redraw the dividing lines between “us” and “them” set by nationality laws and regulations? How far can the debates on denizen enfranchisement reconstitute “stories of peoplehood” (as defined by Rogers Smith) in different polities? If it is true that citizenship rights are increasingly won beyond the boundaries of nationality by virtue of more democratic criteria like residence, what can be said we say about the moral accounting of immigration policies,
which imply that immigrants face decidedly unequal access to both entry and residence? These questions will serve as the springboard for brainstorming promising directions in the field of comparative citizenship studies.

The Political, Economic and Social Ramifications of Immigration

Individual Presentations
Fiscal Impacts of Immigration in the EU: Does Reality Shape Perception?
Yvonni Markaki, University of Oxford; Scott Blinder, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Immigration in Europe and Latin America: A Comparative Analysis of Preferences
Zoila Ponce de Leon, Washington & Lee University; Gabriele Magni, Princeton University

How Immigrant Origin Politicians Shape Constituent-Legislator Communication
Alex Street, Carroll College

Immigrant Diversity, Public Attitudes, and Integration
Dalston G. Ward, ETH Zurich

4:00-5:30 p.m.
Pragmatic Measure of Immigrant Integration

Session Description: The Immigration Policy Lab of Stanford and ETH-Zurich recently published a proposed measure for immigrant integration in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It is now available at [link removed]. The premise of the paper was that the plethora of academic and government evaluations of immigrant integration lacked a common metric to compare results of policies and environments on immigration success. The goal of the paper was to create a valid but pragmatic measure that could serve as a component of any survey conducted on immigrant populations. The authors therefore seek disciplinary “buy-in” of the measure they created. David Laitin, a co-author of the study and co-director of Stanford’s Immigration Policy Lab will serve as chair.

Friday, August 30, 2019

8:00-9:30 a.m.
After Exile: Refugee Return and the Politics of Displacement

Individual Presentations
From Expansion to Fragmentation: Aid and Activism among Syrian Refugees - Rana B. Khoury, Northwestern University

Dynamics of Refugee Return: Theory & Evidence from Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Daniel Masterson, Stanford University; Ala Alrababah, Stanford University; Jeremy M. Weinstein, Stanford University; Dominik Hangartner, London School of Economics; Marine Casalis, Immigration Policy Lab - ETH Zurich

Institutions & the Emergence of Conflict After Civil War: Evidence from Burundi
Stephanie Schwartz, University of Southern California

Beyond, Within and Across States: Considerations on Immigration and Migration

Individual Presentations
Non-State Actors & Normative Change: Refugee Protection Beyond the State
Kiran Banerjee, University of Toronto

Open Borders, Sovereignty, and Travelers
Ugur Altundal, Syracuse University

Can Liberal States Treat Political and Economic Refugees Alike?
Fumio Iida, Kobe University

Citizenship and Responsibility for the Past: The Spanish Sephardim and Moriscos
Michael R. James, Bucknell University

The Politics of Migrant Reception in the Global South

Session Description: Despite that the Global South is host to more than half of all migrants and 86% of refugees according to the IOM, most scholarship on migrant reception focuses on the Global North. In particular, many less developed and middle-income countries of the Global South have transitioned from being primarily migrant-sending to primarily migrant-receiving countries, or they experience both phenomena on a large scale simultaneously. During these transitions, the political framing of migration often changes, as do the key actors pushing for specific migration agendas and policies. Institutions and norms may evolve based on the new migration context, or they may remain ‘sticky’, providing leverage for domestic or international political actors to constrain the government’s potential actions toward new migrants. This roundtable panel will engage experts on different countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and MENA in conversation and comparison to identify common patterns within
migration host states in the Global South, and draw distinctions from the experience of migrant reception in the Global North. Loren Landau will discuss South Africa, while Lahra Smith will analyze the Horn of Africa, particularly Ethiopia. Kelsey Norman will examine the case of Morocco within the broader context of the Middle East and North Africa. Fiona Adamson will focus on Turkey, the largest recipient of refugees in the world, while Tazreena Sajjad will reflect on Bangladesh, which is on the front lines of the displacement of Rohingya refugees. Jeff Pugh will discuss Ecuador, which has for the past two decades been the largest recipient of refugees in the Americas while simultaneously sending 10% of its population to Europe and elsewhere, while Consuelo Sanchez will examine Colombia, long a site of displacement that has now become host to the largest population of displaced Venezuelans fleeing the crisis in their country. The comparative discussion of these cases will yield insights
that are more broadly generalizable to receiving countries in the Global South. In particular, the role of informal actors and weak state governance, the importance of networks, reciprocal solidarity appeals, and the central role of identity in the construction of security will be discussed and debated. The roundtable will incorporate a focus on the framing of migration in the era of an emerging global migration governance regime driven by the global compacts, externalization, and securitization. How do norms, institutions, and political practices evolve (or not) when migration flows shift and evolve in the Global South? What is the strength of normative and institutional continuity during these transitions, and how are issues framed in ways that attempt to influence the policy agenda either to maintain continuity or to promote change in the new migration context? How do shifting population flows interact with nationalist and populist forces within society to renegotiate the boundaries of
belonging and national identity? Finally, the roundtable will re-center the migration discussion away from its Eurocentric and U.S.-focused tendencies to provide a platform for discussing migration reception in the geographies where it occurs most often.

10:00-11:30 a.m.
Author Meets Critics: Sarah Song's Immigration and Democracy

This panel brings together political theorists who work on questions of citizenship, migration, and democracy to discuss Sarah Song’s new book, Immigration and Democracy (Oxford University Press, 2018).

Immigration is one of the most polarizing issues in contemporary politics. It raises questions about identity, economic well-being, the legitimacy of state power, and the boundaries of membership and justice. How should we think about immigration and what policies should democratic societies pursue?

Some contend that borders should generally be open and people should be free to migrate in search of better lives. Others insist that governments have the right to unilaterally close their borders and should do so. In Immigration and Democracy, Song develops an intermediate ethical position that takes seriously both the claims of receiving countries and the claims of prospective migrants. She argues that political membership is morally significant, even if morally arbitrary. Political membership grounds particular rights and obligations, and a government may show some partiality toward the interests of its members. Yet, we also have universal obligations to those outside our orders. Where prospective migrants have urgent reasons to move, as in the case of refugees, their interests may trump the less weighty interests of members. What is required is not open or closed borders but controlled borders and open doors.

Balancing the values of collective self-determination for political communities and justice for migrants, the book explores hard issues about admitting refugees and family members, as well as temporary and permanent migrants, and about the treatment owed to unauthorized migrants who live in liberal democratic countries. The book offers an accessible normative framework that clarifies and deepens the ideas with which members of democratic societies can debate immigration.

The panel will be chaired by Clarissa Rile Hayward, Professor of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research focuses on theories of power, democratic theory, theories of identity, and American urban politics. Her most recent book, How Americans Make Race: Stories, Institutions, Spaces (Cambridge, 2013), was co-winner of the American Political Science Association's prize for the Best Book in Urban Politics. Hayward is also author of De-Facing Power (Cambridge, 2000) and co-editor (with Todd Swanstrom) of Justice and the American Metropolis (University of Minnesota Press, 2011). She is currently working on a new book, tentatively titled This is What Democracy Looks Like!

The panel of critics will include:

Elizabeth Cohen, Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University, is the author of three books on citizenship: Semi-Citizenship in Democratic Politics (Cambridge UP, 2009); The Political Value of Time: Citizenship, Duration, and Democratic Justice (Cambridge UP 2018); Citizenship (with Cyril Ghosh, Polity Press, 2019) and one forthcoming book on US immigration enforcement: Illegal: America’s Lawless Immigration Regime and How it Hurts Us All (Basic Books, 2019). She is co-president of APSA’s organized section on Migration and Citizenship and in 2019 will become associate editor of the American Journal of Political Science, responsible for political theory content.

Paulina Ochoa Espejo, Associate Professor of Political Science at Haverford College, works at the intersection of democratic theory and the history of political thought. She is interested in questions about popular sovereignty and borders. She is the author of The Time of Popular Sovereignty, co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Populism and is currently finishing a manuscript entitled Just Borders: Peoples, Territories and the Rights of Place.

David Owen, Professor of Social and Political Philosophy at the University of Southampton, has written widely on issues of citizenship, democracy ad migration in journals such as Political Theory, Journal of Political Philosophy, European Journal of Political Theory and as a contributor to volumes such as Shachar et al. (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Citizenship (OUP 2016) and Baubock (ed) Democratic Inclusion (MUP 2017). He is a co-author of Prospects for Citizenship (Bloomsbury 2011) among other books.

Caleb Yong, currently a JD candidate at Yale Law School, received his DPhil in Politics from the University of Oxford. He works in legal and political theory, with a focus on immigration law and policy. His scholarship has appeared in the Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence, the Journal of Social Philosophy, Social Theory and Practice, and Res Publica.

The author, Sarah Song, is professor of law and political science at UC Berkeley. Her first book, Justice, Gender, and the Politics of Multiculturalism (Cambridge, 2007), was co-winner of the 2008 Ralph Bunche Award.

The Policy and Politics of Forced Migration in the Americas
Individual Presentations

The Construction of Immigration Systems in Latin America?
Andew Dan Selee, Migration Policy Institute

Transnational Uprootings: Criminal Governance and Displacement in Michoacán
Andreas E. Feldmann, University of Illinois at Chicago; Xóchitl Bada, University of Illinois at Chicago

Confinement in Motion
Martha Balaguera, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Shifts in Displacement Dynamics in the Americas
Gimena Sanchez-Garzoli, Washington Office on Latin America

12:00-1:30 p.m.
Governing Immigration and Multiculturalism

Individual Presentations
Comparative Politics of Circumcision Bans in Western Europe
Sener Akturk, Koç University

How Exposure to Asylum Seekers Affects Elite Preferences on Refugee Intake
Ilona Erzsébet Lahdelma, University of Oxford

We Want What They Get: Populism, Taxes, & Aid in Syrian Refugee Host Countries
Anne Marie Baylouny, Naval Postgraduate School

Autocratic Immigration Policymaking: The ‘Illiberal Paradox’ Hypothesis
Katharina Natter, University of Amsterdam

The Political Economy of Migration and Finance

Individual Presentations
Financing Development at Home: A Survey Experiment on Diaspora Members
Lindsay R. Dolan, Wesleyan University; Alexandra Olivia Zeitz, University of Oxford

Into the Woods: Migration and the Bretton Woods Institutions
Adrian J. Shin, University of Colorado, Boulder; Merih Angin, Koç University; Albana Shehaj, Harvard University

Migration and Cross-border Banking: The Missing Link?
Alexandra Olivia Zeitz, University of Oxford; David Leblang, University of Virginia

Shirking Hard or Hardly Shirking: Personal Finances and US Immigration Policy
Caleb Ziolkowski, UCLA

International Migration: Population Movements in the 21st Century

Individual Presentations
Migration Processes and Types of Migratory Flows
Melanie Kolbe, The Graduate School of International and Development Studies

National Migration Governance: Trafficking, Smuggling, & State Enforcement
Sarah P. Lockhart, Fordham University

Immigrant Incorporation: The Remaining Puzzles
Terri E. Givens, Independent; Ayca Arkilic, Victoria University of Wellington

Mighty Dragon or Paper Tiger: Populist Discourse on Migrations in Croatia
Goranka Lalic Novak, Faculty of Law, University in Zagreb; Teo Giljevic, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law; Romea Manojlovic Toman, Faculy of Law, University of Zagreb

2:00-3:30 p.m.
Immigration, Populism, and Democratic Representation in Japan

Individual Presentations
When Do Voters Support Stronger Constitutional Protections for Immigrants?
Kenneth Mori McElwain, University of Tokyo; Christian Winkler, Seinan Gakuin University; Shusei Eshima, Harvard University; Ai Takahashi

Do Voters Punish the Government for Increasing Immigration? A Survey Experiment
Taka-aki Asano, The University of Tokyo; Michael Strausz, Texas Christian University; Katie Nissen, Texas Christian University

Diversity, Immigration, and Redistribution

Individual Presentations
Circles of Solidarity: Redistribution and the National Contexts of Diversity
Alon Yakter, Tel Aviv University

Culturally Dissimilar Immigration, Competition, and Support for Redistribution
Gerda Hooijer, University of Oxford

Inequality, Ethnic Diversity, and Redistribution
William Roberts Clark, Texas A&M University; Keigo Tanabe, Texas A&M University

Evolution of Electoral Competition on the Left-Right Dimension
Zuheir Desai

Citizenship in the Peripheries: Identities in SE Asia

Individual Presentations
Ethnic and Sub-Ethnic Nationalist Mobilization of Ethnic Citizens in Myanmar
Alexandre Pelletier, Cornell University

Khmer Expansion into Jarai and Tumpuon Communities in Borderland Cambodia
Erin Lin, Ohio State University

The Rohingya Refugee Crisis, Rakhine Regionalism, and Burmese Nationalism
Hyo-Won Shin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Homogenizing Ethnicity and Diversifying Nationalism: Taiwan's North-South Divide
Chun-Ying Wu

4:00-5:30 p.m.
Immigration and Politics

National Attachment in the Nation of Immigrants: Race and Immigration Attitudes
Joe Roberto Tafoya, The University of Texas at Austin; Alvaro Jose Corral, The College of Wooster; David L. Leal, University of Texas at Austin

Progressive Citizenship? Contrasts in State Rights for Blacks and Immigrants
Allan Colbern, Arizona State University; Karthick Ramakrishnan, University of California Riverside

Racialized Immigrants: Analyzing the Persistent Participation Gap
Stephanie Chan, Princeton University

The Political Geography of Wage Inequality and Public Opinion Toward Latinos
Raul Madrid, Occidental College; Dong-Wook Lee, Claremont Graduate University

Saturday, August 31, 2019

8:00-9:30 a.m.
Migration and the Wall

Individual Presentations
Fantasies of Exit: Brexit, Nationalism, and Immigration
Jennet Kirkpatrick, Arizona State University

“Deconstruct That Wall!”: The Virtuality of a Wall and the Foreigner
Charles A. Phillips, Gettysburg College

Refuge in Rootedness: Hannah Arendt & Simone Weil on Refugee Subjectivities
Scott Benjamin Ritner, Temple University

Migration, Populism and Democratic Politics in Europe

Individual Presentations
Cause or Effect? The AfD and Attitudes Toward Immigration
Hannah Marie Alarian, Princeton University

Left Behind: Emigration, Political Brain Drain, and Support for Radical Parties
Paula Daniela Ganga, Columbia University; Filip Savatic, Georgetown University; Abraham Newman, Georgetown University

Naturalisation, Citizenship Policy and Mobility: A Longitudinal Analysis
Floris Peters, Maastricht University; Maarten P. Vink, Maastricht University

Institutions of Identity in Times of Crisis
Sara Wallace Goodman, University of California, Irvine

Migration States in Comparative Perspective

Individual Presentations
The ‘Liberal Paradox’ and the Migration State
James F. Hollifield, Southern Methodist University

The Post-Imperial Migration State: Turkey’s Evolving Migration Regime
Fiona B. Adamson, University of London, SOAS

The Postcolonial Migration State in India and Egypt
Kamal Sadiq, University of California, Irvine; Gerasimos Tsourapas, University of Birmingham

Migrants, Markets, Brokers and States: lliberal Migration Governance in the Gulf
Helene C. Thiollet, Sciences Po

10:00-11:30 a.m.
The Boundaries of Citizenship and Belonging

Individual Presentations
Immigration Policy and Social Policy Since the 1930s
Frida Boräng, University of Gothenburg; Sara Kalm, Lund University; Johannes Lindvall, Lund University

Explaining Immigrant Organizing via Political and Social Positioning Model
Angela Ju, St. Edward's University

Open Borders versus Inclusive Citizenship? Beyond the Trade-Off Assumption
Samuel David Schmid, European University Institute

Qualified Inclusion: Islamic Education and Immigrant Integration in Germany
Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos, University of Toronto

Race, Class and Migration

Individual Presentations
El Que Nada Debe, Nada Teme: Ritualized State Violence at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Estefania Castaneda Perez

¿Inglés o Español? The Political effects of Spanish-Language News Consumption
Barbara Gomez Aguinaga, University of New Mexico

On the Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender
Joshua N. Zingher, Old Dominion University

Super-Predator Effect: How Claims of Party Racism Demobilize Blacks and Latinos
Christopher T. Stout, Oregon State University; Keith Baker, The College at Brockport

12:00-1:30 p.m.
International Cooperation on Migration

Individual Presentations
Transnational Health: Coordinating Care Across International Borders
Erica Dobbs, Pomona College

International Cooperation: Rewriting the Social (Protection) Contract
Ruxandra Paul, Amherst College

International Travel Security and the Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees
Rey Koslowski, SUNY, University at Albany

The Politics of EU Migration-Development Aid and Transit States
Nicholas R. Micinski, Boston University

2:00-3:30 p.m.
The Politics of Migration, Refugees, and Conflict

Individual Presentations
Environmental Migration, Urbanization, and Conflict
Vally Koubi, ETH Zurich; Quynh Nguyen, Princeton University; Gabriele S. Spilker, University of Salzburg; Tobias Friedrich Karl Boehmelt, University of Essex

Information Access and the Decision to Return: Evidence from IDP Camps in Iraq
Jacob Aronson, University of Maryland, College Park; Jonathan Hall, Uppsala University; James Igoe Walsh, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Paul K. Huth, University of Maryland, College Park

Making Migrations: Population Displacement Strategies in Civil Wars
Adam G. Lichtenheld, Yale University

The Heterogeneous Impact of Events on Violence during the German Refugee Crisis
Arun Frey, University of Oxford

Understanding Attitudes Toward Immigration

Individual Presentations
Disgust Sensitivity and Support for Immigration Policy across Four Nations
Scott Clifford, University of Houston; Cengiz Erisen, Yeditepe University; Dane G. Wendell, Illinois College

Social Stereotypes about Immigrants and the Partisan Divide on Immigration
Kirill Zhirkov, University of Michigan

How In-Group Elites Shape Immigration Attitudes
Tyler Thomas Reny, University of California Los Angeles; Justin Gest, George Mason University

Strategic (Non)Enforcement: State Responses to Migration

Individual Presentations
International Organizations and the Globalization of National Elections
Elizabeth Iams Wellman, Princeton University

Tolerating Irregular Migration: Immigration Non-Enforcement in Western Europe
Kimberly J. Morgan, George Washington University

Intentional Ambiguity: State (Non)Enforcement of Citizenship Policies
Lillian Frost, George Washington University

The Consequences of Indifference for Migrant and Refugee Populations
Kelsey P. Norman, Rice University

4:00-5:30 p.m.
Exit and Voice in Times of Crisis: Linking Migration and Protest

Session Description: This roundtable (for Division Comparative Democratization or Migration and Citizenship) brings together an international group of junior, mid-career and senior scholars working on the linkages between migration and protest from the perspectives of comparative politics, political economy, sociology and international relations. Despite widespread references to “exit and voice”, the systematic links between migration and protest behavior have remained underexplored. This roundtable sets itself the goal to generate a forward-looking discussion on this theme as an emerging research agenda. It draws on the participants’ original survey data, social media analysis, qualitative data and mixed-methods research as well as on their diverse regional expertise (Eastern Europe, Latin America, Middle East). Conceptually, the discussion draws on social mobilization, resource mobilization, the role of economic, social and political remittances, comparative democratization and
authoritarianism. Each panelist will combine conceptual, empirical and methodological reflections on the overarching theme. The comparability of trends within and across regions will also be addressed.

The relevance of the linkages between migration and protest have become apparent in recent political and economic crises across the globe. For example, populism characterizes politics in countries like Brazil and Poland, and conflict and violence further segment society in countries like Ukraine and Mexico. In response, both mass protest and out-migration have been on the rise in post-communist countries in Eastern Europe, post-authoritarian countries in Latin America and post-colonial countries in the Middle East and North Africa (CNTS 2016; IOM 2016). It is therefore essential to ask: When a state fails to respond to the economic or political needs of citizens, why do some people mobilize by protesting in the streets while others ‘mobilize’ by crossing borders? What are the key drivers and actors behind protest and migration, and how do the choices shaping protest and migration relate to each other?

Demetra Kasimis's The Perpetual Immigrant and the Limits of Athenian Democracy

Session Description: This “author-meets-critics” panel proposes to generate a critical and interdisciplinary discussion of The Perpetual Immigrant and the Limits of Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 2018) by Demetra Kasimis. The format and material would foster engagement with (1) enduring questions of democratic nativism, mobility, empire, and inherited citizenship; (2) why and how to read political thought “rhetorically” and “historically”; and (3) the meanings of democratic Athens in contemporary political theory.

In the Perpetual Immigrant, Kasimis argues that immigration politics (metoikia) is a critical but curiously displaced matter of inquiry in the political thought of classical Athens. The book begins from the puzzle that, despite historical work maintaining that Athenian democracy invited but kept permanently disfranchised a large population of immigrants called “metics” on the basis of blood, narratives of the history of political thought persistently render Athenian texts irrelevant to matters of immigration even in their own space and time. The book makes visible the long-overlooked centrality of immigration to the originary practices of democracy and political theory in Athens. It dismantles the interpretive and political assumptions that have led readers to turn away from the metic and reveals the key role this figure plays in such texts as Plato's Republic. The recovery of the metic points to the central role afforded blood, not freedom, in defining the citizen in Athens. It then
animates a strain of criticism in which Athenian thinkers are wrestling deeply with democracy’s relation to nativism and its ambiguous, even paradoxical effects. Weaving together ancient history, contemporary political theory, and literary studies, the book offers new readings of ancient Greek philosophy, oratory, tragedy and history and in conclusion reframes urgent questions about how democracies order their non-citizen members.

It is in this sense that the book is both about the afterlife of “Athens” in political theory; the fundamental political questions that have been displaced from the self-appointed theoretical and textual origins of the discipline; and the reading strategies and theoretical investments that have enabled and benefitted from the metic’s oversight.

The panel would include one classicist with specialties in cultural history and Greek literature and three political theorists, whose interests include the history of political thought, critical theory, the politics of difference, colonialism, contemporary political theory, and theories of textual interpretation. The range of the panellists’ areas of concern has the potential to open up the book’s particular arguments but also to stage a broad yet focused conversation on how to “do” democratic theory and the place of past texts in this enterprise.

Sunday, September 1, 2019

8:00-9:30 a.m.
Historical Legacies for Anti-Immigrant Attitudes, Warfare and Nationalism

Individual Presentations
How Past Geopolitical Threat Heightens Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Today
Andreas Wimmer, Columbia University

Imperialism's Original Sin: The Missionary Roots of Nationalism in China
Daniel Mattingly, Yale University

Socialization after Empire: The Colonial Legacy of British Military Training
Kristine Eck, Uppsala University; Chiara Ruffa, Uppsala University

Colonial Legacies of Anti-immigrant ‘Sons of the Soil’ Conflict in India
Shivaji Mukherjee, University of Toronto

The Micro-politics of Immigrant Integration

Individual Presentations
Local Immigration Policy and the MS-13 "Threat"
Michael Ahn Paarlberg, Virginia Commonwealth University; Loren Collingwood, UC Riverside

Immigration and Crime in Switzerland - Evidence from Micro Data
Rohan Ravindra Gudibande, Princeton University; Karsten Donnay, University of Konstanz; Ravi Bhavnani, The Graduate Institute, Geneva

Size Matters: Impact of Foreigners on Immigration Attitudes at the Local Level
Eliska Schnabel, University of Illinois, Chicago

Green Lights and U-turns in State Driver’s License Policies for Immigrants
Jackie Vimo, New School for Social Research

10:00-11:30 a.m.
Defining Communities: The Politics of Immigration in Cities

Individual Presentations
Beyond Cheap Talk? City-Level Immigrant Policy Adoption in Trump's America
Ana Luisa Oaxaca Carrasco, University of California- Los Angeles

Sanctuary Cities in Europe?
David Kaufmann, University of Bern; Nora Räss

The Effect of Immigration on Municipal Fiscal Health in the United States
Brian Y. An, University of Southern California; Morris E Levy, University of Southern California

Urban Citizenship?: The Fraught Nature of Noncitizen Voting
Ron Hayduk, San Francisco State Unversity; Kathleen Coll, University of San Francisco

The Politics of Immigration Policy in East Asia

Individual Presentations
The Politics of Migration Care Worker Policy in Taiwan
Alex Payette, University of Toronto; Yi-Chun Chien, National Chengchi University

The Politics of Vertical Coercion: Immigrant Policy-making in South Korea
YeonKyung Jeong, University of Rochester

Ethnic Migration in Japan 1990-2018: Immigration, Repatriation, Consolidation?
Michael Orlando Sharpe, CUNY-York College

Determinants of Diaspora Engagement Policies
Seungbin Park, University of Alabama

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Certificate in International Migration Studies

XCPD-708 - Refugees and Displaced Persons

Course Details: Refugees and Displaced Persons focuses on international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. It examines the causes of such flight as well as its consequences. Further discussed are the solutions to forced migration, including return, local integration and resettlement in a new community. The course explores such issues as the nexus between forced and voluntary migration, the transition from relief to development, and the intersection between refugee protection and security issues. It gives particular attention to asylum cases and standards for legal and physical protection of refugees.

Objectives:

At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to:

* Discuss the fundamentals of international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events.

* Discuss solutions to forced migration.

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Online class: Wednesday, September 4-Friday, September 20, 2019

Tuition: $1,195.00, 3 sessions, 24 contact hours

Instructors: Elizabeth Ferris

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A good provider is one who leaves: A book event with Jason DeParle

3:00-4:15 p.m., Tuesday, September 10, 2019
American Enterprise Institute Auditorium
1789 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
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Description: In his new book, “A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century” (Viking, 2019), New York Times reporter and two-time Pulitzer Prize–finalist Jason DeParle explores a wide range of economic, political, and cultural facets of contemporary immigration. He tells the story of a Filipino family, the Comodas, from the Manila shantytown where he first met them in the early 1980s to Saudi Arabia, Texas, and Abu Dhabi, as they navigate cultural and linguistic differences, visas and credit cards, and complicated household structures.

Please join AEI for a conversation about Mr. DeParle’s new book and the complex and global nature of migration flows.

Agenda:

Opening remarks:
Jason DeParle, The New York Times

Panelists:
Michael Clemens, Center for Global Development
Jason DeParle, The New York Times

Moderator:
Stan Veuger, AEI

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Leveraging Economic Migration for Development

12:30-2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2019
The World Bank, JB1-080
701 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20006
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Description: This publication provides an overview of how the World Bank Group can leverage economic migration for development, based on a recent briefing to the World Bank’s Board of Directors. It provides an update on data, drivers, and impacts; discusses recent changes in international governance, including the adoption of the Global Compact on Migration; describes World Bank Group activities during FY2017–19; and suggests future areas of activity. Migration is set to increase, driven by income gaps, demographic imbalances, and climate change. The World Bank Group can complement global efforts by (i) supporting safe and regular (legal) labor mobility, (ii) supporting the migration-related indicators specified in the Sustainable Development Goals (reducing recruitment costs paid by migrant workers, reducing remittance costs, leveraging remittances, and mobilizing diaspora resources for development), (iii) generating knowledge for policy making, and (iv) supporting global partnerships.

Archived video will be available after the event.

Speakers:
Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President – 2030 Development Agenda – UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank

Michal Rutkowski, Global Director and Head of Practice Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, World Bank

Dilip Ratha, Head of KNOMAD, Lead Economist, Migration and Remittances, Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, World Bank

Chair:
Annette Dixon, Vice President – Human Development, World Bank

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Neuchâtel Graduate Conference 2019

Outlook on the Migration and Mobility Studies Conference

Thursday-Friday, September 12-13, 2019
National Center of Competence in Research
University of Neuchâtel
Avenue du Premier-Mars 26
2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Description: The third edition of the Neuchâtel Graduate Conference will take place on September 12–13 at the University of Neuchâtel. This year’s topic is Innovative Approaches to Migration and Mobility Studies. The conference provides a stimulating environment in which PhD and PostDoctoral fellows from different universities and research institutions can exchange ideas, establish networks, and initiate collaborative research. We welcome paper and panel submissions from a variety of different disciplinary perspectives, including anthropology, demography, economics, geography, law, political science, psychology, and sociology.

Program: Panels, Round Tables & Expert Interviews

Thursday, September 12, 2019

9:30–11:00 a.m.
Parallel Panels

Attitudes Towards People on the Move

Emerging Patterns of Mobility

11:30 a.m.–13:00 p.m.
Parallel Panels

The Strategic Use/Misuse of Citizenship Status

Transnational Dynamics

2:00–3:30 p.m.
Expert Interview

Enduring Inequalities in Academia

4:00–5:30 p.m.
Parallel Roundtables

Social Protection across Borders

Families and Children on the Move

6:00–7:30 p.m.
Expert Interview

Does It Still Make Sense to Use the Term Migrant in Today’s Society?

Friday, September 13, 2019

9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Parallel Panels

Governing Migration through Paperwork

Queer and Gendered Perspectives on Mobility

Asylum Seekers: Human Solidarity and Institutional Restrictions

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Parallel Panels

Representations of the “Refugee Crisis”

Pitfalls of Migration and Mobility Categories

2:00–3:30 p.m.
Parallel Roundtables

Public Policies and the Production of Uneven Mobility Rights

Discrimination and Obstacles to Work

4:00–5:30 p.m.
Expert Interview

Producing and Communicating Migration and Mobility Data

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16th International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference
Thursday-Friday, September 19-20, 2019
Lancelot Thompson Student Union
3154 North Towerview Boulevard
Toledo, OH 43606
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About: Since 2004, The International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference has been bringing together researchers, practitioners, and individuals with lived experience in an effort to lay the groundwork for future collaborative research, advocacy, and program development.

To date, the trafficking conference has welcomed attendees from 42 states and 30 countries to learn from researchers, survivors, and social service, health care, and criminal justice professionals about human trafficking and social justice topics.

Recently, there have been many new and exciting opportunities for expansion regarding the conference, which includes a name change because of a larger mission. In 2015, the conference title was changed to the International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference. The concept of social justice will expand topics at the conference to include many of the injustices seen in the world today.

We greatly appreciate those who have brought the conference this far. Change is hard, but is also necessary. All are welcome to join us in sharing knowledge and diverse perspectives at the conference. Our conference has a maximum of 12 continuing education credits pending for social work, counseling, marriage & family therapy, chemical dependency, nursing, health education, public health, and law.

Program:

Thursday, September 19, 2019

9:00-10:00 a.m.
An Exotic Upbringing: Developmental Experiences of Children of Exotic Dancers
Sarah Erwin and Rochelle Dalla

Boys and Men: The Often-Overlooked Victims of Transnational Sex Trafficking
Michael Pittaro

Difference between Asian and Domestic Victims
Youngbee Dale

Educating through Assessment of Emergency Department Healthcare Provider Knowledge of Human Trafficking Indicators and Resources
Karen L. Hoblet

Effectiveness of Hamro Abhiyan to Create Mass Awareness
Rajendra Kumar Gautam

Human Trafficking 101
Chuck Campbell and Jamie Vaughan

Still Not Her Fault: What We've Learned from 10 Years of CATCH Court Data
Paul M. Herbert, Hannah Estabrook, and Vanessa Perkins

10:15-11:15 a.m.
The Evolution of Victim to Leader: Human Trafficking Survivors in the Anti-Trafficking Movement
Jacquelyn C.A. Meshelemiah and Raven E. Lynch

LIFE - Sex Trafficking in Lima, Ohio: A Case Study by the FBI/ Northwest Ohio Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force
Pete Swartz and Alex Hunt

Addressing Justice: What Prisoners Can Teach Us about Trafficking in the Sex Industry
Jill McCracken and Alex Andrews

Shadowboxing with the Truth: Dispelling the Myths of Counseling Individuals who Have Been Trafficked
Susan Foster and Emily Dykes

One Way Ticket to Hell: The Untold Story of African Migrant Workers Trapped Under the Kafala System in the Middle East
Ochuko Joy Agbeyegbe and Abibat Nasirudeen

Spring Awakening: Challenging Injustice Through the Lens of Theatre, Part 2
Rosie Best

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sex Trafficking and Labor Trafficking: The Law, the Cases, and the Immigration Options
Elizabeth M. Donovan

Building Awareness for the Identification of Labor Trafficking for At-Risk Youth
Alisa Santucci and Bukola Oriola

Safe Harbor for All: A Statewide and Community-Driven Approach to Expand Support for Adult Survivors
Caroline Palmer and Lauren Martin

Trauma Informed Care: Understanding Trauma and the Impact of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Tiffany Brandt and Emily Robbins

Freedom for Youth
Kara Thompson and Taijun Waters

Protecting Children in the Philippines who are Sexually Exploited: Dissecting the Systematic Challenges from the NGO Context
Imogen Fell

1:30-2:30 p.m.
Books-to-Prison Pipeline: Critical Support and Advocacy for Incarcerated Women
Vicki White and Alex Andrews

Opening the Eyes of Healthcare Providers: Equipping Staff to See, Hear and Respond to Modern Slavery in their Patients
Rosie Riley and Laura C.N. Wood

Integrating Survivors Experiences for Better Prevention Design
Jessica Donohue-Dioh and Justin “Jay” Miller

Meeting People Where They Are: Harm Reduction in Sex Trafficking Outreach and Direct Services
Christy Croft

Understanding the Lived Experiences of People with Experience in the Commercial Sex Trade of Exploitation, Trafficking, and Prostitution
Paola Michelle Contreras and Heather Wightman

Victims' Rights and Survivors' Responsibility: Is the TVPA Conditionality Requirement a Human Rights Violation?
Gary Levvis

2:45-3:45 p.m.
Psychological Care and Support for the Survivors of Sex-Trafficking at IOM Moscow
Irina Churakova

Benefits and Challenges of Using Data Analytics and Mathematical Models to Aid Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts
Kayse Lee Maass

Labor Trafficking in the U.S.: A Closer Look at Forced Labor, Debt Bondage, and Involuntary Domestic Servitude
Hao Nguyen

Tips for Supporting the Families and Loved Ones of Sex Trafficking Victims
Debbie Lassiter

Legislative Action on Human Trafficking: Towards a Data-Driven Policy
David J. Corliss

Reframing the "Modern Day Slavery" Paradigm in the U.S.: A Critical and Intersectional Look at Language, Images, and Stories in Anti-Human Trafficking Conversation
Megan Mattimoe and Kate D’Adamo

4:00-5:00 p.m.
Traumatic Experiences, Post-Traumatic Stress, and Quality of Life Among Women Incarcerated in a State Prison System
Stephanie Grace Prost, Jennifer Middleton, and Amber McDonald

First You RISE, Then You Soar
Nora Riggs, Rosie Best, Megan Jablonowski, and Debra DeHoff

Intent vs Impact: Advocating for The Vulnerable
Codi Schei and Logan Dee

Emerging Themes in Human Trafficking: An Extensive Review of Case Summaries
Frances Patmon and Kate Keown

Adopting a Critical Advocacy and Social Action against Human Trafficking in Nigeria
Lamin Mohammed Kpaka

Intersections between Sex Trafficking and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Tammy Schultz and Hannah Estabrook

Friday, September 20, 2019

9:00-10:00 a.m.
Understanding Which Youth are At-Risk for Sex Trafficking and Responding
Celia Williamson

Survivor Story - Overcoming Adversity: Why Not Me?
Vanessa L. Tynes-Jass

Making Human Trafficking A National Priority: A Comparison Between the United States of America, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa
Joseph Chidiebere Osuigwe and Lewis Olatunji

Holding Corporations Accountable for Labor and Sex Exploitation
Fabio Leonardi

A Comparison of Global and U.S. Human Trafficking Structures: UNODC vs. IOM/Polaris Datasets
Vernon Murray

Social Justice Rapid Response: Engaging Students in Campus Activism
Chris Fike

Interviewing Victims and Suspects of Sex Trafficking as a Law Enforcement Officer
Wesley D. Jones

10:15-11:15 a.m.
Sex Trafficking: Health Consequences and Why Victims Stay
Celia McIntosh

Project NO REST: North Carolina Organizing and Responding to the Exploitation and Sexual Trafficking of Children
D.F. Duncan

Breaking the Stigma: Understanding Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma for Front Line Workers
Lambia Karitsiotis

Criminalized, Not Listened to, or Believed: Trafficked Young People’s Experiences of Services in England
Alinka Gearon

Human Trafficking and Individuals with Developmental Disability
Pat Stephens and Steve Mentrek

An Eight-Year Analysis of Labor Trafficking Arrest Cases in the United States
Bandak Lul, Kristen Bracy, and Dominique Roe-Sepowitz

Municipal Implementation of Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts
Madeline Lohman

Building a Macro-Multidisciplinary Statewide Response to the Human Trafficking of Youth
Veronica Scherbauer, Rebekkah O'Bryan, Bhumika Patel, and Dominique Burns

When “SANE” and Trafficking Meet
Amanda Brigode

Similarities and Distinctive Aspects in the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in West Africa and the United States
Charles Hounmenou

Sex Trafficking and Early Childhood Sexual Abuse: Making Connections
Amy Rouleau

Understanding Human Trafficking through the Lens of Central American Law Enforcement and Victims
Jarrod Sadulski

1:30-2:30 p.m.
Human Trafficking in Nigeria: Exploring the Law Enforcement Perspectives
Rosemary Ometere Obari

At the Margins, but not Beyond Our Reach: Supporting LGBTQ+ Victims of Trafficking
Nicholas Oakley

Using Counselors to Assist in Anti-Trafficking Efforts
Claire Openshaw

Judges’ Censure of Offenders Convicted of Child Sexual Exploitation Material Offenses
Larissa Christensen and George S. Tsagaris

How to Engage Survivors for Systems Professionals
Amanda Colegrove and Bukola Oriola

Sex Work, Sexual Violence and Trafficking in the Sex Trade: Differences and Overlaps
Kate D'Adamo and Justice Rivera

2:45-3:45 p.m.
“Except as Punishment for a Crime”: State Constitutions, Slavery, and How our Founding Documents Encourage Oppression
Jesse Bach and Melissa Nahra

Disrupting Labor and Sex Trafficking in Illicit Massage Businesses Through Licensing, Regulation and Collaboration
Jennifer Harless

Patient Brokering: Human Trafficking in Substance Use Treatment and Recovery
Terry Cluse-Tolar, Michel Coconis, and Glenn Abraham

Phoenix Starfish Place and How to Set-Up a HUD Section 8 Voucher for Victims of Sex Trafficking
Kimberly A. Hogan, Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, Kristen Bracy, and Cindy Stotler

Inter-Generational Parenting Values and its Impact on Child Rearing Practices among Survivors of Sex Trafficking (SST) across 4 Cities in India
Jessie Peter, Rochelle Dalla, and Cody Hollist

Community and Boundaries: Building Relationships in the Trauma Informed Care Environment
Mandi Pierson

The Colorado Project: Exploring Community-Based Participatory Research in Social Movements
Kara Napolitano and Annie Miller

4:00-5:00 p.m.
Working Together to Fight Trafficking in our Communities: An Interdisciplinary Effort
Kristy Eldredge and Elise Reifschneider

The Impact of Prostitution Legislation on Violence and Trafficking in the Sex Industry
Jill McCracken

Labor Law and Trafficking
Erin Albright and Megan Mattimoe

AI and Cross Sector Collaboration to Combat Trafficking
Martin Laird

Domestic Human Trafficking in Southern Brazil: A Pilot Study
R. Marie Dutra Gross

How A Dad Traded his Daughter for a Black Book: A Survivor’s Perspective
Rita Gail O'Brien

How to be Trauma Informed Rather Than Token Informed
Kristina Smith

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Migration’s Rescue of the European Union and Democracy

Harvard Center for European Studies

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Friday, September 20, 2019
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
27 Kirkland Street at Cabot Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Description: What factors make some democracies more resilient and others more prone to democratic backsliding? Thirty years after the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, the political trajectories of the region’s new democracies still defy expectations. Countries long-considered leaders in transitions to democracy and capitalism (Hungary, Poland) have experienced democratic backsliding and rising Euroscepticism.

Meanwhile, the laggards of post-communist transitions and EU accession (Romania, Bulgaria) now score higher that their Visegrad counterparts on some measures of democratic quality and retain EU support. What explains the unevenness of democratic consolidation in the region? This book argues that the way in which European citizenship is practiced as intra-EU free movement matters.

Even in times of crisis, European integration and liberalism maintain their appeal in countries where large parts of the population depend on European citizenship in their living-making. The book focuses on high-mobility migrants from Romania and Poland, the EU’s main migrant-sending countries, and highlights migrants’ contributions to political change in their homelands. Findings show that intra-EU mobility influences sociopolitical attitudes, voting, and the state-citizen relationship when people become economically emancipated from the national labor market (by working abroad) but remain politically rooted.

Findings also show that, paradoxically, a longer history of migration and state-led diaspora engagement limits the political incorporation of intra-EU migrants. A laissez-faire approach provides more space for bottom-up, citizen-led mobilization, empowering intra-EU movers as political actors.

Speaker:
Ruxandra Paul, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Amherst College; Local Affiliate, CES, Harvard University

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Help (Not) Wanted: Immigration Politics in Japan

4:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Princeton University, Jones Hall, #211
Princeton, NJ 08544
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Speaker(s):
Michael Strausz
Texas Christian University

Description: Why has Japan’s immigration policy remained so restrictive, especially in light of economic, demographic, and international political forces that are pushing Japan to admit more immigrants? Michael Strausz will answer this question by drawing on insights from nearly two years of intensive field research in Japan. Ultimately, he will argue that Japan’s immigration policy has remained restrictive for two reasons. First, Japan’s labor-intensive businesses have failed to defeat anti-immigration forces within the Japanese state, particularly those in the Ministry of Justice and the Japanese Diet. Second, no influential strain of elite thought in postwar Japan exists to support the idea that significant numbers of foreign nationals have a legitimate claim to residency and citizenship.

In addition to an overview of postwar Japan’s immigration control policy, this presentation provide context to recent developments in Japanese immigration policy – particularly the December 2018 decision to admit more than 300,000 low skilled foreign laborers.

Michael Strausz is an Associate Professor of Political Science and the Director of Asian Studies at Texas Christian University. He earned his BA in international relations and Japanese from Michigan State University and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of Washington. His book, Help (Not) Wanted: Immigration Politics in Japan will be published with SUNY Press in August, and he has published a number of other articles and book chapters about topics including Japan’s immigration policy and Japanese whaling. His research has been funded by grants from the Japan Foundation and the Fulbright Foundation, and he is a member of Cohort III of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation ’s U.S.-Japan Network for the Future.

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Annual Conference on EU Border Management 2019

Thursday-Friday, September 26-27, 2019
ERA Conference Centre
Metzer Allee 4, Trier, Germany
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Themes:
* IT Systems and Interoperability
* European Border and Coast Guard (Frontex)
* Cooperation with Third Countries

Objective: This conference will debate the latest developments and challenges in the EU’s internal and external border management. It will analyse the latest proposals and reforms on the functioning and operation of EU border management systems, as well the planned enhancements of Frontex’ role and responsibilities through a revision of the Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard, with a focus on cooperation with third countries.

A visit to the village of Schengen and its European Museum Schengen will form part of the conference.

Key topics:
* Latest news on legislative files to strengthen border management systems and their interoperability and practical implementation by eu-LISA.

* EU databases for border management and their evolution: EES, ETIAS, PNR, ECRIS-TCN, SIS, VIS, EURODAC and a focus on land and sea borders

* Frontex: revision of the Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard, latest migratory trends and routes, risk analysis and vulnerability assessments, joint border operations, EUROSUR, integrated border management and hotspots

* Cooperation with third countries: technical and operational assistance, return operations, the perspectives of a third country (Albania), EUNAVOR MED Operation Sophia and assistance given to the Libyan Coastguard and Navy

Programme:

Thursday, September 26, 2019

9:00 a.m.
I. THE APPLICATION OF THE SCHENGEN ACQUIS, IT SYSTEMS FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT AND THEIR INTEROPERABILITY

9:05 a.m.
The Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union: priorities, state of play of the legislative files in the field of border management systems

* European Border and Coast Guard
* Large-scale IT systems Mikko Simola

9:45 a.m.
Update on the IT systems being managed and under future management of eu-LISA

* Use and operation of SIS, VIS and EURODAC and their evolution
* State of preparations for EES, ETIAS, ECRIS-TN
* Interoperability: European Search Portal, Multiple Identity Detector, Common Identity Repository, Biometric Matching Service
Zsombor Nagy

II. ASPECTS OF EU DATABASES FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT AND THEIR EVOLUTION

11:00 a.m.
PNR from the perspective of a Passenger Information Unit (PIU) since going operational

* Cross-border cooperation and application to intra- and extra-EU flights
* State of play and EU Member States’ considerations to widen the extent of the PNR Directive to land and sea borders
Christian Bauer

11:30 a.m.
The future of land and sea borders: challenges faced in aligning requirements with technical means on the basis of existing and planned EU databases
Alessandra Falcinella

12:00 p.m.
Integrating technology into border management: the view of an end-user
Pedro Figueira

2:00 p.m.
The evolution of ECRIS to include third-country nationals: experiences in enhancing the system to identify criminal records within a border management setting
Vincent Cambier

III. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN EU EXTERNAL BORDER MANAGEMENT

2:45 p.m.
The revised Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard: putting it into operation

* Setting up a European Border and Coast Guard standing corps of 10,000 operational staff with executive powers, incorporating EUROSUR into the Frontex framework
* Providing technical and operational support to Member States in return operations
* Wider scope of action in cooperating with third countries
Berndt Körner

4:00 p.m.
Border control and management through risk assessment and situational awareness raising

* Frontex Risk Analysis 2019 • EUROSUR fusion services, Integrated Border Management (IBM)
* Joint operations, hotspots and cooperation with other EU agencies Berndt Körner

Friday, September 27, 2019

IV. COOPERATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES

9:30 a.m.
The importance of enhancing cooperation with third countries

* Technical and operational assistance beyond EU neighbouring countries
* Return operations Berndt Körner

10:00 a.m.
Border management and cooperation in the EU neighbourhood region: perspectives from Albania

* Technical and operational cooperation with the EU
* Developing integrated border management
NN, Albanian State Police

11:15 a.m.
EUNAVOR MED Operation Sophia’s revised mandate and operations in the Southern Central Mediterranean:

* Strengthening surveillance by air assets
* Reinforcing support to and training of the Libyan Coastguard and Navy
* Coordinating maritime security operations through the Shared Awareness and Deconfliction in the Mediterranean (SHADE MED) forums
Olivier Bodhuin

12:00 p.m.
V. THE FUTURE OF EU BORDER MANAGEMENT

EBCG 2.0 and beyond: the future of EU integrated border management and the Schengen borders regime
Jorrit Rijpma

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16th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference

Monday, October 7, 2019
Georgetown University Law Center
Bernard P. McDonough Hall
Hart Auditorium
600 New Jersey Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
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Description: This annual conference put on by MPI and its partners, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., and Georgetown University Law Center, features thoughtful policy and legal analysis and discussion of the most important immigration topics from leading government officials, attorneys, researchers, advocates, and others.

Updated information will be posted soon.

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Certificate in International Migration Studies

XCPD-700 - Global Trends in International Migration

Course Details: Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with more than 230 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. This course provides an overview of international migration numbers and trends, causes of population movements, the impact of international migration on source and receiving countries, and policy responses to population movements.

The course provides an introduction to the major theories underpinning the study of international migration, including the new economics of labor migration, dual labor market theory, world systems theory, cumulative causation, and migration networks theory. The course focuses attention on domestic and international legal regimes regarding migration, examining laws, major legal cases and regulatory frameworks. It also examines issues pertaining to the integration of immigrants in destination countries. The connections between migration and such other issues as security, development and environmental change are discussed.

Objectives:

At the completion of the course, successful students will be able to:

* Assess the positive and negative impacts of international migration on source, transit, and destination countries;
* Describe the international legal frameworks that set out the rights of migrants and the responsibilities of states;
* Discuss and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the principal policy frameworks governing the admission of migrants, control of irregular migration, and protection of refugees and other forced migrants;
* Explain the importance of gender in understanding the causes and consequences of international migration; and
* Describe models for integration of immigrants in destination countries and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches.

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Online class: Monday, October 7-Monday, December 2, 2019

Tuition: $1,495.00

Instructor: Katharine Donato

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Diaspora and Homeland

Thursday-Friday, October 10-11, 2019
Zagreb, Croatia
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Description: In today’s globalized world we are witness to the fact that, as never before in history, diasporas have a major role in the political, ecoonomic, cultural, religious, social and sporting life of their countries of origin. The fact that over 258 million people live outside of their country of birth and that they send more than 625 billion dollars in remittances to their country of origion perhaps best illustrates the huge potential of diasporas for their home countries. While the major focus of diasporas and homeland is on their remittances, there are many examples of how diasporas can and do through their various activities contribute to the advancement and success of their homelands both internally and in foreign affairs.

One such example which illustrates the success of a diaspora in creating economic success in the homeland is that of Chilean immigrants who returned to their homeland at the call of then Chilean leader Pinochet. These returning immigrants brought their know-how and experience to practically empower in a short period of time the economic upturn of the Chilean economy.The recent world cup of football in Russia is another example of diaspora contributions to homeland. Many football teams had diaspora players as part of their starting lineups. The best example of this was the Croatian national team which played in the finals of the world cup and which had two thirds of its players born outside of Croatia. These examples not only manifest on the one hand the strength and power of diasporas, but on the other hand also evidence of its huge potential and role in the developmental strategy of their countries of origin. Following the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, millions of citizens of
Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and other countries of the former Yugoslavia moved to the more developed countries of the democratic world, especially Europe. Faced with this new process of emigration, these countries were overnight faced with the task of developing national strategies and programs of cooperation between diaspora communities and their homelands.

In light of this new situation and the relations between diaspora and homeland, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2015 accepted Resolution 2043 titled “Democratic participation for migrant diasporas”. Among other things this resolution recommended that its members introduce policies which would facilitate diaspora members’ involvement in political life, review national legislation with a view to granting special status to members of diasporas in their countries of origin and facilitating the return process where appropriate, and promote diaspora members’ contribution to the development of their country of origin through the transfer of their knowledge, education and experience. The main focus of the conference is to examine the strategies and programs of individual countries towards their diasporas and in turn the relationships of diaspora with their home countries.

Conference themes include:

1. Diaspora relations – government
2. State policy and practice relating to the diaspora
3. The return of emigrants and their integration into the country of origin – success or failure
4. Direct diaspora investments
5. The influence of the diaspora on the country of origin
6. Immigrant tourism
7. Diaspora in international relations
8. Diaspora as a safety factor
9. Diaspora – media, radio programs, newspapers and publications
10. Emigrant literature

The conference organisers would like to emphasise that presenters have the opportunity to present on a different theme that is related to the general purpose.

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Forced Migration, Protection, and Border Control

8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 17, 2019
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP
ONE New York Plaza, 1 FDR Drive
New York, NY 10004
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Description: On October 17, 2019, the Center for Migration Studies will hold its annual academic and policy symposium at the law offices of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. The event will open with a keynote address by T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, about new directions for forced migration policy studies. The keynote will be followed by panels about enforcement, responding to the needs of refugees, and access to the US asylum system. In the closing session, panelists and attendees will engage in an open discussion about research and policy priorities. This is CMS’s sixth annual academic and policy conference, which celebrates the work of leading scholars and thinkers on international migration.

Agenda:

9:00 a.m.

9:00–9:15 a.m.
Welcome:
Karen Grisez, Public Service Counsel
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Introduction:
Most Rev. Nicholas DiMarzio
Bishop of Brooklyn

9:15–10:30 p.m.
Keynote: New Directions for Forced Migration Policy Studies
T. Alexander Aleinikoff
Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility
The New School

10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Session I: Enforcement Efforts and their Adverse Impact on Protection: A Discussion about North America, Europe, and the Global South

Over the last few years, we have seen increased efforts to build barriers and systems that prevent refugees and asylum seekers from reaching safety and applying for asylum protection. How are enforcement efforts in various regions of the world impacting refugee protection and access to asylum? What challenges do enhanced enforcement efforts impose? How have efforts to externalize borders and prevent access to asylum countries impacted genuine refugees? How can we address these problems?
Moderator: Michele Pistone, Non-Resident Fellow and Associate Editor, Journal on Migration and Human Security, Center for Migration Studies; Professor of Law and Director of the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES), Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Speakers will be announced shortly.

1:15–2:30 p.m.
Session II: Challenges in Responding to the Needs of Refugees, Displaced Persons and their Host Communities in Protracted Situations

A majority of refugees and internally displaced persons are in protracted situations—defined by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees as five years or longer. Many of them are in low and medium income countries that have few resources available to provide security, education, livelihood and entrepreneurship opportunities, healthcare and other services for host communities, let alone refugees and displaced persons. This panel will discuss opportunities and challenges in addressing protracted situations, particularly in the context of adoption of the Global Compact on Refugees in December 2019.

Moderator:
Susan Martin, Donald G. Herzberg Professor Emeritus in the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

Speakers:
Sarah Deardorff Miller, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Leah Zamore, Center on International Cooperation, New York University

2:45–4:00 p.m.
Session III: Access to Asylum on the US-Mexico Border

The Trump administration and DHS officers have pursued a series of strategies to restrict access to the US asylum system. Most of these strategies – interception, turn-backs, zero tolerance enforcement, the separation of children from parents, requiring asylum-seekers to await the US asylum process in Mexico and barring asylum to most migrants who arrive at the US-Mexico border – have been focused on the US southern border. Other measures, such as the expansion of expedited removal, began at the border but have now been expanded to cover the entire United States and persons in the country for two years or less. The panel will review, critique and discuss alternatives to these policies.
Moderator: Donald Kerwin, Executive Director, Center for Migration Studies

Speakers:
Josiah Heyman, Professor of Anthropology, Endowed Professor of Border Trade Issues, and Director of Center for Interamerican and Border Studies, University of Texas, El Paso

Carmen Maquilon, Director of Catholic Charities Immigration Services of the Diocese of Rockville Centre

4:00–5:00 p.m.
Closing Presentation:
Jaime Winders will moderate an open discussion of research and policy priorities.

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Workshop: Cities and the global governance of migration. An under-explored link.

Thursday-Friday, October 17-18, 2019
Seminar Room, Villa Malafrasca
Migration Policy Centre
Florence, Italy
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Description: In the last two decades research on various aspects of subnational governments’ policymaking on migration and diversity issues has been expanding and consolidating, leading to a ‘local turn’ in migration scholarship. Case studies and comparative research in Europe and beyond have shed light on how migration policies and laws are not only implemented but also actively produced and shaped in local arenas in which actors with different interests and conceptions of migration-related challenges continuously interact. More recently, a relational and multilevel governance perspective has been emerging: local governments are conceptualised more and more as actors in complex regulatory processes which include a multiplicity of actors at different territorial scales, both public and non public.

In this panorama though, the dimension of the global mobilisation of local governments on migration is still underdeveloped, especially vis-á-vis other policy fields such as environment and climate change. Why and how cities get engaged in policy processes around migration issues beyond the borders of their national principals are still open questions. Yet cities are becoming more and more active on the international and global migration scene, as demonstrated by their participation in the Global Compact of Migration or by the mobilisation of – old and new – transnational city networks on the issue of refugees’ reception.

In this workshop we aim at establishing a dialogue between scholars who, from different disciplinary perspectives and using different theoretical and methodological approaches, are working on the mobilisation of cities in the global governance of migration. We welcome studies that take a city perspective as well as those that focus on the organisations (e.g. City Networks) or venues (e.g. GCM forum) promoting/enabling cities’ international mobilisation on various aspects of migration-related policies (e.g. integration, asylum seekers reception, access to social assistance etc.).

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Migration Control - Book Panel

2:00-4:00 p.m., Thursday, November 14, 2019
Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
University of California, San Diego
Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost’s Building, Conference Room 115
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
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Speakers:

John Torpey, Presidential Professor of Sociology and History, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Director, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Invention of the Passport, 2nd Edition

Daniel Martinez, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona
The Shadow of the Wall: Violence and Migration on the US-Mexico Border

David FitzGerald, Theodore E. Gildred Chair in US-Mexican Relations, UC San Diego
Professor of Sociology and Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego
Refuge Beyond Reach

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14th Homeland Security Week

Wednesday-Friday, November 20-22, 2019
Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H St NW
Washington, DC 20001
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Preliminary program:

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

9:00 a.m.
FEMA’s Strategic Plan for the Future 2018-2022

-Increasing resilience through increasing disaster preparedness on a local level
-Enhance coordination with intergovernmental agencies
-Streamline FEMA’s grant management and improve data analytics

9:45 a.m.
Modernizing Maritime Security And Border Management
-Future strategies of the Coast Guard
-Current theatre of operations and capability gaps
-Procurement priorities and strategic shifts

11:15 a.m.
Procurement and Border Management

-Border management modernization requirements.
-The improvement of border management integration, including tailored procurement of specialized equipment

Rose Marie Davis, Director, Innovative Program Acquisitions, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

DOJ’S Counter-UAS Protection and Acquisition Priorities

-Pinpointing unique requirements of the DOJ to fulfill its objectives - Taking lessons from DOD’s counter-UAS acquisition strategies applying them at home
-Testing and fielding counter-UAS technologies to determine the suitability of solutions

Scott Miller, Assistant Section Chief, Surveillance & Aviation, FBI

12:00 p.m.
Confronting the Opioid Crises and Protecting the American People

-Working with interagency and international partners on a comprehensive approaches
-Identifying and monitoring networks of foreign suppliers and domestic importers of fentanyl
-Increasing investigation and prosecution efforts

Combating Nuclear Terrorism: DHS’s Efforts to Protect Key Cities from WMDs

-Providing local agencies with equipment for detecting nuclear material
-Training local law enforcement
-Track progress by collecting data from the key cities

Jeffrey H. Musk, Chief, Nuclear Detection Division, Nuclear Technologies Department Research & Development Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

1:30 p.m.
Challenges and Opportunities in Protecting Energy Critical Infrastructure

-Invest in next-generation physical security controls and cybersecurity technologies
-Continually analyzing and gaming the energy cyber-threat landscape
-Share and communicate cybersecurity information between the public and private sectors

Ronald Keen, Senior Energy Advisor, National Risk Management Center, CISA, DHS

Protecting the Nation’s Food Supply

-Identifying sector-wide vulnerabilities and gaps
-Identifying indicators and warnings that could signify planning for an attack
-Develop mitigation strategies to reduce the threat/prevent an attack

Jennie Melin, Consumer Safety Officer, FDA

2:15 p.m.
War on Drugs: Combating Organized Drug Cartels at the Border

-Increasing cohesion between federal, state and local agencies at the border
-Partnering with foreign nations to deny drug cartels a safe haven
-Monitoring money laundering and smuggling operations to hamper drug operations

Increasing the Nation’s Preparedness Against Chemical and Biological Threats

-Improving threat awareness through intelligence collecting and sharing
-Investing in advanced detection and surveillance technologies
-Putting in place responsive countermeasure policies

3:30 p.m.
Procurement standards and guideline for providing goods and services to FEMA

-Purpose and importance of current rules in place
-Providing a broad overview of federal procurement rules
-Relationship between Federal rules, State, Local and Tribal procurement rules

4:15 p.m.
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

Thursday, November 21, 2019

9:00 a.m.
Identifying and Mediating National Security Threats

-Monitoring activities of groups and movements potentially at risk for radicalization and violence
-Improving information sharing policy for the Department
-Building partnerships with nation-wide State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers

David Glawe, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security

9:45 a.m.
CISA’s Priorities for Advancing Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resiliency

-Strategies in working with private partners to secure our infrastructure
-Priorities for coordinating national cyber security and communications integration center
-Coordinating security and resiliency efforts through public private partnerships

Brian Harrell, Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security, CISA, DHS

11:15 a.m.
DHS’s Evolving Requests for DoD Support Along the South-West Border

-DHS’s support requirements from April 2018 to present
-How and why those requests have evolved along with the evolving situation at the SWB
-DHS’ expectations for DoD support in FY20 and beyond

LTC Kelly Brown, Senior National Guard Advisor to DHS, U.S. Army

Leadership in Cyber
-Strategic and forward thinking
-Mentoring and nurturing talent to increase potential
-Learning and improving by listening

Kevin Nally, Chief Information Officer, US Secret Service

12:00 p.m.
Engaging with the Private Sector to Better Protect Critical Infrastructures

-Weather related threats to critical supply chains
-Improving emergency protocols
-Conducting research into improving strategies and practices Kay Mereish, Senior Advisor, DHS

The race for 5G: Protecting Emerging FifthGeneration Wireless Networks

-End-to-end protection of network traffic
-Investing in R&D to address threats and vulnerabilities to mobile networks
-Improving visibility of traffic from mobile devices to detect malware, cyberattacks and data exfiltration attempts

12:30 p.m.
Interactive Discussion Groups

During this part of the conference, each attendee will have the opportunity to select three topics of their interest from the list below and will rotate between those sessions. Discussion groups are kept small to ensure all attendees get the opportunity to ask their most pressing questions, ensuring a perfectly tailored experience.

1:30 p.m.
IDG Group 1
Key to Identifying Potential Terrorists through Research

-Identity crises often plays a significant role in a person’s transition to terrorism
-Often potential terrorists will take part in certain activities that raise red flags about their intents
-Connections with known terrorists online or offline are a big factor in radicalization

Dr. Allison G. Smith, Social Scientist, DHS

IDG Group 2
Using AI for Video Analysis and Increasing Security

-Improving multimedia analytics
-Increasing video data processing time through automation
-Increasing automatic threat detection

Jeff Alstott, Program Manager, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity

IDG Group 3
sUAS Threats and Policy Hurdles Facing Local Police Authorities

-sUAS threat profile for local communities
-Laws and policies limiting the abilities of local law enforcement
-Partnership opportunities with DHS to counter the threat of sUAS

IDG Group 4
Deploying Biometrics Technologies To Secure Sensitive Facilities

-Assessing security vulnerabilities of facilities
-Adding biometrics as an added layer of security
-Picking the best biometric security solutions for your facility

2:15 p.m.
Key Updates On The National Vetting Center Operations

-What are some of the lessons learned?
-Approaches to working with the IC community to support NVC’s operations
-Plans for expansion of vetting and enabling advanced analytics capabilities

National Security Threats Posed by Quantum Computing & Strategies to Mitigate Them

-Deploying more resilient cryptography standards
-Investing in quantum computing solutions
-Developing partnership with private industry to share technological know how

Using Artificial Intelligence and Situational Awareness Technologies for Critical Incident Response

-Enhancing quick decision-making skills
-Improving awareness connectivity between first responders
-Improving patient outcomes and healthcare

The Future of Biometrics & Identity Technologies

-What does the future of identity verification look like?
-Strategies and policies for biometric technology for the next 10 years
-Addressing privacy concerns and data leaks

2:45 p.m.
Improving Airport Security with the Help of AI

-Using machine learning-powered tools that can aide agents to identify threats
-accurately predict the location of threat objects on the body

Using Blockchain Technology to Improve Safety of Critical Infrastructures
-Blockchain shows promise to better protect IoT
-Improved defense mechanisms against collaborative intrusion detection

Dangers of Irregular Migration to National Security
-Human trafficking and drug smuggling networks
-Risk of potential terrorists
-Increased chance of spread of infectious diseases

Blas Nunez-Neto, Senior Policy Researcher, RAND

Transitioning Identity Management Systems To The Cloud
-Update on the development of HART
-Addressing stakeholder challenges
-Increasing collaboration and data sharing

4:00 p.m.
Promoting Best Practices and Streamlining Acquisition Management at DHS

-Establish cross-functional teams in which key stakeholders coordinate and execute the acquisition tasks
-Strategically assess agency needs and how acquisition can meet those needs
-Establish mechanisms that promote the participation of small business suppliers

4:30 p.m.
Cyber threats to critical infrastructure (what are the threats? How to counter them? How to mitigate impact of?

Bob Kolasky, Director, National Risk Management Center, CISA
Lara Schmidt, Director, Strategy, Policy, and Operations Program, RAND
Ryan Consaul, Senior International Defense Researcher, RAND

Friday, November 22, 2019

9:00 a.m.
Breaking Down the DHS Information Technology Strategic Plan 2019-2023

-Optimize workplace technologies with cost-efficient and high impact solutions
-Developing a plan for safe and swift cloud migration
-Implement data protection practices to safeguard DHS systems and applications

9:45 a.m.
Keynote Presentation -James P. O'Neill, Police Commissioner, NYPD

11:15 a.m.
The Nexus Between Homeland Defense and Homeland Security Homeland Defense: A Whole of Nation Mission

-The strategic environment demands an urgent reexamination of Homeland Defense
-Any gaps between Homeland Defense and Homeland Security must be addressed
-DoD Mission Assurance requires whole of community partnerships

Neal Anderson, Senior Advisor to DHS, NORAD

Promoting Public-Private Partnerships to Promote Security and Increase Resilience within the Nation’s Chemical Industry

-Developing and implementing partnerships -Strategies and protocols during natural disasters
-Promoting good practices among federal, state and local agencies

Eric Choy, Chief, Chemical Sector Specific Agency, CISA, DHS
Amy Graydon, Deputy Director at Infrastructure Security Compliance Division, DHS
Jonathan Buckles, Section Chief, Government & Industry Affairs, DHS

12:00 p.m.
Engaging with the Private Sector to Better Protect Critical Infrastructures

-Establishing protocols to promote information sharing
-Equipping Private Sector critical infrastructure owners and the intelligence needed to protect instrumental assets
-Strengthening and expanding current partnership agreements

Modernizing CBP’s IT Infrastructure to increase network resilience and streamlining CBP operations

-Implementing cloud technologies to better connect the vast CBP IT network
-Using machine learning and data analytics tools to improve CBP’s threat and fraud detection capabilities
-Modernizing CBP network to increase bandwidth for all users and increasing protection against attacks

1:30 p.m.
Developing Effective Response Plans to CBRN Attacks That Minimize Risk to Personnel

-Training federal government employees in how to best respond to CBRN attacks with minimal loss of services
-Identifying new and emerging technologies in the field and finding their applications within Homeland Security

Sean Crawford, Director, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Office, FEMA

Investing in full spectrum impedance and denial capabilities to reduce illegal immigration, drug smuggling and human trafficking

-Increasing infrastructure investment at the border and enforcement of immigration and criminal laws
-Equipping our law enforcement professionals with the latest tools, technology, and training they need to do their job
-Collaborating with federal and local law enforcement agencies and international

2:15 p.m.
Supporting Border Response And Recovery Capabilities With And Between Federal, State, Local And Canadian Partners

-Implementing plans to promote open communication and strategies across the international boundary
-Evaluating progress toward addressing capability gaps in the Northern and Southern Border
-Policies & Plans to facilitate effective response and recovery operations

Manpower, the core of CBP: Recruiting, Hiring, training, and retaining the most qualifies people

-Enhancing recruiting and hiring efforts and reducing obstacles to attracting quality candidates
-Improving the messaging of recruitment campaigns to more closely align with CBP’s mission
-Offering incentives to increase staff retention

3:15 p.m.
Intelligence Sharing Panel Discussion

Protecting the American people from ever-changing domestic and transnational threats requires a DHS that shares intelligence not only with internal agencies but also partnering federal intelligence agencies. In this panel leaders from various national intelligence agencies will discuss how far they have come since 9/11 when it comes to intelligence sharing and pinpoint areas for improvement.

Panelists:
Sean Moon, Chief, Global Strategies, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, DHS

Lilian Alessa, Deputy Chief, Global Strategies, DHS

3:45 p.m.
Enforcing our Immigration Laws by Empowering and Modernizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

-Increasing the numbers of law enforcement officers and support personnel
-Investing in safe and secure detention facilities
-Partnering with foreign governments to expedite necessary removals

4:30 p.m.
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

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