immigration policy

The changing face of Puerto Rican migration

Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Rican people have migrated from the island to various parts of the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Maria swept through six months ago. Unlike the last great migrant wave, says associate professor Amílcar Barreto, this one is more dispersed and has the potential to shift cultures both on the mainland and the island.

by Molly Callahan April 11, 2018

Professor calls helping refugees a moral obligation for US

Serena Parekh, associate professor of philosophy, believes that we have a moral obligation to solve the global refugee crisis. “Rather than objects of fear,” she said on Wednesday, during a lecture on the topic, “refugees ought to be objects of moral compassion.”

by Jason Kornwitz March 20, 2017

Why Trump’s deportation plan could damage the economy

Associate professor Alicia Sasser Modestino, a labor market expert, says that we should “expect slower economic growth in the wake of a mass deportation—the exact opposite of what the Trump administration is promising in its first term.”

by News@Northeastern March 1, 2017

Northeastern, Mass. universities file amicus brief against travel, refugee ban

Northeastern and seven other Massachusetts colleges and universities filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court on Friday afternoon, arguing that President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travelers and refugees from certain countries “imperils” the ongoing success and collaboration among global scholars.

by Molly Callahan February 3, 2017

Law professors examine the constitutionality of Trump's travel, refugee ban

Law professors Jessica Silbey and Michael Meltsner, both constitutional law experts, examined President Trump’s sweeping executive order banning travelers from certain majority-Muslim countries. Silbey called the order unconstitutional. Meltsner said that “incompetence is not the same as unconstitutionality,” but there is reason to think “the courts may strike (the order) down.”

by Molly Callahan January 31, 2017

President Aoun joins effort to protect some students from possible deportation

More than 100 college and university presidents from public and private schools across the U.S., including President Aoun, have signed a statement to government leaders urging that DACA—the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program—be upheld, continued, and expanded. “This is both a moral imperative and a national necessity,” the leaders say in the statement.

by News@Northeastern November 22, 2016

‘Who are we? And who belongs here?’ Panel tackles pertinent immigration questions

A team of faculty experts examined American attitudes about immigration during a panel discussion on Wednesday. Sentiments of accepting then rebuking immigrants has long been a pattern throughout American history, they said, though the tone of the rhetoric during this presidential race is new.

by Molly Callahan September 23, 2016

3Qs: What’s next on immigration reform?

Rachel Rosenbloom, an immigration policy expert and associate professor of law at Northeastern, discusses the surge of unaccompanied children from Central America crossing into the U.S. in recent months and how the federal government should respond to the situation.

by Joe O'Connell July 29, 2014