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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

by Joe O'Connell July 29, 2014