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New podcast 鈥淚m/migrant Lives鈥� highlights impact of public policy and community organizations on im/migrant communities
The Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center鈥檚 new podcast features thought leaders and scholars and seeks to inform the public about how policies and community organizations can solve the most pressing problems facing im/migrant communities.
January 25, 2024Research
The right to seek asylum is protected under US federal law and the right to seek safety from persecution is backed by international law. Despite this, as immigrants and asylum seekers cross into the United States along the US-Mexico border, Congressional Representatives are negotiating changes to the US asylum system to slow the flow of migrants into the US. In this episode, we discuss the impact of these proposals and how the US asylum system could be revamped to ensure that a humanitarian approach guides changes to the asylum system.
January 24, 2024Podcast
Dr. Elizabeth Aranda was interviewed and quoted in an article by the Poynter Institute鈥檚 Politifact. Dr. Aranda highlights that while all three branches of government are involved in immigration policy, Congress holds the greatest responsibility due to its failure to update immigration laws since the 1990s. She pointed out that the lack of legal pathways for immigrants has contributed to the ongoing challenges at the border.
January 17, 2024Policy Analysis
In Episode 2, Center Director Dr. Elizabeth Aranda interviews Dr. Caitlin Patler, Associate Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, and Dr. Mirian Martinez-Aranda, Assistant Professor of Sociology at UC Irvine, about the impact of adult immigrant detention and alternatives to detention on their children鈥檚 well-being.
November 30, 2023Podcast
Dr. Elizabeth Aranda joins fellowship focused on Puerto Rico in post-disaster settings
Dr. Elizabeth Aranda, professor of sociology and director of the Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center, will focus on the future of Puerto Rico in a post-disaster context in her newly awarded fellowship.
October 23, 2023Research
In Episode 1, Center Director Dr. Elizabeth Aranda interviews Nanci Palacios, Deputy Director of Faith in Florida, and Dr. Heide Casta帽eda, Professor of Anthropology, on the effects of SB 1718, the immigration law that passed in the Florida legislature in the Spring 2023 legislative session. This law criminalizes many aspects of immigrants鈥� lives in the name of curbing undocumented migration. In this episode, we discuss the law's effects on immigrants and their communities.
October 12, 2023Podcast
Pilot study to highlight outcomes of young adults from immigrant parentage
Center Director, Elizabeth Aranda, and Undergraduate Research Assistant, Felix Sutphin, were quoted in a USF College of Arts and Sciences HUB featured story on the pilot study exploring the incorporation outcomes among young adults with immigrant parent(s).
September 27, 2023Research
Elizabeth Aranda published the following Op-Ed in the Tampa Bay Times: 鈥淗elping an Undocumented Immigrant in Florida Could Soon Be Against the Law. Tampa Bay Times
March 26, 2023Publications & Products
Dr. Jody McBrien was interviewed by Politifact for 鈥淛oe Biden Welcomed Thousands of Ukrainians; Many are in Immigration Limbo,鈥�
February 23, 2023Publications & Products
Elizabeth Aranda was quoted in a W最新天美传媒 interview on immigrant organizations in Tampa.
January 25, 2023Publications & Products
Center Affiliate, Dr. Kiran Jayaram, has co-facilitated Faculty Learning Communities
Center Affiliate, Dr. Kiran Jayaram, has co-facilitated Faculty Learning Communities: 2023-2024 USF Faculty Learning Community, Pedagogical al-Shuk奴k: Decolonizing Natural and Social Science Courses (co-facilitated with Christina Richards) 2022-2023 USF Faculty Learning Community, Pedagogical al-Shuk奴k: Decolonizing Social Science and Humanities Courses (co-facilitated with Tangela Serls)
January 1, 2023Publications & Products
Elizabeth Aranda was quoted in an Axios article about migrant relocation outside of Florida.
November 7, 2022Publications & Products