Current State of U.S. Immigration: Trends, Policy Issues, and Public Opinion
When:
Tuesday, Oct 02, 2018 4:30p -
6:00p
Tuesday, Oct 02, 2018 4:30p -
6:00p
Where:
MIT E40, 496 Pye Room
1 Amherst Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences, University
Event website:
http://calendar.mit.edu/event/current_state_of_us_immigration_trends_policy_issues_and_public_opinion#.W61FzvZReUk
Neil G. Ruiz is associate director of global migration and demography at Pew Research Center. He studies the international movement of people across borders, the impact of migration on sending and receiving countries, high-skilled immigration to the U.S., and comparative immigrant visa systems. Prior to joining the Center, Ruiz was the executive director of the Center for Law, Economics & Finance at George Washington University, and he has also worked as a migration expert at the Brookings Institution, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. He received his doctorate in political science with a specialization in political economy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in economic history from Oxford University. Ruiz regularly speaks about U.S. immigration and international migration research with major print and broadcast media.
Free and open to the public | Refreshments will be served
Sponsored by the Inter-University Committee on International Migration
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The Inter-University Committee on International Migration
Since its establishment in 1974, the Inter-University Committee on International Migration has been a focal point for migration and refugee studies at member institutions, which include Boston University, Brandeis University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Harvard University, MIT, Tufts University, and Wellesley College. The committee is chaired by MIT as a program of the Center for International Studies (CIS).
Migration Seminar Series
During each academic year, the Committee sponsors a seminar series on international migration, The Myron Weiner Seminar Series on International Migration, held at MIT's Center for International Studies. The seminars explore factors affecting international population movements and their impact upon sending and receiving countries and relations among them.
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