Center For Migration Studies Of New York Inc

DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, TO THE PROMOTION OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN IMMIGRANTS AND RECEIVING COMMUNITIES, AND TO PUBLIC POLICIES THAT SAFEGUARD THE DIGNITY AND RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND NEWCOMERS.

THE CENTER FOR MIGRATION STUDIES OF NEW YORK (CMS) PRODUCES RIGOROUS, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP AND PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS. IT WORKS WITH POLICYMAKERS ON INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS; SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS; AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. ITS WORK PARTICULARLY FOCUSES ON UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, IMMIGRANT DETAINEES, AND OTHER AT-RISK POPULATIONS. IT SEEKS TO LIFT UP THE INSIGHTS AND AGENCY OF THESE COMMUNITIES. IN 2021, CMS: 1. PUBLISHED THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW (IMR), A QUARTERLY, PEER-REVIEWED, INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION. IN 2021, IMR RECEIVED MORE THAN 600 MANUSCRIPTS AND RECEIVED ITS HIGHEST EVER IMPACT FACTOR, CEMENTING ITS POSITION AS THE FLAGSHIP JOURNAL IN MIGRATION STUDIES. IMR PUBLISHES CUTTING-EDGE MIGRATION SCHOLARSHIP FROM ACROSS THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND RELATED FIELDS. ITS ARTICLES ADDRESS MIGRATION DYNAMICS IN BOTH THE GLOBAL NORTH AND SOUTH AND IN THE CONTEXT OF BOTH FORCED AND VOLUNTARY MIGRATIONS. IMR ADDED NEW SECTIONS, INCLUDING SHORT DISPATCHES FROM THE FIELD DESIGNED TO ADDRESS NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN GLOBAL MIGRATIONS, AND COUNTRY/REGION REPORTS DESIGNED TO REPORT ON MIGRATION DYNAMICS IN UNDERSTUDIED PARTS OF THE WORLD.CMS ALSO PUBLISHED THE JOURNAL ON MIGRATION AND HUMAN SECURITY (JMHS), WHICH SEEKS TO LINK RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS UNDER THE BROAD RUBRICS OF HUMAN SECURITY, RIGHTS AND DIGNITY. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2012, JMHS HAS PROVEN TO BE A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENT FOR DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY IDEAS. IN 2021, JMHS PUBLISHED PAPERS ON: COSTA RICA'S RESPONSE TO EXTRA-REGIONAL MIGRANTS; THE USE OF INTERPRETERS AND TECHNOLOGY IN US IMMIGRATION COURTS; CENTRAL AMERICAN YOUTH WHO MIGRATE INTERNALLY BEFORE BEING FORCED TO MIGRATE INTERNATIONALLY; TAX EQUALITY FOR IMMIGRANTS AND CHILD POVERTY; COVID-19'S IMPACT ON IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES; THE RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC IN FOUR NEW JERSEY DETENTION FACILITIES; MIGRATION MANAGEMENT BETWEEN THE NORTHERN TRIANGLE STATES OF CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO AND THE US; THE DECADE-LONG DECLINE IN THE US UNDOCUMENTED POPULATION; AND, REBUILDING THE US REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM. IT ALSO PUBLISHED A SPECIAL COLLECTION OF EIGHT PAPERS ON THE ROLE OF RESEARCH IN INFORMING PROGRAMS THAT SERVE REFUGEES AND MIGRANTSIN 2021, CMS PUBLISHED SPECIAL REPORTS ON THE IMPACT OF FEAR ON IMMIGRANTS' USE OF PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND BENEFITS IN NEW YORK CITY; THE US FOREIGN-BORN ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL LEGAL STATUS PROGRAMS AND LEGALIZATION UNDER PENDING BILLS; THE WORK OF CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS WITH IMMIGRANTS DURING A PERIOD OF CRISES; MAKING CITIZENSHIP AN ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE OF THE US IMMIGRATION SYSTEM; AND MAPPING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF IMMIGRANTS' HEALTH IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS. 2. PROVIDED DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, PARTICULARLY FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS, THROUGH ITS DATA TOOLS, STRATEGIC GATHERINGS TO ADDRESS THEIR OPERATIONAL AND POLICY PRIORITIES, BRIEFINGS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND PUBLICATIONS. IN 2021, IT OFFERED EVENTS ON THE US FOREIGN-BORN ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL LEGAL STATUS PROGRAMS AND LEGALIZATION UNDER PENDING BILLS; THE WORK OF CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS WITH IMMIGRANTS DURING A PERIOD OF CRISES; MAKING CITIZENSHIP AN ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE OF THE US IMMIGRATION SYSTEM; MAPPING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF IMMIGRANTS' HEALTH IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS; THE FATHER LYDIO F. TOMASI LECTURE ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; INNOVATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION RESEARCH AND POLICY (FOUR PANELS); AND TAX EQUALITY FOR IMMIGRANTS AS A WAY TO REDUCE CHILD POVERTY.3. MAINTAINED EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE COLLECTIONS, WHICH DOCUMENT US IMMIGRATION HISTORY AND INCREASED THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THESE COLLECTIONS TO SCHOLARS, RESEARCHERS AND THE PUBLIC. 4. PRODUCED EMPIRICALLY GROUNDED, POLICY-RELEVANT RESEARCH, IDEAS, AND DATA TOOLS THAT ALLOWED POLICYMAKERS, IMMIGRANT-SERVING AGENCIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ADOPT AND PURSUE INFORMED PUBLIC POLICY POSITIONS, AND TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS WITH IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. 5. CMS PRODUCED EXTENSIVE MULTIMEDIA CONTENT TO EXPAND THE REACH AND INFLUENCE OF ITS SCHOLARSHIP, RESEARCH, AND POLICY IDEAS. CMS'S WORK WAS MENTIONED MORE THAN 200 TIME IN MEDIA OUTLETS IN 2021, SUCH AS AMERICA MAGAZINE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, CNN, DALLAS MORNING NEWS, DETROIT FREE PRESS, MCCLATCHY (NEWS SYNDICATE), THE NEW JERSEY STAR-LEDGER, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, OUR SUNDAY VISITOR, NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER, CRUX, AND CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE.