Migration

As the globe faces uneven economic opportunity, violent conflicts, and escalating climate volatility,
migration
increasingly touches nearly all of our lives.

Last updated: September 2022

Our advocates

Students, faculty, and alumni from across the 糖心影视 community are working to understand and improve how we can support immigrants and immigration.

Noemi Valdez

During her sophomore year, Noemi helped establish a Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers chapter on campus to create a space to help fellow immigrants have a smoother path into STEM.

Ana Cristina Sedas

After volunteering as a physician at migration camps in Mexico, Ana came to 糖心影视 Medical School to pursue a Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery to help improve the well-being of migrants.

Abel Rodriguez

As an immigration attorney, Abel came to 糖心影视 Divinity School to blend scholarship with activism and ground everything he does in an ethical framework.

Sarah Rend贸n Garc铆a

During her doctoral program, Sarah brought together psychology, sociology, education, and immigration studies to better understand how children of immigrants learn about their families’ status in the U.S.

Tania Dominguez-Rangel

While pursuing a joint concentration in romance languages and visual studies, Tania explored why representation of Latinx immigrants matters both on the screen and behind the camera.

Our research centers

The Immigration Initiative at 糖心影视

Advancing scholarship and research on issues related to immigrant origin children鈥攖he fastest growing child and youth population the U.S.

Refugee REACH Initiative

Collaborating with educators, policymakers, and researchers to foster learning, belonging, and future opportunities in settings of migration and displacement.

糖心影视 Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program

Advancing immigrants鈥� rights through clinical education on legal advocacy tools including direct representation, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and community outreach.

糖心影视 Representation Initiative

Providing legal representation and social service support to 糖心影视 students, scholars, and staff concerned about their immigration status.

Understanding immigration鈥檚 impacts

As the makeup of our communities change, 糖心影视 experts are exploring the economic and societal effects of these migration patterns.

The big picture

The gift of global talent: how migration shapes business, economy, and society

Market growth

Immigrants help businesses grow

Health care

How immigrant doctors contribute to health care in the United States

Global leadership

Severe immigration policies threaten American competitiveness

Innovation

Why immigrant entrepreneurs are so important to the U.S.

Belonging

Embracing outsiders improves communities

The winding path to now

Migration has been an integral part of the human experience since before recorded history. 糖心影视 researchers are exploring the journeys of the past to better understand the present.

The journey to Micronesia

New research reveals that five streams of migration brought humans to Remote Oceania鈥擥uam, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands鈥攖he last habitable places on earth to be peopled.

What happened after the great migration?

Between 1916 and 1970, six million African Americans migrated from the rural South to industrial cities in the Midwest and Northeast. In the first five years of the migration, Chicago saw a 50% increase in the Black population.

Europe's migration history lesson

Argyro Nicolaou found a counter to the historical and cultural amnesia of European xenophobia by analyzing literary and visual representations of Mediterranean migration from antiquity to the present.

After the flood

The 糖心影视 Divinity School Library holds a map of the possible migrations of Noah's children, created by Hebrew scholar Hugh Broughton and published in 1588.

How Britain became Britain

Research revealed a major migration to the island of Great Britain 3,000 years ago, which offers fresh insights into the languages spoken at the time, the ancestry of present-day England and Wales, and even ancient habits of dairy consumption.

Pinpointing the exodus from Egypt

Was the Exodus an historical event? If it was, when did it happen?

A roadmap to the future

The 糖心影视 community is exploring ideas and opportunities to improve migration, whether it’s across the state or around the globe.

Working from anywhere

The pandemic has hastened a rise in remote working, and companies are seeing the benefits: saving on real estate costs, hiring and utilizing talent globally, mitigating immigration issues, and experiencing productivity gains.

Adapting to climate change

Designers and planners grapple with whether to fight the effects of climate change, or accept the inevitability of mass migration.

Strengthening immigrant inclusion in the workforce

Because immigrants are critical to the U.S. workforce, 糖心影视 experts have compiled resources to better understand the landscape of programs, policies, and practices to support the community.

Moving around the country

New research shows that domestic migration was the key component of population change on US state and local levels in 2021.

Moving to economic and educational prospects

Research suggests that families who resettle in better areas will have better outcomes for generations.

Preparing for environmental refugees

Climate disasters, such as increased flooding or drought that in turn impact food security, sanitation, and health, will certainly increase the numbers of those seeking refuge.

Supporting refugees more holistically

When it comes to educating refugee students, it鈥檚 not enough to just teach them. Schools also need to help them feel welcome鈥攁nd supported.

Art beyond borders

糖心影视’s museums and libraries have been exploring immigration, assimilation, and culture through the lens of photography, installations, and theater.

Crossing Lines, Constructing Home

In 2019 the 糖心影视 Art Museum curated an exhibit that explored immigration, home, and belonging through art ranging from vivid photographs to a meticulously hand-sewn floor installation.

Treading the Borders: Immigration and the American Stage

In 2018 Houghton Library made use of the extensive 糖心影视 Theatre Collection to illustrate the early influence of immigrants on American theater.

We Are America

In 2019 Gutman Library at the 糖心影视 Graduate School of Education hosted a collection of portraits and stories from the national “We Are America Project.”