“The growth of unions for the past 10 to 15 years has been hugely driven by immigrant workers,” said Paul Ortiz, a professor of labor history.

Highly-educated citizens of low-income countries tend to decamp to higher-income countries in a quest for better pay. It’s called “human capital flight” or, maybe catchier, brain drain.

According to research form Mary Jo Dudley at the Cornell Farmworker Program, about half of all farmworkers in New York State were undocumented.

The vast agricultural landscape of the U.S. Midwest known as the Corn Belt acts as a barrier for migrating landbirds, causing them to adjust their flight behaviors similar to when crossing natural barriers like the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

A Migrations-funded study draws from interviews to examine the importance of access to environmental resources for migrants and to understand how fishing supports multiple dimensions of social well-being. 

“Artemis and the majority of people sent to Panama and Costa Rica were expelled without the fear interview and essentially with no process at all,” says Ian Kysel, associate clinical professor of law. 

Congratulations to Isabella Riano, graduating senior from our cohort of Migrations scholars!

After escaping the Taliban, nine women arrived at Cornell. The first to complete their degrees are part of the Class of 2025.

Marielena Hincapié, distinguished immigration scholar, talks about the Trump administration's efforts to deport migrants living in the United States.

Kathryn Fiorella, assistant professor in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, and Sebastian Heilpern, postdoctoral associate at CVM, discuss seafood.