Migrations Program
Panama Accepted Asylum-seekers the US Didn’t Want. Then its Troubles Began.
Ian Kysel, Migrations
Ian Kysel, associate clinical professor of law, says “It’s appropriate for states to collaborate on how to respond to migration. But the first principle of that has to be to ensure that the rights of all migrants are protected.”
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Food Sovereignty Across Borders: Fishing Among Myanmar Refugees in Upstate New York
By Our Faculty
This paper explores the role of fishing among Myanmar refugees in the United States through the lens of food sovereignty. Food sovereignty emphasizes the rights of people and communities to healthy, culturally meaningful, and ecologically sound food systems, particularly through exercising control over the production, distribution, procurement, and consumption of food.
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Publication Year: 2025
Journal: Geoforum
Director Katie Fiorella Talks Migrations on "Speaking of Language"
Katie Fiorella, Migrations Director
Katie Fiorella is the director of the Cornell Migrations Program. On the LRC podcast, she discusses the policies and outcomes related to the movement of living things across borders, and how Migrations has evolved since 2020.
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Speed Talks: Building Solidarity and Resistance
May 14, 2025
4:30 pm
This event has been postponed until fall 2025.
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Join the Einaudi Center and researchers from across campus for three-minute speed talks and community conversation on ways to organize and push back against fast-moving federal actions.
Speakers will jump off from interdisciplinary and international research to provide a fresh perspective on current U.S. public policy and the potential for effective collective action. Together we'll look at challenges faced and solutions found in a variety of academic fields and places around the world—to help us think through how to unify disparate interests and find allies to resist democratic backsliding.
The event features clusters of speed talks on related topics, with time for Q&A and conversation on each topic.
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David A. Bateman | GovernmentSidney Tarrow (IES) | GovernmentPrisca Jöst | Public Policy
More speakers to be confirmed.
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This conversation is hosted by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, partnering with Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy's Governance and Local Development Institute and Data and Democracy Lab.
Find out how graduate and undergraduate students can get started at Einaudi.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Migrations Program
International Relations Minor Career Paths
April 29, 2025
4:00 pm
Rockefeller Hall, 105
Are you considering starting a career that utilizes regional expertise, language skills, or experience with foreign policy? Ever wondered what it's like to work in various capacities in governments, how to prepare yourself to be a successful applicant for jobs, or what work will let you utilize your knowledge of the world? Are you curious to learn more about current events, history, or the broader global implications of your major? Whether you are interested in a possible career in public service, academia, or the private sector, the international relations undergraduate minor can help you explore these opportunities.
Please join the Einaudi Center for International Studies for a discussion about career paths and opportunities at the State Department and in public service, featuring Cornell alumni who will share their insights:
Jason Oaks, Deputy National Intelligence Officer for East Asia, U.S. Department of StateAngie Yucht Swenson, Founder and Principal of AYS Tutoring and Consulting, LLC
To attend virtually, register here.
This session is presented by the Einaudi Center and the faculty advisor of the international relations minor, Oumar Ba. The minor is open to all Cornell undergraduate students interested in learning about the politics, economics, history, languages, and cultures of the world.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Migrations Program
Our Foreign Students Are Terrified, and They’re Right to Be
Rachel Beatty Riedl and Stephen Yale-Loehr, Migrations
International students are vital to campuses, writes former Einaudi director Rachel Beatty Riedl and Stephen Yale-Loehr (Migrations) in this New York Times op-ed.
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Costa Rica Violated Rights of 81 Migrant Children Deported by U.S., Lawsuit Says
Ian Kysel, Migrations
Ian Kysel, associate clinical professor of law, explains that complaints against Costa Rica can be brought to the panel of experts.
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Trump Measures Make Life More Difficult for Immigrants — not just Undocumented
Marielena Hincapié, Migrations
Marielena Hincapié, distinguished immigration scholar, says Trump's latest order is “continued fearmongering and disinformation because, in fact, undocumented immigrants pay into Social Security but are never eligible to get those benefits.”
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How DOGE Led a ‘Hostile Takeover’ at the IRS to Use Taxpayer Data for Immigration Crackdowns
Shannon Gleeson, Migrations
Shannon Gleeson, professor of labor relations, law, and history at ILR, discusses the Department of Government Efficiency’s use of taxpayer data in immigration suppression.
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America's Shadow Economy Shrinks Due to Deportation Fear
Patricia Campos-Medina, Migrations
Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director for The Worker Institute, explains what may occur if the construction, agriculture, hospitality, and retail industries lose workers.