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"Cecilia Muñoz, Quarterback of Obama's Immigration Reform Efforts"

From The Daily Beast
Cecilia Muñoz, MacArthur Fellow, 2000
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Crisis Migration Convening

In February 2013, MacArthur brought together experts to explore the concept of “crisis migration,” a term meant to capture the complex interactions between humanitarian crises and human mobility. Read More

"Miguel Zenon: Celebrating the Music of La Isla"

From All About Jazz
Miguel Zenon, MacArthur Fellow, 2008
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Assessing Alternatives to Immigration Detention in Mexico

Each year, an average of 70,000 international migrants are detained by Mexican immigration authorities. A report from the MacArthur-supported International Detention Coalition asserts that immigration detention infringes upon international standards and human rights, and puts ... Read More
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Revealing Immigration Issues Through Data

Web developers, journalists, and software engineers joined forces at the Chicago Migrahack, a “hackathon” designed to promote the use of technology and open data to reveal issues surrounding immigration. Read More
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Demographic Methodology Provides Fuller Profile of Unauthorized Immigrant Population in the U.S.

A brief issued by the MacArthur-supported Migration Policy Institute offers a current demographic profile of noncitizens in the United States based on the first national self-reported data regarding legal status. Using data generated by a U ... Read More

"On the Front Lines of Food Safety"

From The New York Times
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"Claudia Núñez on Chicago Migrahack, Hackathons and Tolerance"

From Northwestern University Knight Lab
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