Manuel Pastor calls it the “game-changer.” In Los Angeles County, one-third of the residents are immigrants, nearly half the workforce is foreign-born, two-thirds of children have at least one immigrant parent, and… more>
tags: american studies and ethnicity, center for the study of immigrant integration, community, csii, humanities, immigration, los angeles, manuel pastor, pere, program for environmental and regional equity, usc college magazine
We know that on July 28, 2010, Federal District Court Judge Susan Bolton blocked key sections of Arizona's immigration law SB 1070 from taking effect. But why did it take so long for the federal government to step up? During… more>
categories: research, faculty research
tags: arizona, center for the study of immigrant integration, event, government, immigration, law, political science, social sciences
Focusing almost exclusively on dramatic, episodic events like the Elián González saga and other illegality issues, mainstream media have distorted the story of immigration in America, panelists said during a… more>
tags: immigration, media, seminar, social sciences
USC College and the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD) have created a new center addressing the urgent need for knowledge about the successful integration of immigrants. College Dean Howard Gillman and… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate
tags: immigration, ppd
When millions moved out of the shadows and marched for immigrant rights last year, the nation was shocked that these people of little means from different countries could organize so effectively. But USC College sociology… more>
tags: equality, immigration, sociology
For her work on how immigrants are changing the face of the religious right, USC College professor Janelle Wong has been named a Woodrow Wilson Center Fellow for the 2006-07 academic year. Wong, an associate professor with… more>
tags: fellowship, immigration, religion
In his new book, USC historian William Deverell examines L.A.’s troubled relationship to — and denial of — its Mexican roots. by Gilien Silsby Los Angeles has long been touted as a cultural crossroads,… more>
categories: research
tags: immigration, los angeles, mexico


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