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Rice alumna wins prestigious merit-based fellowship for new Americans

April 17, 2024

Rice University alumna Minjung Kim is one of 30 recipients of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a merit-based graduate school program for immigrants and children of immigrants.

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Rice psychology, immigration expert at the border, available for interviews

January 8, 2024

Luz Garcini, a Rice University expert who focuses on the psychological impacts of migration on refugees and immigrants, will be at the Texas-Mexico border this week with the American Psychological Association’s Presidential Task Force on Immigration.

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Immigrant amnesty could increase their wages and US economy, according to Baker Institute report

September 11, 2023

Granting undocumented immigrants amnesty and legal status would improve the U.S. labor market, argues a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Migrant caravan coverage contributes to poor immigration policy, says Baker Institute report

March 6, 2023

Both punitive and permissive immigration policies have done little to deter migrants from crossing the U.S. border, and media coverage of “migrant caravans” has contributed to stopgap policies, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Expanding immigration work permits recognizes essential jobs, says Baker Institute report

October 31, 2022

Expanding work permits for undocumented immigrants could fix the United States immigration system’s “large, overlooked and often invisible crack” that fails to account for essential workers, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Immigration reform key to keeping US economy competitive, says Baker Institute report

March 9, 2022

The United States’ immigration system is failing to provide the nation’s economy with enough high-skilled and productive workers to grow and remain competitive on a global scale, according to a new report from experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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‘High-skilled’ Mexican immigrants in US can help both countries

March 7, 2022

“High-skilled” immigrants from Mexico are major contributors to the United States’ so-called “knowledge economy,” and fostering that relationship will benefit both countries, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Immigration topic of Baker Institute webinar

November 1, 2021

Policy experts will discuss the future of immigration reform and how to handle the 10.5 million people already living in the United States illegally at an upcoming webinar from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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US should fully reopen Mexican border, vaccinate people on both sides, says expert

July 22, 2021

The United States-Mexico border should be fully reopened — with people on both sides given easier and expanded access to vaccines in the U.S. — according to a new brief from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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US and Mexico must work together on asylum, say Baker Institute experts

June 14, 2021

A strong, well-functioning Mexican asylum system is in the best interest of both Mexican and United States governments, but it requires increased coordination from both sides, according to the findings of a new study from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Refugee Solidarity Network.

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Past immigration policy can guide future policy, say trio of Baker Institute papers

May 6, 2021

HOUSTON – (May 6, 2021) – With President Joe Biden’s proposed immigration reforms facing scrutiny from both sides of the aisle, the authors of three papers on the topic from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy are available to discuss how the past can inform future policy.

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