All Posts in #Immigration
Census Immigration Question: Short-Sighted, Anti-Democratic Tactic
The state of California is pursuing legal action in response to the Trump administration’s decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. The state’s attorney general and secretary of state call the move “anti-immigrant.” Elizabeth Cohen is…
New Webpage Offers Contacts and Resources for DACA/Undocumented Students
The Ad Hoc Committee on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)/ Undocumented Students has created a webpage of campus support contacts and resources for DACA students. The page will be expanded in the coming weeks. The Ad Hoc committee, originally…
Would Immigration Bill Have Kept Trump’s Family Out of US?
Under a Trump-backed immigration bill, thousands would no longer be able to enter the US. Now, many are wondering if two members of Trump’s own family, his wife Melania and grandfather Friedrich, would have been able to come to America…
The Costs of Dismantling Family Migration
Elizabeth Cohen, Associate Professor of Political Science and a researcher of immigration and citizenship at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, is available to discuss the issues of family migration, where US citizens and immigrants to sponsor family members for visas, also known as chain…
Cohen Argues Against Cotton’s DREAM Comments
Senator Tom Cotton has gone on record, saying that if amnesty is allowed in the DREAM Act, “it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States.” While he argues this case, Maxwell Professor Elizabeth Cohen…
Sessions Dismissal of DACA No Surprise
It took nobody by surprise when Attorney General Jeff Sessions endorsed and helped rescind the DACA act that protected so many in the United States. He has long been a proponent of such an act, dating back to its inaugural…
The White House And Congress Are Passing DACA Around Like It Is A Political Hot Potato
Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School and a researcher of immigration and citizenship, offered remarks ahead of the impending announcement that the Trump administration plans to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
Elizabeth Cohen Weighs in on Supreme Court Ruling on Travel Ban
Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science at The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, was quoted by the Boston Herald in the story “Donald Trump calls ruling ‘victory,’ experts wary.”
SU Panel of Experts to Discuss President Trump’s Immigration Executive Order
Action by President Donald J. Trump on immigration policy has been swift. Just a week after his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order (EO) temporarily halting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. It was immediately met with popular protests, scholarly analysis,…
Professor Elizabeth Cohen Discusses Sanctuary Cities
Elizabeth Cohen, Associate Professor of Political Science, was quoted in a Politifact article “Santa Fe mayor defends sanctuary cities, says studies don’t show increase in crime.”