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Im/migrant Lives Season 1 Episode 3: Revamping Asylum
The right to seek asylum is protected under US federal law and the right to seek safety from persecution is backed by international law. Despite this, as immigrants and asylum seekers cross into the United States along the US-Mexico border, Congressional Representatives are negotiating changes to the US asylum system to slow the flow of migrants into the US. In this episode, we discuss the impact of these proposals and how the US asylum system could be revamped to ensure that a humanitarian approach guides changes to the asylum system.
January 24, 2024Podcast
Ask PolitiFact: What branch of government is ‘really’ responsible for the crisis at the border?
Dr. Elizabeth Aranda was interviewed and quoted in an article by the Poynter Institute’s Politifact. Dr. Aranda highlights that while all three branches of government are involved in immigration policy, Congress holds the greatest responsibility due to its failure to update immigration laws since the 1990s. She pointed out that the lack of legal pathways for immigrants has contributed to the ongoing challenges at the border.
January 17, 2024Policy Analysis
Im/migrant Lives Season 1 Episode 2: Impact of Detention and Electronic Monitoring on Immigrant Children’s Well-Being
In Episode 2, Center Director Dr. Elizabeth Aranda interviews Dr. Caitlin Patler, Associate Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, and Dr. Mirian Martinez-Aranda, Assistant Professor of Sociology at UC Irvine, about the impact of adult immigrant detention and alternatives to detention on their children’s well-being.
November 30, 2023Podcast
Dr. Elizabeth Aranda joins fellowship focused on Puerto Rico in post-disaster settings
Dr. Elizabeth Aranda, professor of sociology and director of the Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center, will focus on the future of Puerto Rico in a post-disaster context in her newly awarded fellowship.
October 23, 2023Research
Im/migrant Lives Season 1 Episode 1: Effects of SB 1718 on Florida's Im/migrant Communities
In Episode 1, Center Director Dr. Elizabeth Aranda interviews Nanci Palacios, Deputy Director of Faith in Florida, and Dr. Heide Castañeda, Professor of Anthropology, on the effects of SB 1718, the immigration law that passed in the Florida legislature in the Spring 2023 legislative session. This law criminalizes many aspects of immigrants’ lives in the name of curbing undocumented migration. In this episode, we discuss the law's effects on immigrants and their communities.
October 12, 2023Podcast
Pilot study to highlight outcomes of young adults from immigrant parentage
Center Director, Elizabeth Aranda, and Undergraduate Research Assistant, Felix Sutphin, were quoted in a USF College of Arts and Sciences HUB featured story on the pilot study exploring the incorporation outcomes among young adults with immigrant parent(s).
September 27, 2023Research
![A sign supports young immigrants who were part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The author points out that because U.S. citizen children or those with DACA often act as institutional brokers for their families, the state Senate bill — SB 1718 — will place them at risk of arrest, for the mere act of caring for their families. [ RALPH BARRERA | AP ]](/arts-sciences/centers/iwrc/news/images/2023/tampa-bay-times-article-490x328.jpg)
Helping an undocumented immigrant in Florida could soon be against the law
Elizabeth Aranda published the following Op-Ed in the Tampa Bay Times: “Helping an Undocumented Immigrant in Florida Could Soon Be Against the Law. Tampa Bay Times
March 26, 2023Publications & Products
Joe Biden welcomed thousands of Ukrainians; many are in immigration limbo
Dr. Jody McBrien was interviewed by Politifact for “Joe Biden Welcomed Thousands of Ukrainians; Many are in Immigration Limbo,”
February 23, 2023Publications & Products
Tampa Bay area organizations are working to help the growing immigrant population
Elizabeth Aranda was quoted in a WUSF interview on immigrant organizations in Tampa.
January 25, 2023Publications & Products
Center Affiliate, Dr. Kiran Jayaram, has co-facilitated Faculty Learning Communities
Center Affiliate, Dr. Kiran Jayaram, has co-facilitated Faculty Learning Communities: 2023-2024 USF Faculty Learning Community, Pedagogical al-Shukūk: Decolonizing Natural and Social Science Courses (co-facilitated with Christina Richards) 2022-2023 USF Faculty Learning Community, Pedagogical al-Shukūk: Decolonizing Social Science and Humanities Courses (co-facilitated with Tangela Serls)
January 1, 2023Publications & Products
DeSantis' Latino support grows as election nears
Elizabeth Aranda was quoted in an Axios article about migrant relocation outside of Florida.
November 7, 2022Publications & Products
USF study finds DACA immigrants struggle with poor mental health
Elizabeth Aranda and Heide Castañeda’s research on DACA was summarized in a news article in the Tampa Bay Times, reprinted in Yahoo News
November 2, 2022Research