Past Events

Join us as experts discuss the U.S. asylum system and recent changes made by the Trump administration.

The midterm elections will likely have important consequences for immigration policies. Our expert panelists will discuss what is likely to change -- and what will not change -- in 2019 and beyond.

Artist, activist and director Ai Weiwei captures the global refugee crisis- the greatest human displacement since World War II- in this breathtaking epic film journey HUMAN FLOW.

WEBINAR: the Institute for Immigration Research in collaboration with the Immigrant Learning Center present this free, interactive webinar: Local Action: New Strategies to Build United Communities. You will hear from city officials, community leaders and the author of Welcoming New Americans? Local Governments and Immigrant Incorporation about why and how local governments across the country are taking steps to accommodate immigrants. Hear about results from a national survey of local government officials and case studies of four new immigrant destinations: Lewiston, Maine; Wausau, Wisconsin; Elgin, Illinois; and Yakima, Washington. For more information: http://www.ilctr.org/promoting-immigrants/upcomingwebinar/

The three finalists for the inaugural Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award will each read from their books before the grand prize is awarded. The finalists include: Hernan Diaz, Elena Georgiou, and Renee Macalino Rutledge.

President of Migration Policy Institute Andrew Selee and Mason professor Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera will paint a realistic portrait of the border region that few Americans see.

Panelists Lisa Breglia (Director of the Global Affairs Program at Mason), Jill Marie Bussey (Director of Advocacy at the Catholic Legal Immigration Network), and Nicole Svajlenka (Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress) will explain how the decision to end TPS will impact Northern Virginia's communities and economy.

At the Galileo's Science Cafe series, IIR Director James Witte and Program Coordinator Michele Waslin will detail some of the contributions of foreign-born scientists to date, as well as potential contributions that New American scientists may make in the future.

Please join us on Friday, April 13th at 2pm in the Johnson Center Cinema to hear Dr. Michelle Marks, Vice President for Academic Innovation and New Ventures at Mason, give the Immigrants and Community Colleges Conference keynote speech entitled ADVANCE NOVA Mason: An Educational Partnership to Support College Completion. This keynote presentation is free and open to the public.