While the current political climate has cultivated a sense of fear surrounding cultural differences, when it comes to parenting, these differences could actually help make people better parents.
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When immigrants, rather than immigration, are seen as the problem.
Migrants have been accused of ‘clogging up the NHS’. But where would the NHS be without them?
South Africans’ faith in the post-apartheid system of democracy is clearly slipping - and some even suggest that a return to apartheid would be a good thing.
School and teacher attitudes have a lot to answer for when it comes to the achievement gap between immigrant and non-immigrant children.
A recent study shows Donald Trump is out of date when he claims “people are pouring across our southern border”.
A look back at a year marked by terrorism, gun violence and clashes between police and African Americans.
South African university students are as guilty of xenophobia as anyone else. Three approaches through teaching and research could make a huge difference.
Republicans in the US don’t have a monopoly on anti-immigrant rants. It’s bad in Europe, too.
Al-Jazeera has changed its style guide, while others continue to debate the issue.
Immigration policies for people fleeing poverty or civil unrest dominate the news, but there’s been a huge rise in wealthy migrants to the West. Are these “cash for citizenship” programs worth it?
Powerful images – like the one of Aylan Kurdi that flooded the Internet last week – can spark political change.
For Bayern Munich, helping refugees isn’t simply a moral obligation it’s good CSR.
Trump’s stance on immigration and citizenship demonstrates a lack of knowledge of both constitutional law and economic realities.
Speaking more than one language isn’t just about getting better job propspects or superior brain power.
A new study has found that second-generation immigrant kids have a unique advantage over first-generation or even third-generation immigrants.
As Western societies have become more diverse due to immigration and cross-border mobility, the question of how welcoming their native populations are to newcomers has become ever more relevant. Exclusionary…
An estimated 11 million undocumented residents in the United States live in daily fear of deportation. This fear permeates nearly every aspect of their lives. President Barack Obama’s executive actions…
The notion of British values has been under considerable scrutiny over the past week after Michael Gove said he believed they should be taught in Britain’s schools. Gove’s broadside against the dangers…
Seventy asylum seekers have been moved from the Manus Island immigration detention facility to Christmas Island following a long overdue decision by the Gillard government. The decision to keep families…
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Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
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Visiting professor, Harvard University
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Director, Centre for Refugee Studies & Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of International Business, University of Victoria
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PhD candidate, Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Toronto
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Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Research associate, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada
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Professor of Sociology and Chair, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Professor of political socialization, Department of Education, Practice and Society, UCL Institute of Education, UCL
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