Case Summary: In Plyler v. Doe (1982), four Mexican-American families challenged a Texas law that withheld from public schools any state funds for educating undocumented children. Their own school district was charging $1000 per undocumented child to compensate for lost funding.
Join us for a public panel featuring several New Jersey-based food access organizations on a discussion about local food security and shifting needs amid the current political climate. Discussion will center around emerging federal policy on health, nutrition, immigration, social safety nets, and the inclusion and access of…
We are excited to bring together a stellar group of scholars in the field of minority representation, both in the U.S. and globally, to present on a range of topics that explore the factors influencing the supply of political candidates from various identity groups—including ethnoracial minorities, women, and the working class…
Join us as authors Ulla Berg and Aldo Lauria Santiago discuss their recent publication: Latinas/os in New Jersey: Histories, Communities, and Cultures with panel members Kathleen López and Melanie Plasencia. Moderated by Princeton University Professor of Sociology Patricia Fernandez Kelly.
Aurélien Saussay is an Assistant Professor in Environmental Economics in the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics. He currently holds a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2022-2025). He will be visiting Harvard Kennedy School in the Fall Semester 2024.
Gabriella Sanchez: "Dismantling Smuggling: The Race Against Irregular Migration in the Americas"
DetailsThe smuggling of migrants is high on the security agenda of countries around the world. In the Americas, states have repeatedly expressed their commitment to combat the proliferation of this crime and to protect migrants from transnational smuggling networks, particularly in response to U.S. government demands to curb…
Part 1 of SPIA in NJ's Fall 2024 series, New Jersey and the American Economy: What’s Needed for the Garden State to Lead a Thriving Country:The concept of reparative justice has taken hold in various policy circles, but with so much to heal and repair, how do we make progress without feeling overwhelmed? As the old saying goes,…
