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February 10, 2017
Politics & Polls #30: Immigration & Border Control with Doug Massey
A federal appeals court has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order issuing an immigration ban barring people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. Trump also has made moves toward building a border wall with Mexico, which recent figures suggest may cost an estimated $21 billion. If…
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September 20, 2016
Hernández Rivera Takes Action for Immigrants in NYC
In 2005, Maribel Hernández Rivera MPA/JD ’10 was a first-year master’s student at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and spent much of her time outside the classroom organizing rallies and encouraging her peers to advocate for immigration reform. Carrying this passion and…
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September 16, 2016
International Panel on Social Progress Seeks Comments on Report
The International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP), which brings together social scientists around the world to analyze social trends and spur debate about social change and possible choices between alternative policies and institutions, is seeking comments on the first draft of its report.The panel has launched an online…
May 24, 2016
Q&A: Does the ‘Hispanic Paradox’ Still Exist?
This text is available in English and Spanish. Scroll down for the Spanish translation. El artículo está disponible en inglés y español. Desplacé el cursor hasta abajo para la versión en Español.Latinos in the United States typically live longer than whites — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “Hispanic Paradox” or …
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May 23, 2016
Addressing Economic Hardships in Rural America Could Help Control Drug Epidemic, Wailoo Tells Congress
America’s drug epidemic could be better controlled by addressing the economic hardships facing rural America, Princeton University’s Keith Wailoo said at a recent Congressional briefing. The country must also consider how best to treat those suffering from chronic pain.The briefing—held May 9 by the National History Center of…
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May 04, 2016
Students in Policy Task Force Study Migrant Crisis in Europe
Every year citizens flee their homelands to escape political instability, violent conflicts, environmental degradation and grinding poverty. In 2015 alone, roughly 1 million migrants sought a more secure future within the European Union (EU). Over the past few months, students in a Princeton University undergraduate policy task…
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April 20, 2016
Tighter Enforcement Along the US-Mexico Border Backfired, Researchers Find
The rapid escalation of border enforcement over the past three decades has backfired as a strategy to control undocumented immigration between Mexico and the United States, according to new research that suggests further militarization of the border is a waste of money."Rather than stopping undocumented Mexicans from coming to…
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April 06, 2016
Age and Mobility Predict Death Better Than One’s ‘Molecular Clock’
Advances in technology allow scientists to measure intricate details about the human body that greatly enhance understanding of health, disease and aging.Yet, when it comes to predicting death, more rudimentary measures—like a person’s age or a person’s ability to climb stairs or walk a short distance—are much more powerful…
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February 18, 2016
Ebola Crisis Provides Framework for Responding to Outbreaks like Zika Virus
As world leaders grapple with containing the Zika virus, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa provides valuable lessons for how to respond to other infectious disease epidemics, according to a policy report published by researchers at Princeton University and the Wellcome Trust. Rebuilding local health care infrastructures,…
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December 09, 2015
“Impassioned Debate” Results in Noteworthy Journal
While producing the annual Journal of Public and International Affairs (JPIA) is no small task, a review of this year’s 26th edition clearly reveals a publication worthy of the time and effort involved.Preparing the journal necessitated bringing together, over the course of a long winter “reading weekend” on the Princeton…