Pope Francis — the first pope from Latin America, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first non-European to lead the Church since the 8th century — died on Monday, marking the end of a historic papacy. 

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Maria Cristina Garcia, professor of history and Latino studies, comments on the White House report on climate migration. 

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The Biden administration made two major announcements affecting our refugee and asylum systems today, including the acceptance of up to 100,000 Ukrainians over the next few months.

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International

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Ian Kysel, Maria Cristina Garcia, and Chiara Galli comment on President Biden's significant increase to the refugee cap and efforts to reunite migrant families as part of the administration's immigration strategy.

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Maria Cristina Garcia, professor of History and Latino Studies at Cornell University, says that the COVID-19 outbreak has given the White House pretext to advance restrictive immigration policies.

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Sergio Garcia-Rios, professor of government and Latino studies, and Maria Cristina Garcia, professor of History and Latino Studies, comment on the Supreme Court ruling in support of the DACA Program. 

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Cornell University experts are available to weigh in on Congress taking up either Biden's immigration wide-ranging bill or smaller pieces of legislation, offering historical, legal and labor perspectives.

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Maria Cristina Garcia says that changes proposed by the White House to U.S. refugee programs are unconscionable given that refugee admissions quota is at its lowest level since 1980.

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Cornell in DC

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Maria Cristina Garcia is a professor of History and Latino studies at Cornell University, and says that the predominant winners of a change in child detention policy are the immigration facilities.

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Cornell experts weigh in on the Biden administration's immigration bill, released in concert with Congressional leaders this week.

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