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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.

Law and Policy

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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.

Law and Policy

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.

Law and Policy

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President Trump’s decision to reverse a campaign promise to repeal the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a relief for those children of undocumented immigrants. Maria Cristina Garcia, professor of History and Latino studies at Cornell University, says that Trump’s decision, while a relief to many DACA children, will not impact the status of their parents.

Arts and Sciences

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Maria Cristina Garcia, professor of history and Latino studies at Cornell, says that the U.S. government’s strict definition of ‘bona fide relationship’ runs contrary to what many around the world consider family.

Arts and Sciences

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