ICYMI: Although the media often portrays #migration at the U.S.-Mexico #border as a “crisis,” experts Kelsey P. Norman & Ana Martín Gil argue that this depiction lacks nuance. Their new report offers a more realistic view of the situation. bit.ly/3Q3LozG

Great in-depth piece on the state of the border. Our previous collaboration with Kelsey Norman and Ana Gil is referenced and cited- among many other observations, there continues to be a lack of coordination among advocates working in Mexico and those working in U.S.

JUST OUT: Although the media often portrays #migration at the U.S.-Mexico #border as a “crisis,” experts Kelsey P. Norman & Ana Martín Gil argue that this depiction lacks nuance. Their new report offers a more realistic view of the situation. bit.ly/3Q3LozG

We visited #ElPaso in January and were repeatedly told that the alleged border 'crisis' is manufactured. With enough resources & coordination, receiving asylum seekers is manageable. Juárez, though, is a different story.

Read our full report here: bakerinstitute.org/research/addre…

Excited to share a new report Kelsey P. Norman & I wrote about #border dynamics in El Paso & Juárez. After visiting both cities & talking to 14 individuals involved in #migrant reception, we argue that portraying the situation as a 'crisis' lacks nuance.
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Excited to have a chapter in this edited volume w/ Nick Micinski & Ana Martín Gil comparing the US and EU's provision of #migration management aid. Thanks for all your editorial work Craig Damian Smith & Kiran, congrats on the book's publication!

Join us for this great event on May 2!

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Join us online or in person in Mexico City on Apr. 17 for a conversation on labor mobility in North America, co-organized by the Center for the United States and Mexico, México, ¿cómo vamos? and ConnectingMexico. Details below.

If you happen to be in #Houston , come join us this Friday to see the incredible ongoing exhibition by Hayv Kahraman Moody Center for the Arts (and to listen to me talk about displacement for a bit 🙃)

Join us for a lunch event on March 29 at Moody Center for the Arts

Fellow Kelsey P. Norman will engage with Hayv Kahraman's exhibition “The Foreign in Us” to shed light on why the issue of #refuge can be met with resistance, rather than compassion and generosity.

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Last chance to RSVP! Join Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East & Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies for a discussion on Qatar’s LNG expansion amid global decarbonization goals and more.

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Join us for a lunch event on March 29 at the Moody Center for the Arts.

Fellow Kelsey P. Norman will engage with Hayv Kahraman's exhibition “The Foreign in Us” to shed light on why the issue of #refuge can be met with resistance, rather than compassion and generosity.
bakerinstitute.org/event/lunchtim…

Positive approaches to #refugee issues are often overlooked in media coverage.

Nonresident fellow and ISIM director Elizabeth Ferris explores successful initiatives undertaken by #Mexico and #Brazil to welcome refugees through relocation programs. bakerinstitute.org/research/refug…

To mark #InternationalWomensDay , we highlight the work of scholars from the #MENA region on the intersection of #gender & displacement, revealing the resiliency & self-sufficiency of women #migrants & #refugees .
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ICYMI: A reminder to apply for our open postdoc position Baker Institute/Rice University. More info below ↓. Deadline is next Monday!

Please share widely 🙏🏼 and let me know if I can answer any questions.

It was such a pleasure to record this #BakerBriefing podcast with my wonderful colleagues Kelsey P. Norman and Elizabeth Ferris. Their knowledge of the #migration and #displacement world never ceases to amaze me.

🔊Give it a listen below.

Join us on March 21! A panel of experts will explore how #Qatar ’s #LNG expansion will impact  #gas markets and the global #energy landscape.

📅 Mar. 21
12:00 - 1:30 pm CST

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.The New York Times asked people of #MENA descent how they identify. “As you get younger, people are more likely to identify as MENA or not white, but the first generations who came to the US are more likely to identify as white,” our RA Christina Boufarah said.nytimes.com/interactive/20…

We had the pleasure of hosting RSN's Director Zaid Hydari last fall to talk about his organization's legal work in #Turkey . Read our analysis of RSN's work, changes to Turkey's domestic asylum system over the last decade, as well as ways to continue improving it.

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