The economic downturn had a strong impact on immigration, James Hughes, dean of the Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
“There were issues with jobs that convinced some people not to come,” he said. “And the housing market bubble and drop affected a lot of Latino workers.”
Since recent immigrants tend to attract more relatives and friends to a certain area, high unemployment has led them to tell others to stay home, MacInnes said.
Resist, Remedy, or Retaliate? Perpetrators’ Responses to Sexual Violence Confrontation by Women Ridesharing Drivers Abstract One area where sexual abuse has been understudied is among women ridesharing drivers in the United States, where they commonly face what is...
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The Bloustein School is proud to join the Constructive Dialogue Scaling Initiative, a national program bringing together leading schools of public service to embed constructive dialogue deeply and durably across their institutions. At a moment when open dialogue feels...
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