Michael Clemens, George Mason University
| When |
Mar 04, 2024
from 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM |
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| Where | 1101 Morrill Hall - in-person |
| Contact Name | Jennifer Doiron |
| Contact Phone | 301-405-6403 |
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About the Presentation
US officials create substantial numbers of lawful channels for irregular migrants to cross the Southwest border, such as for asylum seekers. I estimate the effect of these lawful channels (at Ports of Entry) on unlawful border crossing (between Ports of Entry), using data on the full universe of 10,891,565 initially inadmissible migrants encountered there from October 2011 through July 2023. A ten percent expansion in lawful channels, after ten months, causes a three percent reduction in unlawful crossing. This deterrent effect explains 7–12 percent of the overall variance in unlawful crossings between 2011 and 2023, suggesting that pressure from unlawful border crossings is heightened by a lack of lawful channels as Ports of Entry.
About the Speaker
Michael A. Clemens is a full professor in the Department of Economics at George Mason University and a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He studies the economic causes and effects of migration all over the world.
Seminar Format
Location IN PERSON: 1101 Morrill Hall. We are requesting advanced registration so that we can track capacity. Please use this link to RSVP.
Location ONLINE VIA ZOOM: Zoom Registration Link. Upon registration, you will receive an automatically generated email with the direct link for the seminar
- At the present time, Morrill Hall is not accessible for people who are not able to climb stairs. If accommodations are needed, please send request to meeting organizer (mprc-support@umd.edu) and fill out on the RSVP Link above at least 72 hours prior to the event, if possible, to allow time to discuss and implement alternatives.
COVID-19 Information
MPRC public events for Fall 2023 will be a mix of in person and online via Zoom. For in person events, all event attendees must follow current protocols