Happy September, Friend!
With fall right around the corner, we are excited to share what we have been up to and what is in the works for PERE/CSII.
Read on to learn more about our revamped CSII website, the latest report on how immigrants contribute to California, an op-ed on why L.A. needs a minimum wage bump, and more from our networks. 
CSII FEATURE
Check out CSII's New Look!
Notice Anything Different?
If you have visited CSII's site lately, you may have noticed some changes. We are excited to share the new layout and features, which highlight the dynamic people, rigorous research and expanding impact of CSII's work.
Please update your CSII links and bookmarks to this new URL:  http://dornsife.usc.edu/csii
Explore more new features below!
http://dornsife.usc.edu/csii
On mobile: Use the icon on the top left to navigate between CSII webpages.
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Social sharing: Wherever you see the box and arrow icon, you will see a variety of sharing options pop up!







NEW CSII/CIPC REPORT
Looking Forward 2014: Immigrant Contributions to California 
CSII worked with the California Immigrant Policy Center to release this report, which digs into the economic, civic, and other impacts of immigrants in California. Interested in learning about how immigrants compare to the native born population in different regions? Curious about where California's immigrant population comes from and what challenges they face when they arrive?  Read on. 

Download the statewide report >>

Regional data sheets also available for download via Scribd:

 View some of the report's recent media hits >>

PERE NEWS

Déjà Vu: Op-ed on L.A.'s Proposed Minimum Wage Increase

Following Mayor Garcetti's announcement of a proposed minimum wage increase for L.A., Manuel Pastor looks back at previous wage increases.  In this Huffington Post entry, Pastor evaluates the reactions he has heard time and again and what the research shows, and suggests analysis from a broader perspective. 

"But just as in 1987 when those opposed to progress suggested that an extra 90 cents an hour was likely to shipwreck the California economy, it might be good for the rest of us to take a breath, consider the research and the record, and have a more productive conversation about the best ways to address inequality and make sure that work does indeed pay."

Read the full op-ed  >> 

http://dornsife.usc.edu/csii/pierrette-hondagneu-sotelo http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520277779
NEW BOOK

"Paradise Transplanted: Migration and the Making of California Gardens" 

Congratulations to CSII's Associate Director Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo on her latest book, which delves into stories of gardens, migration, money, and what it means to be home. Through archival research and extensive interviews, she studies gardens through new lenses: as power structures, as social spaces, and as welcoming places of growth and development. 

"A new book by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo of [the Department of ] Sociology provides insights into ways diverse global migration and garden landscapes shape California’s social world."

Read the full article on USC Dornsife >>

RELATED LINKS
#NIIC2014

Join us in L.A. for a National Gathering of Immigrant Integration Leaders 

Mark your calendars for this year's National Immigrant Integration Conference (NIIC) , co-hosted by our friends at CHIRLA here in Los Angeles from December 14th - 16th.  
NIIC will bring together advocacy, policy, service, corporate, labor, and academic worlds for discussions of practical solutions to immigrant integration and strategies for change.
Register today >>

Links of interest 

  • Save the date for a CSII co-sponsored multimedia event featuring stories of undocumented youth.  "Dreaming Sin Fronteras" (Dreaming Without Borders) is coming to USC on Oct. 16th!  Event details >>


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