CDCE faculty members study immigration politics and policy, including topics such as immigration enforcement, public opinion toward immigration, and the privatization of immigration control.

"Spiderman's Web and the Governmentality of Electronic Immigrant Detention." Robert Koulish. Journal of Law, Culture, and the Humanities, 9(2): 1-26, 2012.

"Entering the Risk Society: A Contested Terrain for Immigration Enforcement, Social Control and Justice: Crimmigration in the Age of Fear." Robert Koulish. In: Social Control and Justice: Crimmigration in the Age of Fear, ed. Maria Joao Guia, Maartje van der Woude, and Joanne van der Leun. Lemma/Eleven Publishing, 2012.

Immigration and American Democracy: Subverting the Rule of Law. Robert Koulish. New York: Routledge Press, 2009.

“The Privatization of Immigration Control." Robert Koulish. In The Latino/a Condition: A Critical Reader, ed. Richard Delgado & Jean Stefancic, NYU Press, 2010.

"Blackwater and the Privatization of Immigration Control.” Robert Koulish. Saint Thomas Law Review, Spring, 2008.

“Profit, Plenary Powers and Militarization: A ‘Perfect Storm’ Scenario for Immigration Control." Robert Koulish. Journal Migration and Refugee Issues, 3:149-175, 2007.

“Teaching Diversity through Service-Learning Immigrant Assistance.”  Robert Koulish. In: Transforming the Classroom, Transforming the World, ed. Carolyn O’Grady. Lawrence Erlbaum & Associates, 2000.

"Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, . . . But Make Sure They Have a Green Card: The Effects of Documented and Undocumented Migrant Context on Anglo Opinion Towards Immigration." Irwin Morris and M.V. Hood III. Political Behavior, March: 1-15, 1998.

“Citizenship Service Learning: Becoming Citizens by Assisting Immigrants.” Robert Koulish. PS: Political Science and Politics, 31:562-567, 1998.

"Quedate o Vente!: Uncovering the Determinants of Hispanic Public Opinion Towards Immigration." Irwin Morris, M.V. Hood III, and Kurt Shirkey. Political Research Quarterly, September 50(3):627-674, 1997.

"Amigos o Enemigos?: Racial Context, Racial Attitudes, and White Public Opinion Towards Immigration." Irwin Morris and M.V. Hood III. Social Science Quarterly, June 78(2): 309-323, 1997.

“Systemic Deterrence Against Prospective Asylum Seekers: A Study of a South Texas Immigration District,” Robert Koulish. Immigration and Nationality Law Review, 19:529-570, 1992.