Federation of Centers for Migration Studies

"G.B. Scalabrini"

  • Title of Agency or Organization:

Federation of Centers for Migration Studies  "G.B. Scalbrini"

  • Where is the home base?:

The home base of the FCMS is legally incorporated (located) in the State of New York, U.S.A.

  • Date Founded?:

The FCMS was founded in New York in 1964.

  • Name of the key Spokesperson and/or Officers:

G.B. Scalabrini was the original spokesman currently there is no key spokesperson other than the main promotions of this organization.

  • What/Who is the key constiuency or audience?:

Migrants, Media and people seeking general information or instruction, or current information abut the issue of migration.

  • What are the agencies main activities?:

Then agencies main activities is to educate it's audience on the understanding of migration in all aspects

  • Mission Statment:.

"The Federation of Centers for Migration Studies "G. B. Scalabrini" unites the objectives and works of six centers entirely devoted to deepening the understanding of migration in all its aspects. Distributed in major cities in the world, like New York, Paris, Rome, São Paulo, Buenos Aires and Manila, the centers are in an ideal position to monitor the development of international migration"

  • What are the Key migration issues of concern to this agency?

As an international organization this agency is in tight connection with all of it's centers that are located in major cities. Different departments are dedicated to the research and create specialized publications including periodicals, monographs and occasional papers. A documentation department conferences and facilitates other educational activities. They give out information on current issues in addition to offering general information that need apply to a specified country. This question can also be answered by viewing their mission statement.

  • As best as you can determine, on what evidence/sources/research/community does this agency base its information statements issued, press releases, reports?

From what I can determine based on reading some of there periodicals, publications and editorials and announcements, FCMS has a myriad of sources and evidence that this organization uses in for there publications. This is from extensive research as well as through testimonials they get there information from a lot of sources. Also keeping in mind that this is a international organization that reinforces helping any and everyone in a more global aspect verses specifying a certain group, class, or country. Each center has been placed in major cities of major countries in order to better reach out to all people around the world.
  • Any Publications?

Yes FCMS has a lot of publications such as? In order to find some ofthese publications seeing that it is split up on 6 different sites (Based on each center Globally) as well as the main home page of the FCMS I will provide each link for personal viewing:

CMS (Center for Migration Studies)

http://www.cmsny.org/publications.htm

CIEMI (Centre D' information et D'etudes sur let Migrations Internationals)                http://TJerso.wanadoo.ft/ciemi.org/publications.htm

CEM (Centro de Estudos Migrat6rios)                                                                        http://www.cemsp.com.br/

CEML (Centro de Estudios Migratorios Latinoamericano - Buenos Aires)                       http://www . scalabrini. org/ -cemla

CSER (Centro Studi Emigrazione Roma)                                                                                                                http://www.cser.it

SMCM (Scalabrini Migration Center - Manila)                                                         http://www.scalabrini.org/-smc/

  • Citation

Higuera, J.H. (2005,10). Boon or bane, immigrants enmeshed in the economy. The Arizona Republic, pp. A6.

  • Any other issues of the Agency?:

The main thing that I found interesting is that this Organizations that has placed it self. / in 6 Main Cities around the world in order to better serve the world has indeed according V to readings and articles have greatly assisted in the educations and instruction of Migration. The Sites are also very helpful as well.

  • Is the Organization Pro or Con to Immigration?:

This Organization obviously is pro immigration due to the very fact that they assist in the education and instruction of Migration Awareness in all aspect and spectrums across the bored.

Please visit:  www.scalabrini.org/fems/

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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