The Movement Project is a joint project of Yale Law School and the International Refugee Assistance Project that seeks to reform migration laws and frameworks to advance the interests of working people, manage climate and demographic change, function at a scale necessary to meet 21st-century demand, and honor humanitarian goals.
The Movement Project brings together national, international, and community-based experts in labor, climate justice, immigration law, and democracy to undertake actionable research, convene stakeholders, and test research directly in targeted policy reform initiatives. Through this work, the Project aspires to support the development of rights-forward, equitable, climate-smart, pro-worker, publicly supportable, and actionable immigration paradigms for the climate-crisis era.
The Movement Project is led by Faculty Directors Muneer Ahmad, Sol Goodman Clinical Professor of Law, and Michael Wishnie, William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law, and Becca Heller, Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law and Founder of the International Refugee Assistance Project. Emily Tulli serves as Strategic Advisor for the Project.
Among other topics, The Movement Project seeks to:
- Research strategies to improve labor standards in immigrant-dense industries, including by increasing workers' bargaining power.
- Analyze policies to meet the nation's labor needs and shortages.
- Design pro-worker immigration legislation and policy.
- Study methods to enhance protections for workers with temporary status or visas, including those in abusive work programs.
The Movement Project engages students in creative strategic thinking while emphasizing the practical impact of legal strategies and policy innovations.
Contact Us
For questions about The Movement Project, write to us at info.movementproject@yale.edu.