Allie Yee

Research Fellow

The former associate director of the Institute for Southern Studies, Allie is a research fellow with the organization and is currently studying at the Yale School of Management. Her research focuses on demographic change, immigration, voting and civic engagement in the South, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Greensboro News & Record and AlterNet.

Prior to joining the Institute, Allie was a fellow at the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation where she assisted in grantmaking to nonprofit organizations in North Carolina working on a range of issues. She holds an undergraduate degree in public policy studies from Duke University.

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Articles by Allie

Census challenges jeopardize efforts towards greater equity in the South

By Allie Yee

June 28, 2017 - With the 2020 count approaching, concerns are mounting that budget cuts and turnover at the U.S. Census Bureau could lead to missing significant numbers of historically undercounted residents — many in disadvantaged Southern communities that depend on accurate numbers to apportion political power and fund services.

DATAVIZ: Sanctuary city bans in the South

By Allie YeeJordan Wilkie

June 2, 2017 - As debate around immigration and "sanctuary cities" has flared, Southern states have led the country in enacting policies that ban such local efforts to limit involvement with federal immigration enforcement.

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INSTITUTE INDEX: The dire state of immigrant detention in the South

By Allie Yee

June 1, 2017 - As the Trump administration locks up growing numbers of undocumented immigrants, they are being held in detention centers across the South where conditions are horrendous — and even deadly.

Pain of state preemption felt by the South's vulnerable communities

By Allie Yee

April 14, 2017 - When states preempt progressive local policies, it's not just a political power struggle that ensues but real suffering for those who would benefit most from anti-discrimination, minimum wage and other measures.

Feds, states target Southern 'sanctuary cities,' leaving local officials in a bind

By Allie Yee

March 31, 2017 - Immigrant-welcoming local governments in the South are navigating a challenging political terrain as states in the region adopt bans on so-called "sanctuary" policies and as the federal government also moves to crack down on sanctuary communities.

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As deportations escalate, lawyers ramp up defense for immigrants in rural Georgia

By Allie Yee

March 15, 2017 - In Lumpkin, Georgia, home to the privately-run Stewart Detention Center, lawyers are setting up shop to provide critical legal support to immigrants facing deportation.

Hundreds of Southern immigrants detained in nationwide enforcement raids

By Allie Yee

February 16, 2017 - ICE picked up almost 700 immigrants in operations across Southern states and the country last week, spreading fear in communities but also mobilizing resistance.

Allie Yee

Research Fellow

Articles by Allie

Census challenges jeopardize efforts towards greater equity in the South

DATAVIZ: Sanctuary city bans in the South

INSTITUTE INDEX: The dire state of immigrant detention in the South

Pain of state preemption felt by the South's vulnerable communities

Feds, states target Southern 'sanctuary cities,' leaving local officials in a bind

As deportations escalate, lawyers ramp up defense for immigrants in rural Georgia

Hundreds of Southern immigrants detained in nationwide enforcement raids

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