Immigration Reform and Policy in a Polarized Political Climate
Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review Annual Symposium
October 14, 2006 – 9:00AM – 5:00PM
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This year, our annual symposium will take a close look at the current immigration situation in the United States. Our keynote speaker is Doris Meissner. Ms. Meissner is the former Commissioner of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and current Senior Fellow at the Migration Policy Institute.
In addition to Ms. Meissner’s address, we will be having four panel discussions on the following: (1) the immigration debate in Washington and it’s effect on public policy and national security, (2) the economic impact of immigration on the work force and fluctuating wages in the context of globalization, (3) an advanced look at citizenship and its practical implications and (4) a discussion of the immigration debate through a humanistic perspective, focusing on how immigration policy affects real people. Thus far, we have confirmed several exciting speakers, including David Abraham from the University of Miami School of Law, Howard F. Chang from the University of Pennsylvania, Dennis Mulligan from the Nationalities Service Center, Judy Bernstein Baker from HIAS, Audrey Singer from the Brookings Institution, and Bryan Lonegan from the Legal Aid Society in New York, Rebecca Peters from American Council on International Personnel, Jay Staunton from Human Rights First, Jill Family from Widener University Law School, Peter Schuck from Yale University Law School, Stephen Legomsky from Washington University Law School, Saby Ghoshray from World Compliance Company, Hiroshi Motomura from University of North Carolina School of Law, and Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia from the National Immigration Forum.
We believe that the current immigration debate is a timely issue that deserves compassionate discussion and thoughtful analysis, and we sincerely hope that you will consider joining us.
We will be offering 6 CLE credits, including 2 ethics credits. If you would like the CLE credit associated with the event, the cost is $125.00 for non-TLAA members and $80.00 for TLAA members. Without CLE credit, the cost will be $115.00 for non-TLAA member or $70.00 for TLAA members. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to enroll in the TLAA for $45.00 if you graduated five or more years ago, $20.00 if you graduated between two and four years ago, or free if you graduated within the past year.
To register for the symposium, please email tpcrlr@temple.edu to the attention of the Symposium Editors.
For additional information, please email MWelsh01@temple.edu or call (267)408-5037. We hope to see you there!
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Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review
The Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review is a scholarly journal operated by students at the Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law. Published on a biannual basis, the journal features articles dealing with issues of political and civil rights written by legal scholars, practitioners, and students. After only ten years of publication, the Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review was recognized among the top 100 issue-specific law journals in the United States in An Empirical Evaluation of Specialized Law Reviews, by Tracey E. George and Chris Guthrie. Now entering its fourteenth year of publication, the Journal sponsors an annual symposium that attracts nationally recognized scholars and practitioners who speak on a topic of current interest in political or civil rights. Previous symposium topics have included an examination of U.S. drug policies, voter access and disenfranchisement in light of the 2000 Presidential election, changes in the Americans With Disabilities Act, and new perspectives in defining violence against women. Most recently, the fall 2003 symposium was an examination of the Fourteenth Amendment on its anniversary and included such scholars as Theodore M. Shaw, Esquire, Professor Akhil Reed Amar of Yale University School of Law, Professor Erwin Chemerinsky of the University of Southern California School of Law, and Professor Sylvia Law of New York University School of Law.
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