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Lysley Tenorio Winner of the IIR New American Voices Award 2020 |
Melissa Rivero Winner of the IIR New American Voices Award 2019 |
Hernan Diaz Winner of the IIR New American Voices Award 2018 |
Benjamin Gatling Associate Professor, Department of English, George Mason University (Moderator) |
This webinar explored the future of U.S. immigration policy after Inauguration Day 2021. Speakers looked at how the Executive branch, Congress, and the Supreme Court plan on dealing with immigration.
The IIR hosted a discussion about how academics from a variety of disciplines work with immigrant communities and policymakers to impact immigrants' lives.
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Els de Graauw Associate Professor at Baruch College, the City University of New York |
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Director of Immigrants' Rights Clinic, Penn State Law |
Austin Kocher Faculty Fellow, Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Syracuse University |
Ruth Wasem Professor of Public Policy Practice, University of Texas at Austin LBJ School of Public Affairs |
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated communities across the United States and has given us a new appreciation for the role all essential workers play in our economy and in our lives. Speakers addressed the role of immigrants as essential workers and healthcare providers, how it has left them vulnerable to the virus, and the impact that changes to immigration policy have had on immigrant communities.
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Carol Cleaveland GMU School of Social Work |
Guadalupe Correa- Cabrera GMU Schar School of Policy and Government |
Julia Gelatt Migration Policy Institute |
Michele Waslin Institute for Immigration Research |