The Politics and Policies of U.S. Immigration Laws

Panel Discussion Series

Loyola University School of Law

Moderator: Margaret H. McCormick, Adjunct Professor, Loyola Law School; Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan

Wednesday,  September 1, 2004    4-6 p.m.

The Next Generation: Children of Undocumented Workers

Maguire Hall, Room 110, One East Pearson

·          Birthright Citizenship

·          Proposition 187 and Protect Arizona Now

·          Detaining Juveniles

·          Education: The DREAM Act and In-State Tuition Initiatives

EdwinYohnka Chicago Communications Director, Illinois Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union

Clarisol Duque Chicago  Office of U.S. Senator Richard Durbin

Mary Meg McCarthy Chicago Director, Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center, Heartland Alliance
 

Wednesday, September 22, 2004    4-6 p.m

Immigration Workplace Enforcement: Do We Do It? Does It Work?

Kasbeer Hall, 15th floor, 25 E. Pearson

·          Employer Responsibilities and Sanctions

·          Fraudulent Documents, Raids

·          Discrimination, Social Security No-Match

·          Guest Worker Programs

Diane M. Dear Phoenix   Littler Mendelson Bacon & Dear PLLC

Fredric H. Fischer Chicago Seyfarth Shaw LLP

George P. Katsivalis* Chicago Chief Counsel, Bureau of  Immigration Customs Enforcement, DHS

Wednesday, October 13, 2004   4-6 p.m.

Foreign Professionals, Scientists, Scholars, Students and the U.S. Economy

Maguire Hall,  Room 110 , One East Pearson

·          Innovation and Global Reach

·          Impact on American Workers, Students and Institutions

·          Job creation, Wages, Research and Development, Diversity

·          International Competition for Talent

Benjamin Johnson  Washington Director, Immigration Policy Center, American Immigration Law Foundation

Dan Siciliano San Francisco Executive Director,  Stanford Program in Law, Economics & Business 

Patrick Boyle   Chicago  Director, Office of International Programs, Loyola University; Associate Professor 

Wednesday, November 10     4-6 p.m.

Immigration and the 2004 U.S. Elections 

Rubloff Auditorium, first floor, 25 E. Pearson.

·          Report from the National Task Force on Immigration Policy Chicago Council on Foreign Relations

·          2004 Election Analysis: The Role Immigration Played

Paul Zulkie  Chicago  President, American Immigration Lawyers Association; CCFR Immigration Task Force

Jeanne Butterfield  Washington  Executive Director, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Patricia Mendoza* Chicago  Chief, Civil Rights Bureau, Office of the Illinois Attorney General

 *invited

Please R.S.V.P. by e-mail to programs@mmhpc.com  for a reserved seat and to receive a reply confirmation. 

There is no cost to attend the sessions, but you must have a reserved seat.

Questions? Call Margaret McCormick 312-427-6163.

Refreshments immediately follow the program.