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Program on Immigration
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Public Education Programs
The Program on Immigration and Democracy sponsors lectures, symposia, panels, and other public programs designed to create community-wide dialogue on immigration-related issues and to apply knowledge and research to the policy challenges of our time.
Not only do we attempt to bring academic resources to bear on immigrant policy questions, but also we seek to create pathways for community input into our work. This kind of community engagement helps us refine our research and public education agenda and enables us to hone in on the most pressing public policy challenges. Moreover, in the current highly-charged climate, in which misinformation and extreme rhetoric are all too common, our public education work takes on special importance.
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Check back for future events. |
Past events (2008):
10/20/08 |
Immigrant Civic Participation: A Challenge for New Jersey and the Nation
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Report from the program |
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Research Perspectives:
Hector R. Cordero Guzman, Program Officer, Ford Foundation
Jane Junn, Associate Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University
David Scheie, President, Touchstone Center for Collaborative Inquiry |
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Model Immigrant Civic Participation Programs:
Aarti Shahani, Director, Coro Immigrant Civic Leadership Program
Amy Gottlieb, Executive Director, Immigrant Rights Program (Project Voice), American Friends Service Committee
Luvia Quinones, Assistant Director, New Americans Initiative, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Amy Sugimori, Director, New York Civic Participation Project
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New Jersey Perspectives:
Albert Alvarez, Policy Advisor, Governor Jon Corzine
Elsie Foster-Dublin, Borough Council President, Highland Park (Member, Blue Ribbon Panel)
Charles “Shai” Goldstein, Executive Director, NJ Immigration Policy Network (Member, Blue Ribbon Panel)
Daniel Santo Pietro, Executive Director, Hispanic Directors Association
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Rutgers Faculty Moderators:
Christine Thurlow Brenner (Public Policy and Administration)
Janice Fine (School of Management and Labor
Relations and Member, Blue Ribbon Panel)
Aldo Lauria-Santiago (Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies)
Robyn Rodriguez (Sociology)
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6/09/08 |
State Government and Immigrant Integration: Goals, Models and Programs
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Report from the program |
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Keynote Speaker:
Edwin Silverman, Director, Illinois Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Services
Called “the true dean of
the field of immigrant integration,” Dr. Silverman is one of the major architects of the Illinois model
and a leader in designing innovative programs to realize the promise of America’s growing diversity. |
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Public Officials:
Ron Chen, New Jersey Public Advocate
Martin Ford, Associate Director, Maryland Office of New Americans
Thomas A. Hart, Director, New York State Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance
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Community Resources:
Diana Autin, Co-Executive Director, NJ Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
Amelia Brown, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
Laureen Laglagaron, Policy Analyst, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, Migration
Policy Institute
Nadia Rubaii-Barrett, Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Public Administration,
Binghamton University, State University of New York |
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Moderator:
Nicholas V. Montalto, Project Director, Program on Immigration on Democracy, Eagleton Institute of
Politics, Rutgers University
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4/29/08 |
Local Government and Immigrant Integration: Challenges and Opportunities
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Report from the program |
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Keynote Speaker:
Bart Peterson, Former Mayor, Indianapolis; Past President, National League of Cities |
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Resource Panel:
Guillermo Linares, Commissioner, NYC Office of Immigrant Affairs
Ed Lucero, Senior Program Officer, The Colorado Trust
Joe Wismann-Horther, Project Director, Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning |
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Mayors Roundtable:
Shing-Fu Hsueh, Mayor, West Windsor, NJ; Member, NJ Blue Ribbon Panel on Immigrant Policy
Robert Patten, Mayor, Hightstown, NJ
Michael Wildes, Mayor, Englewood, NJ; Member, NJ Blue Ribbon Panel on Immigrant Policy |
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Moderator:
Christine Brenner, Asst. Professor of Public Policy and Admin., Rutgers Univ., Camden Campus |
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