Conference on US Immigration Reform, with Special Reference to New York City
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On March 3, 2011, CMS and the Levin Institute co-sponsored an event on US immigration reform, with a particular focus on New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg provided the keynote address.
Agenda
OPENING
Joseph Chamie
Center for Migration Studies
Garrick Utley
Levin Institute
SESSION I | IMMIGRATION AND NEW YORK CITY
Moderator
Garrick Utley
Levin Institute
Speakers
Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio
Bishop of Brooklyn
Ellen Percy Kraly
Colgate University
Jonathan Bowles
Center for an Urban Future
SESSION II | US IMMIGRATION REFORM PROPOSALS
Moderator
Joseph Chamie
Center for Migration Studies
Speakers
Rey Koslowski
State University of New York at Albany
Donald Kerwin
Migration Policy Institute
Edward Alden
Council on Foreign Relations
Michele Wucker
World Policy Institute
David Martin
University of Virginia
SESSION III | PERSPECTIVES ON US IMMIGRATION REFORM
Moderator
Gallya Lahav
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Speakers
Austin Fragomen, Jr.
Fragomen & Associates
Jagdish Bhagwati
Columbia University
Mark Miller
University of Delaware
SESSION IV | PERSPECTIVES ON US IMMIGRATION REFORM FROM ABROAD
Moderator
Michele Klein-Solomon
International Organization for Migration
Speakers
James Williams
Australian Embassy, Washington DC
Deborah Tunis
Director General for Settlement and Integration, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Patrick Weil
University of Paris, France
SESSION V | LIKELY FUTURE POLICY OPTIONS
Moderator
Mary Powers
Fordham University
Speakers
Aristide Zolberg
The New School
Nancy Foner
Hunter College, CUNY
Rodolfo de la Garza
Columbia University
CLOSING REMARKS
Joseph Chamie
Center for Migration Studies
The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor of New York City
Presentations
Statement by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Presentation by Joseph Chamie – America and Immigration
Presentation by Joseph Salvo – Immigration and Population Change
Presentation by Ellen Kraly – ‘Starting with Spoons’: Refugee Migration and Settlement
Presentation by Rey Koslowski – US Immigration Reform: Plenty of Ideas; Little Action
Presentation by Donald Kerwin – Reflections on US Immigration Reform
Presentation by Austin Fragomen, Jr. – Prospects for Immigration Reform and the New York Perspective
Presentation by Michael Teitelbaum – The Two Yawning Gaps of US Immigration Policy
Presentation by James Williams – Student Impact on Skilled Migration