Immigration on the ballot: Understanding the landscape and implications

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 11:30 a.m-12:50 p.m. Sept. 9, 2024

EVENT: The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy hosts a panel discussion exploring the current immigration policy landscape and its implications for the upcoming election.

Between February and April, Americans listed immigration as the single most important problem facing the country, making it likely to be among the most important factors of the 2024 election. Questions the panel will consider include: Who are immigrants? How does immigration enforcement happen? What are key policy recommendations?

Scheduled panelists:

• Kristina Fullerton Rico, postdoctoral fellow at the Ford School's Center for Racial Justice. Her research focuses on the social and emotional impacts of U.S. immigration policies, particularly long-term family separations.
• William Lopez, clinical assistant professor at the U-M School of Public Health and faculty associate in the Latina/o Studies Program. He wrote the book "Separated: Family and Community in the Aftermath of an Immigration Raid."
• Mara Ostfeld, research director at the Center for Racial Justice and associate research scientist at the Ford School. She is an expert in survey research, focusing on race, gender, media and political attitudes.
• Angela García, assistant professor at the University of Chicago's Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. Her research interests include international migration, law and society, race and ethnicity, and social policy.

PLACE: Ford School of Public Policy, Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (Room 1110), 735 S. State St., Ann Arbor

INFORMATION: This event, which includes lunch, is free and open to the public. Registration required.

SPONSORS: Center for Racial Justice, Latina/o Studies Program, Anti-Racism Collaborative, Ginsberg Center, Trotter Multicultural Center