PRESS RELEASE
The Immigration Policy Center and the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center invite you to participate in a conversation:
Is the Border Broken? Rethinking the Conventional Wisdom
The U.S.-Mexico border has become the focal point of the complex policy debates surrounding immigration, trade, and security. How does the U.S. ensure its security while facilitating trade? Is border fortification the best way to stop unauthorized migration and trafficking in drugs and humans? And what about south-bound inspections to disrupt firearms trafficking and money laundering? Join our panelists for a discussion of these and other issues related to this vital border area.
Featuring:
Terry Goddard, Former Attorney General of Arizona
Josiah McC. Heyman, Chair of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Texas El Paso
Eric L. Olson, Senior Associate, Mexico Institute
Mary Giovagnoli, Director of the Immigration Policy Center
Monday, September 12, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Wilson Center
6th floor Boardroom
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-3027
Directions to the Wilson Center can be found at http://www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. The event is free, but space is limited. Please rsvp by September 9th to mwaslin@immcouncil.org.
This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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