Join me at the Annual Latino Public Affairs Forum in Washington, DC, on April 27 and 28
This regional conference will dive into *local* immigration issues facing the DMV and allow you to connect with colleagues across the region.
The Center for Latin American and Latino Studies is hosting its Annual Latino Public Affairs Forum next week (April 27—28) at American University. I invite you to join me and many others for a rich two-day discussion about immigration issues specific to the DMV area.
There are plenty of workshops, conferences, and presentations going around this spring, but most of them are intended for a general nationwide audience. But conferences at a national scale don’t necessarily give participants the time to connect around more nuanced discussions of local policy and practices.
This conference is an important antidote to that. Although we tend to think about DC as a place where national immigration policy is made, in fact, the DMV is home to a large—and growing!—population of recently arrived immigrants. Understanding these trends, identifying needs, and developing meaningful local policy responses are all key.
If you are able to join us, please stop by Panel #4 on Friday morning at 9:30 am titled “Legal Services and Judicial Obstacles Faced by New Immigrants”. I’ll be speaking on that panel with Saba Ahmed and Ernesto Castañeda.
The link to registration also has a full description of the conference and includes a full program of panels. Please share widely, it will be a great way to connect with people in the region.
Learn more about the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies and the Immigration Lab, as well as my recent appointment there as a research fellow, at my previous post here:
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