1. 11/18, San Diego - Forum on emigration and inequality in Bolivia
2. 11/18, Milwaukee - Debate on the future of immigration
3. 11/18, Madison, WI - Debate on the future of immigration
4. 11/19, D.C. - Forum on immigration policy in an Obama administration
5. 11/20, New York - Discussion on ethnic solidarity among Korean grocers
6. 11/21, Toronto - CERIS seminar on the impact of illegal immigration on the community
7. 11/28, Toronto - CERIS seminar on Indian immigrants in Canada
8. 12/3-5, D.C. - Certificate program course on immigration
9. 12/5, San Diego - Forum on managing Mexico-U.S. immigration
10. 12/11, College Park, MD - Conference on immigration and assimilation

1. Emigration and Inequality in Bolivia's Valle Alto: Will the Benefits of Migration Endure?

3:00-5:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Conference Room 115, First Floor
Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost’s Building
University of California, San Diego
http://www.ccis-ucsd.org/Programs/CCIS%20Research%20Seminars%20Fall%2020...

Speakers:
Richard Jones, University of Texas-San Antonio

Leonardo de la Torre, Universidad Catolica, Cochabamba, Bolivia

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2. Debate: "Should We End All Immigration, Legal and Illegal?"

Sponsored by the Federalist Society of Marquette University

11:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Marquette University Law School
Alumni Memorial Union, #157
1442 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI

Participants:

Mark Krikorian, Executive Director, Center for Immigration Studies
Author of “The New Case Against Immigration: Both Legal and Illegal” http://cis.org/NewCase

Ed Fallone, Marquette University School of Law

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3. Debate on U.S. Immigration Policy

Sponsored by the Federalist Society of the University of Wisconsin

7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Federalist Society
University of Wisconsin Law School
975 Bascom Mall
Lubar Commons (Room 7200), Madison, WI

Participants:

Mark Krikorian, Executive Director, Center for Immigraiton Studies
Author of “The New Case Against Immigration: Both Legal and Illegal”
http://cis.org/NewCase

Eric Straub, American Immigration Lawyers Association

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4. Cornell Law School Immigration Forum

9:30-10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2008
National Press Club, The Winners Room
529 14th Street NW
Washington, D.C.

Overview: Cornell Law School hosts leading immigration experts to discuss immigration policy in an Obama administration. They will discuss how the new Congress and new Administration will impact immigration policy in the U.S.

Moderator:

Stephen W. Yale-Loehr, Cornell Law School

Speakers:

Doris Meissner, former Commissioner of the INS

Frank Sharry, former Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum

Jeanne Butterfield, Executive Director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association

RSVP: Kathleen Corcoran at Kmc327@cornell.edu or (703) 299-6738

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5. Ethnic Solidarity for Economic Survival: Korean Greengrocers in New York City

A panel discussion sponsored by the Russell Sage Foundation

6:30-8:00 p.m., Thursday, November 20, 2008
CUNY Graduate Center, Room 6112
365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street, New York, NY

Panelists:
Maritsa Poros, CUNY

Sharon Zukin, CUNY

Pyong Gap Min, CUNY

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6. An (un)documented Tale: Examining the Roots of Community Fragmentation

12:00-2:00 p.m., Friday, November 21, 2008
246 Bloor St. West, Room 418, 4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://www.ccis-ucsd.org/Programs/CCIS%20Research%20Seminars%20Fall%2020...

Speaker:
Katherine Brasch, University of Toronto

Moderator:
Luin Goldring, CERIS

RSVP: ceris.office@utoronto.ca, (416) 946-3113

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7. Indian Immigrants in Canada: The Shades of Economic Integration

2:30-4:30 p.m., Friday, November 28, 2008
246 Bloor St. West, Room 418, 4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://www.ccis-ucsd.org/Programs/CCIS%20Research%20Seminars%20Fall%2020...

Speaker:

Sandeep Kumar Agrawal, Ryerson University

RSVP: ceris.office@utoronto.ca or (416) 946-3113

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8. Certificate in International Migration Studies

Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies

Tuesday-Friday, December 3-5, 2008
Center for Continuing and Professional Education
Clarendon Room 229
3101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA
http://www12.georgetown.edu/scs/ccpe/ccpe_cert_int_migration_studies.cfm

U.S. Immigration Reform

Course Description:

US Immigration Reform examines the strengths and weaknesses of current US immigration policy and proposals for its reform. The course focuses on the system for legal permanent admissions and temporary admissions (nonimmigrant categories) for work, family reunification, study, and other similar purposes. It also examines policies designed to curb unauthorized migration, assessing the effectiveness of border and interior enforcement activities. The course also examines policies related to forced migration, including refugee resettlement, asylum and temporary protected status. These issues will be discussed in a comparative framework, analyzing how other countries address issues affecting the United States. The course will examine the role of federal, state and local authorities in implementing policy reforms. It also examines the role of public opinion and various interest groups in affecting US policy formulation. Students will be required to write a 10 page paper, due after the course completion, on a specific reform issue.

Class Meets:

Wednesday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., December 3-5, 2008

Continuing Education Units: 2.4 CEUs

Tuition: $1,100

Faculty: B. Lindsay Lowell

Registration: https://limited.georgetown.edu/sisp/etown/etown.wb?term=20083&course=XCPD71101°ree=cert&major=XFPR&cost=1100.00

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9. Managing Mexico-U.S. Migration Binationally

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Friday, December 5, 2008
Deutz Room, Institute of the Americas Complex
University of California, San Diego
http://www.ccis-ucsd.org/Programs/CCIS%20Research%20Seminars%20Fall%2020...

Speaker: Agustin Escobar-Latapi, CIESAS-Occidente, Mexico

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10. Conference on Immigration and Immigrants' Incorporation in United States Civil Society

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday, December 11, 2008
Maryland Room, Marie Mount Hall
University of Maryland at College Park

Overview: Invited panelists and attendees will discuss timely topics on the issue of immigration, how the research and policy communities can inform national and local policymakers in the post-election season, and hear from immigrants living in Prince George's County share their personal histories and insights.

Panel I: The Perspective of Academia, Policy Institutes and Government

Panel II: The Perspective of Government and Non-Government Organizations on Prince Georges County, Maryland as a New Gateway Area

Panel III: The Perspective of the Immigrants

Contact: Judith Freidenberg, at jfreiden@umd.edu or (301) 405-1420