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Saturday, July 31 • 10:15am - 12:00pm
Current Issues in Immigration

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The narrative was “us versus them.” Rightful U.S. citizens versus the invading masses. These contrasting depictions were arguably a national obsession with the election of Donald Trump in 2016, and what many believe was his unrelenting verbal and policy war against immigrants while in office. He began his presidential bid by targeting Mexican immigrants, and since taking office, his rhetoric concerning tough immigration policies were purported to be a top priority for his administration. Trump used this sort of theater to create nationalistic fervor amongst U.S. citizens, and to demonize the so-called invasion at our borders. Now that Trump lost is it really a new day for immigrants and immigration reform?
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Ediberto Roman

Florida International University College of Law

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Robert Barsky

Professor, Vanderbilt Law School/College
Robert Franklin BarskyProfessor of French, European Studies, and Jewish StudiesProfessor of LawRobert Barsky works at the intersection of humanities and law, with a focus on border crossings. In his newest book, Clamouring for Legal Protection: What the Great Books Teach Us about Vulnerable Migrants (Hart Publishing/Bloomsbury Press, 2021), written while he was a Rockefeller Resident Fellow... Read More →
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Emile Loza de Siles

Duquesne University School of Law
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Matt Boaz

Visiting Director - Immigrant Rights Clinic, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Professor Matthew Boaz is the Clinical Director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic at the Washington and Lee University School of Law. Formerly, Prof. Boaz was a Senior Detention Attorney with the Immigrant Rights Project of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in Newark, NJ... Read More →
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Daniel Morales

University of New Hampshire School of Law
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Diane Uchimiya

Creighton University School of Law

Saturday July 31, 2021 10:15am - 12:00pm EDT
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