Immigration Sweeps Spark Discussion
UC Riverside Hosts Panel Discussion on Recent Immigration Raids
Event for the Public Asks the Question, “National Security, or Politics?”
(November 4, 2004)
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Name: Kris LovekinTel: (951) 827-2495
E-mail: kris.lovekin@ucr.edu
At 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, the Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS) in collaboration with the UC Riverside Mexican Student Association, will present a free, public seminar on the issue of immigration, featuring several leading scholars in the area.
The seminar is one of a series that UC MEXUS is offering at each UC campus involving the campus Mexican student association and researchers involved in topics of current concern. The first such seminar took place at UC Davis last month.
Who: UC MEXUS postdoctoral fellow Dr. Dolores Trevizo, a professor of sociology at Occidental College, will moderate a panel that includes:
Susan Alva, JD, Director, Migration Policy & Resource Center, Occidental College
Jose Calderon, Professor of Sociology, Pitzer College
Carlos Giralt, Mexican Consul
Mary Lopez, Asst. Professor of Economics, Occidental College
Armando Navarro, Professor in Ethnic Studies, UC Riverside
What: UC MEXUS Seminar Series, No. 2, "INS Raids in the Southland: National Security or Politics?"
When: 3 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 9
Where: UC Riverside, University Theatre • 400 Humanities, near Lot 6. Off-campus attendees must buy a parking permit at a cost of $6 to park in Lot 6.
Information: 951-827-3566
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