8:00 - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
Part I: The Economics of Immigration |
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. |
The State of the U.S. Economy and Key Issues Facing the Country in the Next Decade
- Carmen Reinhart, Minos A. Zombanakis Professor of the International Financial System, Harvard Kennedy School
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9:00 - 10:15 a.m. |
Numbers and Politics: How to Sort Through Economic Research on Immigration and Use It in Reporting
Introduction by Edward Schumacher-Matos, ombudsman, NPR
- Giovanni Peri, professor of economics, UC Davis, and research associate, the National Bureau of Economic Research
- Harry J. Holzer, professor of public policy, Georgetown University, and former chief economist for the U.S. Department of Labor
- Judith K. Gans, economist and manager of the Immigration Policy Program, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona
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10:15 - 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. |
Discussion
- Moderator: Edward Schumacher-Matos, ombudsman, NPR
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11:15 - 11:30 a.m. |
Break |
Part II: A Primer on Temporary Foreign Labor and Employment |
11:30 - 12:15 p.m. |
What Research Can Tell Us About the U.S. Labor Market and the Impact of Temporary Workers
- Harry J. Holzer, professor of public policy, Georgetown University, and former chief economist for the U.S. Department of Labor
- Ron Hira, research associate, Economic Policy Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology
Q&A |
12:15 - 12:30 p.m. |
Break |
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. |
Pieces of the Same Puzzle: What Journalists Need to Know About the Balance Between Bringing in Workers and Protecting American Jobs
- Christopher Gaddis, chief human resources officer, JBS USA Holdings, Inc.
- Ana Avendaño, director of immigration and community action, AFL-CIO
- with Ron Hira and Harry J. Holzer
Moderator: Laura Wides-Muñoz, immigration reporter, The Associated Press |
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
Part III: Debunking Enforcement Myths |
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. |
Behind the Rhetoric: An Overview of What is Being Done to Enforce Immigration Restrictions
- Marc Rosenblum, specialist in immigration policy, Congressional Research Service
Q&A |
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. |
Break |
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
On the Ground Perspectives: How Enforcement Practices Play Out in U.S. Towns, Courts and Detention Facilities
- Dana Marks, immigration judge and president, National Association of Immigration Judges
- Raymond Cobos, sheriff, Luna County, Deming, New Mexico
- Cheryl Little, immigration lawyer, executive director and co-founder, Americans for Immigrant Justice
Moderator: Maria Sacchetti, immigration reporter, The Boston Globe |
5:00 - 5:45 p.m. |
Break |
5:45 p.m. |
Depart for networking dinner at Orinoco, a local Venezuelan restaurant, 56 JFK St., Cambridge, Mass. |
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