Immigration & the 2024 US Election


Join the NYU Migration Network for a day-long event to cut through the campaign season rhetoric on immigration and provide a clear breakdown of the stakes involved in this election.

Day: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Time: 10:00am - 3:30pm EDT

Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Room: Greenberg Lounge


Panel 1: 10:30AM

The Election and US Immigration Policies


Panelists

Murad Awawdeh, New York Immigration Coalition
Cristina Beltran, NYU Arts & Science
Muz Chishti, Migration Policy Institute 
Natasha Iskander, NYU Migration Network and Wagner

Moderator: Sylvia Maier, NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs


Panel 2: 12:30PM

Immigration: Rhetoric vs. Reality


Panelists

Howard F. Chang, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Research Center
Tara Watson, The Brookings Institution

Moderator: Komal Patel Murali, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing


Panel 3: 2:15PM

NYU & New Arrivals to NYC


Panelists

Marygrace Berberian, NYU Steinhardt 
Honey Crawford, NYU Arts & Science 
Spyros D. Orfanos, NYU Arts & Science 
Luiselena Gutierrez, NYU Student 
Seung Yeon Lee, NYU Steinhardt
Molly Schaeffer, Director, NYC Office of Asylum Seeker Operations  

Moderator: Sophie Gonick, NYU Arts & Science 


Breakfast and lunch will be provided

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