University of California International Migration Conference
Introduction and Panel 1. Ethnicity and the Politics of Immigration
Panel 2. Assimilation and Transnationalism
Panel 3. Immigration and the Welfare State
Panel 4. Immigration Law and Control
On March 12, 2010, CCIS will host a University of California-wide conference on international migration. Panels are listed below.
If you are interested in attending the conference, please contact Ana Minvielle, aminvielle@ucsd.edu.
The conference will be held in the Deutz Conference Room of the Institute of the Americas. For directions, please visit the IOA website.
Sponsored by CCIS, The Gifford Center for Population Studies at UC Davis, the Center for Research on Immigration, Population and Public Policy at UC Irvine, and UCLA Migration Study Group
Introduction (8:30 – 8:45 AM)
- David FitzGerald and John Skrentny, CCIS, UCSD
Panel 1. Ethnicity and the Politics of Immigration (8:45 – 10:30 AM)
- Immigration and the Political Transformation of White America: How Local Immigrant Context Shapes White Policy Views and Partisanship. Marisa Abrajano, Political Science, UCSD
- Beyond the Ballot: Immigration Collective Action in Traditional and New Destinations in the U.S. Dina Okamoto, Sociology, UC Davis
- Immigration Reforms and Immigrant/Ethnic Community Politics: Immigrant Generation and Latino Policy Preferences on Immigration Reform. Louis DeSipio, Political Science, UC Irvine
- “In A Race All Their Own”: The Quest to Make Mexicans Ineligible for U.S. Citizenship. Natalia Molina, Ethnic Studies, UCSD
- Chair and Discussant: Zoltan Hajnal, Political Science, UCSD
Break (10:30 – 11:00 AM)
Panel 2. Assimilation and Transnationalism (11:00 AM-12:45 PM)
- Inheriting the homeland?: Intergenerational transmission of cross-border ties in migrant families. Thomas Soehl, Sociology, UCLA
- A Rhizomatic Diaspora: Transnational Passage and the Sense of Place among Koreans in Latin America. Kyeyoung Park, Anthropology, UCLA
- Between “Europe” and “Africa”: Building the “New” Ukraine on the Shoulders of Migrant Women. Cinzia Solari, Sociology, UC Berkeley
- Chair and Discussant: Erin Hamilton, Sociology, UC Davis
Panel 3. Immigration and the Welfare State (1:45-3:30 PM)
- Children of Immigrants in U.S. Schools: Today’s English Learners, Tomorrow’s Workforce. April Linton, Sociology, UC San Diego
- Immigration and the Welfare State: Diversity, Public Assistance and Immigrant Incorporation. Frank Bean, Sociology, UC Irvine
- A New Nativism or an American Tradition? Federal Citizenship and Legal Status Restrictions for Medicaid and Welfare. Cybelle Fox, Sociology, UC Berkeley
- Chair and Discussant: Micah Gell-Redman, Political Science, UCSD
Break (3:30-4:00 PM)
Panel 4. Immigration Law and Control (4:00-5:45 PM)
- Race and Immigration Law in the Americas, 1850-2000. David FitzGerald, Sociology, UCSD
- A Global Documentary Regime? Regulating Mobility from the Developing World. Kamal Sadiq, Political Science, UC Irvine
- A Diversion of Attention?: Immigration Courts and the Adjudication of Fourth and Fifth Amendment Rights. Jennifer M. Chacón, Law, UC Irvine
- Chair and Discussant: David Kyle, Sociology, UC Davis
Note: This event is not sponsored by the Institute of the Americas
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