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Sharing Lessons, Sharing Responsibility: Combating Human Trafficking
A discussion on Dutch, US, and international experiences in preventing human trafficking, with speakers Herman Bolhaar, Chair of the Dutch Public Prosecution Service; Corinne Dettmeijer-Vermeulen, National Rapporteur for Human Trafficking in The Netherlands; Jane Nady Sigmon, Senior Advisor to the Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, US Department of State; Jack Blakey, Chief of the Special Prosecutions Bureau, Cook County, Illinois State Attorney’s Office; and MPI President Demetrios Papademetriou.
April 25, 2013
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Avoiding the Pitfalls on the Road to Reform: Issues that Must Be Addressed to Build an Effective US Immigration System
A discussion on some of the most complex issues that must be addressed for effective reform of the US immigration system, featuring MPI experts Doris Meissner, Michael Fix, Demetrios G. Papademetriou, and Muzaffar Chishti.
March 19, 2013
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A Bleak Winter: Providing Needed Aid to Those Fleeing Conflict in Syria
This joint Migration Policy Institute and International Rescue Committee (IRC) event offers insights from a delegation that visited Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey in November 2012. Commenting on findings from an IRC report on the Syrian humanitarian crisis are: George Rupp, President and Chief Executive Officer, IRC; Mort Abramowitz, former US Ambassador to Turkey, and IRC Overseer; and Fadi Al Khankan, Chair of the Humanitarian Aid Committee, Syrian Expatriates Organization. Kathleen Newland, Director of MPI’s Refugee Policy program, moderated the event.
January 14, 2013
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9th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
The conference features discussion on current immigration policy issues by senior officials from US Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, immigration law experts, state officials, and immigration advocates. Topics covered include: analysis of the role of states and the federal government in immigration law; immigration policy and the 2012 campaigns; the implementation of the Administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and other legal service provision issues; and US policy on protection for refugees and asylees.
October 1, 2012
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2012 E Pluribus Unum Prizes
The winners of the Migration Policy Institute's 2012 E Pluribus Unum Prizes, honoring exceptional immigrant integration initiatives in the United States, discussed their work during a plenary luncheon on September 24, 2012 at the National Immigrant Integration Conference held in Baltimore, MD. During a Q&A with MPI’s Michael Fix, leaders with ACCESS (the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services), Building Skills Partnership, Californians Together, and Citi Community Development discussed key aspects of their work. At discussion's end, the winners received their E Pluribus Unum Prizes from Brad Davidson, a trustee of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, which generously funds the prizes program.
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Unaccompanied Minors and Their Journey through the US Immigration System
A discussion with Michelle Brané, Director of the Detention and Asylum program, Women's Refugee Commission; Jessica Jones, Equal Justice Works Fellow, Detention and Asylum Program, Women's Refugee Commission; Wendy Young, Executive Director of Kids in Need of Defense (KIND); and Kathleen Newland, Director of the MPI Refugee Policy program.
July 30, 2012
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How UNHCR Is Facing a World of New Protection Challenges
Volker Türk, UNHCR Director of International Protection, discusses the current global challenges of protecting refugees with Kathleen Newland, MPI Co-Founder and Director of the Refugee Policy and Migrants, Migration, and Development Programs.
May 15, 2012
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Discussion on the Situation of Colombian Refugees in Panama and Ecuador
Representatives from a November 2010 trip to the region — Shaina Aber, Associate Advocacy Director for Jesuit Refugee Service/USA and Melanie Nezer, Senior Director for US Policy and Advocacy at the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society — present the findings from their trip, along with Andrea Lari, Regional Director at Refugees International. The event will be moderated by Kathleen Newland, Director of MPI’s Migrants, Migration, and Development, and Refugee Policy Programs.
March 23, 2011
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Breakfast briefing with Kate Brick, MPI Associate Policy Analyst; Robert Carey, Vice President of Resettlement and Migration Policy, International Rescue Committee; and Kathleen Newland, MPI Director of Refugee Policy and Migrants, Migration, and Development Programs.
July 16, 2010
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The conference, co-sponsored by Georgetown Law, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., and the Migration Policy Institute, focused immigration and refugee law and policy. Panels included: Current Topics in Immigration Law and Policy; Reforming the U.S. Immigration Court System; Humanitarian Relief, Access to Protection, and U.S. Asylum Policies; and Enforcement of Immigration Law. Eric P. Schwartz, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State spoke on US policy on international migration.
June 24, 2010
Georgetown University Law Center
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Breakfast briefing with T. Alexander Aleinikoff, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees; Demetrios G. Papademetriou, MPI President; and Kathleen Newland, MPI Director of the Migrants, Migration, and Development, and Refugee Policy Programs.
June 9, 2010
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A briefing by Stefano Severe, the UNHCR Representative in Chad, and Peter de Clercq, the UNHCR Representative in Sudan, on the latest developments and challenges concerning refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the region. Moderated by Kathleen Newland, Director of MPI's Refugee Policy Program.
April 20, 2010
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The 30th Anniversary of the 1980 Refugee Act: What the Refugee Program's History Suggests for a Better Future
Briefing with Representative James McGovern, Third Congressional District of Massachusetts, Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao, Second Congressional District of Louisiana; António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); Kathleen Newland, Director, Refugee Policy Program, Migration Policy Institute; Kay Bellor, Vice President, US Programs, International Rescue Committee; and Tara Magner, Senior Counsel, Office of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
March 15, 2010
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Discussion on report examining terrorism-related immigration law with Kathleen Newland, Director of MPI's Refugee Policy Program; report co-author Anwen Hughes, Senior Counsel and Deputy Director of Human Rights First's Refugee Protection Program; Brandon Prelogar, Special Advisor for Refugee & Asylum Affairs at the US Department of Homeland Security; and Melanie Nezer, HIAS Senior Director of US Programs and Advocacy.
November 12, 2009
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September 17, 2009
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This conference offered law and policy analysis and discussion on cutting-edge immigration issues. Panel discussion topics included Bringing Immigration
Policymaking into the 21st Century, Prospects for Immigration Reform: What to Expect from Washington?, and Communities Laying the Groundwork for Immigration
Reform and Beyond. Speakers included: Senate Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Charles Schumer and Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
John Morton. Co-sponsored by MPI, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., and Georgetown University Law Center.
June 24, 2009
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Briefing with George Rupp, President, International Rescue Committee (IRC); Robert Carey, Vice President for Resettlement and Migration Policy, IRC; Robin Dunn-Marcos, Director of the IRC Phoenix office; and Alaa Naji, Iraqi refugee resettled by IRC. Moderated by Kathleen Newland, Director of the Migrants, Migration, and Development, and Refugee Policy Programs, MPI; Member of the Board of Overseers of the IRC; and member of the IRC Commission. Co-sponsored by the International Rescue Committee.
June 16, 2009
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This new national awards program annually recognizes four exceptional initiatives that promote immigrant integration.
May 20, 2009
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Breakfast briefing with Eleanor Acer, Director of the Refugee Protection Program, Human Rights
First; Michael Cromartie, Vice Chair, US Commission on International Religious Freedom;
James Ziglar, Sr., former Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and Kathleen Newland, Director of the Migrants,
Migration, and Development, and Refugee Policy Program, MPI.
April 30, 2009
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March 12, 2009
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Breakfast briefing and report release with Doris Meissner,
Senior Fellow and Director of US Immigration Policy Program, MPI, and Donald Kerwin, Vice President of Programs, MPI.
February 11, 2009
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Breakfast briefing and report release with Bill Frelick, Refugee Policy Director, Human Rights Watch; and Kathleen Newland, Director of the Migrants, Migration, and Development, and Refugee Policy Program, MPI
January 29, 2009
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Report release with Jeanne Batalova, MPI Policy Analyst and Data Manager; Michael Fix, MPI Senior Vice President and Director of Studies; Jane Leu, Upwardly Global Executive Director and Founder; and Thomas E. Perez, Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.
October 22, 2008
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Data seminar with Elizabeth Grieco, Chief, Immigration Statistics, US Census Bureau; Mark Mather, Associate Vice President, Domestic Programs, Population Reference Bureau; Jeffrey Passel, Senior Research Associate, Pew Hispanic Center; Audrey Singer, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; and moderated by Jeanne Batalova, MPI Policy Analyst and Data Manager.
October 16, 2008
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This conference offered law and policy analysis and discussion on cutting-edge immigration issues. Co-sponsored by MPI, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC),
and Georgetown University Law Center.
May 20, 2008
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Discussion on the challenges and opportunities experienced by Europe's African-origin population. Speakers include Joe Frans, Vice Chairman of the United Nations Working Group on People of African
Descent; Dr. Philomena Essed, Professor at Antioch University; Gary Younge, Columnist for the Guardian; and moderated by Demetrios G. Papademetriou, President, MPI.
April 29, 2008
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Breakfast Briefing with Beatrice Megevand-Roggo, Head of Operations for Middle East and North Africa, ICRC; and Kathleen Newland, Director of Migrants, Migration, and Development and Refugee Policy Programs, MPI.
April 17, 2008
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The Second Annual Matthew J. Ryan Forum on Law and Public Policy
Organized by Villanova University School of Law, and co-sponsored by MPI, Catholic Relief Services, Holland + Knight LLP, and Proskauer Rose LLP.
April 4, 2008
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Breakfast briefing with Andrew Harper, Coordinator for the Iraq operation, UNHCR.
January 30, 2008
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Briefing with Anat Ben Dor, Refugee Rights Clinic, Tel Aviv University; Felice Gaer, American Jewish Committee; Thomas Albrecht, UNHCR; and Kathleen Newland, MPI.
September 20, 2007
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Breakfast Briefing with Judy Cheng Hopkins, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, UNHCR; and Kathleen Newland, Director of the Migrants, Migration, and Development, and Refugee Policy Programs, MPI.
September 18, 2007
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Briefing with the Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio , Bishop of Brooklyn, New York; Anastasia K. Brown, Director of Refugee Programs, Migration and Refugee Services, US Conference of Catholic Bishops; and Jane Bloom, International Catholic Migration Commission.
September 10, 2007
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Briefing with Brigitte Marshall, Oakland Unified School District; Israel Mendoza, Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Programs, State of Washington; Heide Spruck Wrigley, LiteracyWork International; Michael Fix, MPI; Margie McHugh, MPI; and Demetrios G. Papademetriou, MPI.
July 31, 2007
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Breakfast briefing with Serge Male, UNHCR Representative to Chad, and Chrysantus Ache, UNHCR Representative to Sudan.
July 18, 2007
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Briefing with Congressmen Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), the authors of the STRIVE Act (Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy).
Co-sponsored by MPI and the Brookings Institution.
April 26, 2007
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Keynote by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, US House of Representatives. Co-sponsored by MPI, Georgetown University Law Center, and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC).
April 24, 2007
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Briefing with Chung-Wha Hong, New York Immigration Coalition; Nick Johnson, Commission for Racial Equality; Charles Kamasaki, National Council of La Raza; and Demetrios Papademetriou, MPI.
March 30, 2007
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MPI's Five-Year Anniversary Event.
March 21, 2007
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Briefing with Eleanor Acer, Human Rights First; George Clark, Save the Montagnard People Inc.; and Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia, Senior Consultant, Lutheran World Relief, and former Governor of Choco, Colombia; and Doua Thor, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center.
March 9, 2007
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Briefing with Felice D. Gaer, Chair of US Commission on International Religious Freedom; Preeta D. Bansal, USCIRF Commissioner; the Most Reverend Ricardo Ramírez, C.S.B., USCIRF Commissioner; Mark Hetfield, Senior Vice President for Policy and Programs at the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society; and Kate Jastram, School of Law-Boalt Hall, UC-Berkeley.
February 8, 2007
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DHS and Immigration: Taking Stock and Correcting Course