Media Advisory
December 7, 2007
Contact: April Siruno, (work) 202-266-1908 (cell) 301-503-6221
asiruno@migrationpolicy.org
WASHINGTON – As the Republican presidential candidates
prepare for a debate targeting Hispanic voters, we anticipate
that immigration policy will return as a critical issue for
the candidates. Hosted by Univision Communications Inc.,
a leading Spanish-language media company, and the University
of Miami, the 90-minute debate will occur this Sunday, December
9, 2007 at 7:00PM EST. The Univision debate aims to address
the most important issues for Hispanic voters and occurs less
than two weeks after a CNN/YouTube Republican debate where
immigration quickly emerged as a divisive issue among the candidates.
Migration Policy Institute (MPI) experts can provide nonpartisan
analysis of the debate in several areas of immigration and
immigrant integration policy. MPI analysts available
for comment include the following:
Doris Meissner
Senior Fellow and former Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS) Commissioner
dmeissner@migrationpolicy.org
Areas of expertise: US immigration policy, state and
local immigration regulation, immigration and national security,
and administration of immigration policy.
Margie McHugh
Co-Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration
Policy
mmchugh@migrationpolicy.org
Areas of expertise: Adult English language literacy and
workforce development, immigrant education policy (K-12),
and state and local immigration regulation.
Laureen D. Laglagaron
Policy Analyst
llaglagaron@migrationpolicy.org
Areas of expertise: State and local immigration regulation,
language access policy, and adult English language literacy
and workforce development.
Michael Fix
Vice President, Director of Studies, and Co-Director,
National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy
mfix@migrationpolicy.org
Areas of expertise: Immigrant public benefit usage, state
and local immigration regulation, adult English language
literacy and workforce development, and immigrant education
policy (K-12).
MPI has published timely, nonpartisan analysis on several
key immigration policy issues:
Social
Security “No-Match” Letters: A
Primer
October 2007
Adult English Language Instruction in the United States:
Determining Need and Investing Wisely
July 2007
Measures of Change: The Demography and Literacy of
Adolescent English Learners
March 2007
New Estimates of Unauthorized Youth Eligible for Legal
Status under the DREAM Act
October 2006
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 MPI
experts are available for comment over the weekend. Please
contact April Siruno at (301) 503-6221 to set up an interview. |
