Immigration Events, 11/19/18

Immigration Events, 11/19/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate ATTN Federal employees: The Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298.  1. 11/20, DC - Release of the Global Education Monitoring Report on Migration and Displacement 2. 11/20, DC - Discussion on a reset for U.S.-Mexico relations 3. 11/20, Toronto - Discussion on settlement services for immigrant women, youth, and seniors in Canada 4. 11/23, Mainz, Germany - Conference on changing discourses of migration 5. 11/27, Brussels - Discussion on young unaccompanied migrants and refugees traveling across Europe 6. 11/27-28, Ottawa - Entrepreneur and Investor Immigration Summit 2018 7. 11/28, Fairfax, VA - Discussion on immigration following the mid-term elections 8. 11/30, DC - Discussion of the 2018 American Family Survey on issues including immigration - [New Listing] 9. 12/4, DC - CIS Newsmaker conversation with Rep. Bob Goodlatte 10. 12/4, Florence, Italy - Seminar on being classified as a 'refugee' in Malaysia - [New Listing] 11. 12/9-11, Arlington, VA - National Immigrant Integration Conference - [New Listing] 12. 12/10-11, Paris - Annual conference on immigration in OECD countries 13. 12/13, Neuchâtel, Switzerland - Discussion on passports and migrant workers - [New Listing] 14. 2/28/19, Cambridge, MA - Discussion on immigration policies and calls to abolish ICE - [New Listing] 1. Building Bridges Not Walls: Key Lessons from the 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report on Migration and Displacement 2:00-3:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Migration Policy Institute Conference Room, Suite 300 1400 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/global-education-monitoring-report-release Description: The international migrant population includes some of the most vulnerable people in the world, including unaccompanied children and children in detention. Yet these children are often invisible in data and in many places denied entry into schools, while they are often the ones most in need of the safe haven, stability, and path to a brighter future that education can provide. Marking the U.S. release of the 2019 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, this event convened by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and the GEM Report will include a presentation of the report that focuses mainly on migration and displacement in its continued assessment of progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on education, as well as other related education targets in the SDG agenda. This global study presents evidence on the implications of different types of migration and displacement for education and how reforming curricula, pedagogy, and teacher preparation can impact attitudes toward diversity. The report analyzes the challenges to effective humanitarian financing for education and makes the case for investing in the education of children whose parents migrate for work, in countries with high rates of emigration and those seeing high rates of immigration, and in short-term refugee emergencies and in protracted crises. It also offers recommendations that advance the aims of SDG 4. Drawing on the experience of the United States, the discussion will look at different ways education policymakers, teachers, and civil society have responded to the educational needs of migrants and how to address the legal, administrative, or linguistic barriers that sometimes inhibit children from participating meaningfully and equally in education programs. Speakers will highlight the centrality of education for the process of inclusion and reflect on the capacity of education systems to serve children and youth from migrant backgrounds. The discussion will also explore possible solutions, and will offer fresh ideas on how to ensure that education addresses diversity in and outside the classroom. Speakers: Andrew Selee, President, Migration Policy Institute Priyadarshani Joshi, Research Officer, Global Education Monitoring Report Mandy Manning, 2018 National Teacher of the Year Sarah Smith, Senior Director for Education, International Rescue Committee José Viana, Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Department of Education Moderator: Margie McHugh, Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Trade and borders: A reset for U.S.-Mexico relations in the Trump era? 9:30-11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium 1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20036 https://www.brookings.edu/events/trade-and-borders-a-reset-for-u-s-mexico-relations-in-the-trump-era/ Description: Trade integration has been a central element of U.S.-Mexico relations for the past quarter century. The renegotiation of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) presented a formidable challenge for two neighboring countries who also manage a complex border agenda including immigration and drug control. As President Trump considered terminating NAFTA and continues to press for the construction of a border wall, the risks of deteriorating bilateral relations increased. Against these odds, the NAFTA parties successfully concluded negotiations this fall. How were the United States and Mexico able to keep relations on an even keel in the midst of tough trade negotiations? What was accomplished or not in the newly baptized U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement? How did other areas of the bilateral relation evolve during this period of uncertainty regarding the future of economic integration? What are the prospects for U.S.-Mexico relations going forward? Speakers: Mireya Solís and Vanda Felbab-Brown, Brookings Foreign Policy Senior Fellows Gerónimo Gutiérrez Fernández, Mexico's Ambassador to the United States Earl Anthony "Tony" Wayne, Wilson Center Public Policy Fellow Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Settlement Services for Immigrant Women, Youth, and Seniors in Canada: Who Is Falling through the Cracks? Sponsored by the Ontario Metropolis Centre 12:30-2:45 a.m., Tuesday, November 20, 2018 YMCA Central Toronto, 20 Grosvenor Street, Auditorium Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2V5 Canada https://ceris.ca/event/settlement-services-for-immigrant-women-youth-and-seniors-in-canada/ Description: CERIS cordially invites you to a panel discussion on the state of services for immigrant women, youth, and seniors in Canada. While these groups are generally considered vulnerable to prolonged economic marginalization and social exclusion, the findings of a CERIS knowledge synthesis identify gaps in services and strategies to improve access to services. In this panel discussion, our researchers will share insights into research with immigrant women, youth, and seniors and invite discussants and participants to exchange ideas for policy and service innovation to better support the settlement of all immigrants. Panellists: Rupaleem Bhuyan – University of Toronto "Identifying Structural Barriers to Improve Settlement Outcomes for Vulnerable Groups of Immigrant Women" John Shields – Ryerson University "Immigrant Youth in Canada: A Literature Review of Migrant Youth Settlement and Service Issues" Nancy Mandell – York University "Recent Canadian Immigrant Seniors: A Literature Review of Settlement Experiences and Services" Discussants: Stephanie Miller, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Moy Wong-Tam, Centre for Immigrant and Community Services Moderator: Vera Dodic, City of Toronto Newcomer Office Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Changing discourses of migration – categories, faith-based interpretations and innovative practices Friday, November 23, 2018 Catholic University of Mainz Saarstraße 3, 55122 Mainz Mainz, Germany https://www.kh-mz.de/aktuelles/katholische-hochschule/detail/changing-discourses-of-migration-categories-faith-based-interpretations-and-innovative-practices/ Conference program: 9:15 a.m. Welcoming Martin Klose and Bastian Vollmer Catholic University Mainz 9:30-10:45 a.m. Keynote: Contemporary Migration: the opportunities beyond the challenges Fr. Fabio Baggio, Pope Francis Section Migrants & Refugees, The Vatican 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panel 1 Revisiting categories of migration, considering changing discourses and facing global issues Fr. Fabio Baggio, Pope Francis Section Migrants & Refugees, The Vatican Olaf Kleist, University of Osnabrück Norbert Cyrus, Europa-University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) Sieun Lee, International Organization for Migration, Geneva Jorge Nuño Mayer, Caritas Europe, Brussel 1:15-2:45 p.m. Panel 2: Migration narratives and faith-based interpretations – What is "migration" and what is "refuge"? Armina Omerika, Goethe-University, Frankfurt a. M. Frederek Musall, Center for Jewish Studies Heidelberg Tobias Keßler, Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology 3:00-3:15 p.m. Welcoming and note Bishop Prof. Dr. Peter Kohlgraf, Diocese of Mainz 3:15-4:30 p.m. Panel 3: The future of an inter-faith dialogue and innovative practices – What are the challenges and opportunities? Iman Al Nassre Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk, Berlin Marie Luise Trocholepczy, Marienschule, Offenbach Julia Wolter, Abrahamisches Forum, Darmstadt Songül Yasar, Salam e.V., Frankfurt am Main 4:30-4:45 p.m. Closing of the conference Bastian Vollmer Return to Top ******** ******** 5. ChildMove: A Discussion on the Project Following Unaccompanied Young Refugees Across Europe 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Residence Palace (Passage Room) Rue de la Loi 155 Brussels, Belgium https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/childmove-discussion-project-following-unaccompanied-young-refugees-across-europe Description: Join the Migration Policy Institute Europe and Ghent University for morning coffee and a discussion of vital new research into the experiences of young refugees and migrants who have travelled across Europe unaccompanied by their families. Professor Derluyn will present the early results of ChildMove, a project funded by the European Research Council, before debating the implications with leading EU policymakers, NGOs, and practitioners. Despite images of children in peril becoming a staple of the media during the migration crisis of 2015 and 2016, there is relatively little understanding of how these journeys affect their mental wellbeing. Without detailed research, policymakers face an uphill task to cater for the needs of such young people. The ChildMove project is a unique attempt to fill this gap. The team is following young refugees and migrants as they travel from Libya and Turkey to Europe and beyond, allowing them to describe in their own words what it means to be on the move. Speakers: Hanne Beirens, Acting Director, MPI Europe Ilse Derluyn, Project Lead, ChildMove; and Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy, Ghent University Isabela Atanasiu, Legal Officer, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission Valeria Setti, Coordinator for the Rights of the Child, European Commission Catherine Woollard, Secretary General, European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) David Lowyck, Director, Minor-Ndako Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Entrepreneur and Investor Immigration Summit 2018 Tuesday-Wednesday, November 27-28, 2018 Shaw Centre 55 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1N 9J2, Canada https://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/eii/default.aspx Conference agenda: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 8:15 a.m. The State of Canadian Entrepreneur and Investor Immigration The Conference Board of Canada will welcome Summit attendees and share its latest research findings on the key issues affecting Canadian entrepreneur and investor immigration. Kareem El-Assal Senior Research Associate and Senior Network Manager, Immigration The Conference Board of Canada 9:00 a.m. Plenary Session 1 - Canada's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats A panel of experts will conduct a SWOT analysis of Canada's economic competitiveness as they offer suggestions on how the country can enhance its attractiveness to global talent. In this wide-ranging discussion, speakers will assess Canadian business immigration policies and programs, and other key issues such as Canada's taxation and innovation policies, ease of doing business, physical presence requirements, and overall appeal to entrepreneurs and investors. Moderator: Pedro Antunes Executive Director, Economic Outlook and Analysis, and Deputy Chief Economist The Conference Board of Canada Panellists: Victoria Lennox, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Startup Canada David S. Lesperance, Founder Lesperance & Associates Emilio B. Imbriglio President and Chief Executive Officer Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton 10:45 a.m. Plenary Session 2 - How Can Canada Become the Global Leader in Entrepreneur and Investor Immigration? Canada has one of the world's leading immigration systems but achieving business immigration success remains elusive. Complicating matters is that Canada faces far more global competition today than it did 40 years ago, when it became active in the field of business immigration in 1978. In recent years, countries around the world have stepped up their efforts to benefit from the human, social, and financial capital of immigrant entrepreneurs and investors providing Canadian stakeholders with the opportunity to learn from what is happening around the world. Speakers will explore the global landscape as they discuss what Canada can do to improve the international positioning of its entrepreneur and investor programs. Moderator: Mona Shah Attorney Mona Shah & Associates Panellists: Austin T. Fragomen Chairman Fragomen Global Christian H. Kaelin Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Henley & Partners Holdings Ltd. 1:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions—Set A (please selection one session) 1:00 p.m. Concurrent Session A1 - Quebec's Entrepreneur and Investor Streams Speakers from Quebec are invited to provide an update on policy and operational developments to the province's entrepreneur and investor streams including the new requirements that were implemented in August 2018. An immigration practitioner will also be on hand to discuss what practical considerations you need to keep in mind when submitting business applications to Quebec on behalf of your clients. Moderator: Selin Deravedisyan-Adam International Mobility Specialist Phoenix Management in International Mobility Panellists: Louis Bélanger Directeur General, Des Opérations d'Immigration Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Diversité et de l'Inclusion Stephane Tajick Head Advisor Stephane Tajick Consulting (STC) 1:00 p.m. Concurrent Session A2 - Western Canada's Entrepreneur Streams Speakers from British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba are invited to provide updates on PNP entrepreneur streams in their provinces. They will shed light on the current state of the streams, recent and forthcoming developments, the business supports that they offer to entrepreneurs, the performance of the streams, and will be available to answer your questions. Moderator: Randy Boldt President and Chief Executive Officer VisaMAX Limited Panellists: Stewart Low Director, Entrepreneur Immigration Saskatchewan Ministry of Immigration and Career Training Ben Rempel Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration and Economic Opportunities Division Manitoba Education and Training Deb Zehr Executive Director, Immigration Programs Branch Government of British Columbia Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology 1:00 p.m. Concurrent Session A3 - HNWI Insights The global boom in entrepreneur and investor immigration programs in recent years corresponds with the rise in high net worth individuals (HNWI) around the world. Speakers will share latest HNWI trends including the main source countries of HNWI, where they immigrate to, and what motivates them to immigrate. In addition to an overview of the global population of HNWI, the session will feature discussion on HNWI in the world's leading source country of business immigrants, China. Moderator: Kareem El-Assal Senior Research Associate and Senior Network Manager, Immigration The Conference Board of Canada Panellists: Christian Henrik Nesheim Founder and Editor Investment Migration Insider 2:30 p.m. Plenary Session 3 - Entrepreneur and Investor Immigration Beyond MTV While the Provincial Nominee Program has significantly improved the regionalization of immigration's benefits across Canada, entrepreneurs and investors continue to gravitate towards the likes of Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver (MTV). How then, can smaller cities and communities become more successful in attracting and retaining business immigrants? Indeed, one of the main challenges that smaller jurisdictions face is ensuring that business immigrants have a genuine interest in remaining there. And, given that Section 87 (5) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act forbids the provinces and territories (except Quebec) from operating immigrant investor programs, should we reform this section of IRPA to further encourage the regionalization of business immigration's benefits? Speakers will explore such key issues as they offer solutions that Canada can pursue to encourage entrepreneurs and investors to build a life beyond the country's largest urban centres. Moderator: Tammy Hwang Economic Development, Global Hamilton Office City of Hamilton Panellists: Jeffrey S. Lowe Chief Inspirational Officer Lowe & Company Yuri Navarro Executive Director National Angel Capital Organization Larry E. Shaw Chief Executive Officer Ignite Fredericton 3:45 p.m. Plenary Session 4 - Selecting Entrepreneurs for the 21st Century Economy Canada's immigrant entrepreneur programs have underperformed in large part due to Canada struggling to identify the selection criteria that best predicts the success of immigrant entrepreneurs. Making matters even more challenging is the reality that many entrepreneurs succeed despite starting off with a lack of business experience, capital, and other metrics that Canada's governments evaluate when screening immigrant entrepreneurs. Speakers are invited to explore key considerations that Canada should screen for in their pursuit of immigrant entrepreneurs most likely to spur economic growth and job creation. Moderator: Marina L. Sedai Immigration and Citizenship Lawyer Sedai Law Office Panellists: Stephen W. Green Partner Green and Spiegel LLP Natasha Kim Director General, Immigration Branch Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Horatio M. Morgan Associate Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management Ryerson University Wednesday, November 28, 2018 8:15 a.m. Opening Remarks from the Summit Chair Kareem El-Assal Senior Research Associate and Senior Network Manager, Immigration The Conference Board of Canada 8:30 a.m. Plenary Session 5 Succession Planning: The Trillion-Dollar Challenge According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, most Canadian SME owners are set to retire in the coming years, yet only a minority of them have succession plans, even though an estimated $1 trillion in assets is set to exchange hands. Retiring SME owners cite the lack of suitable buyers as their foremost succession planning challenge. Business immigrants can help fill the void, but Canada's efforts to match them with retiring SME owners remain underdeveloped. Speakers will share innovative succession planning solutions that could help address Canada's trillion-dollar challenge. Moderator: Leticia C. Siu Associate Dentons Panellists: Alison Anderson Chief Executive Officer and Founder SuccessionMatching Janet Moser Director, Fredericton Intercultural Business Services Fredericton Chamber of Commerce Corinne M. Pohlmann Vice-President, National Affairs and Partnerships Canadian Federation of Independent Business 10:15 a.m. Plenary Session 6 - Does Investor Immigration Have a Future in Canada? Canada is no longer as open to immigrant investors as it once was which is due to economic change (e.g., low interest rates) and likely, at least in part, due to public opinion concerns. Speakers are invited to share their views on whether Canada should continue to welcome immigrant investors. For instance, could investor immigration support Canada's economic development priorities such as attracting more foreign direct investment and building infrastructure and affordable housing? Or, is investor immigration fraught with too much baggage such as fraud, driving up real estate prices in the likes of Vancouver, and attracting 'astronauts' uncommitted to Canada? Moderator: Robin Seligman Founder Seligman Law Panellists: Robert W. Kraft President Invest in the USA (IIUSA) Richard Kurland Policy Analyst and Lawyer Kurland Tobe Immigration Law Firm 11:30 a.m. Plenary Session 7 - Attracting Global Companies, Talent, and Investment Canada is seeking to increase its attractiveness to global companies, talent, and investment through measures such as the Innovation Superclusters Initiative, Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative, Global Talent Stream, and Invest in Canada Hub. A senior official is invited to deliver a keynote address on the impacts of these measures and suggest additional steps that Canada can take to enhance its global economic competitiveness. 1:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions—Set B (please selection one session) 1:00 p.m. Concurrent Session B1 - Atlantic Canada's Entrepreneur Streams Speakers from Atlantic Canada are invited to provide updates on PNP entrepreneur streams within their provinces. They will shed light on the current state of the streams, recent and forthcoming developments, the business supports that they offer to entrepreneurs, the performance of the streams, and will be available to answer your questions. Moderator: Janet Thompson-Price Founder Thompson Price Law Panellists: Colin Brothers Senior Business Officer Nova Scotia Office of Immigration Remzi Cej Director, Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Advanced Education and Skills Henry Phillips President HP Consultants Inc 1:00 p.m. Concurrent Session B2 - Improving PR and TR Pathways Canada offers plenty of permanent and temporary resident business options. On the PR side, business immigrants have a range of federal, provincial, and territorial pathways available to them. Meanwhile, Canada has various temporary resident business options including the Global Talent Stream, Owner/Operator category, Intra-Company Transfers, NAFTA investors, among others (e.g., under LMIA exemption codes C10 and C11). Immigration practitioners, however, often point out gaps and challenges that impede PR and TR candidates from entering Canada. Speakers will provide examples of these challenges and offer suggestions to address them. Moderator: Tamara Mosher-Kuczer Associate Capelle Kane Immigration Lawyers Panellists: Kim K.C. Ly Principal/President Borders Immigration Consultancy Peter Veress President Vermax Group 1:00 p.m. Concurrent Session B3 - Settlement Supports for Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship is difficult, and it is even more difficult if you're an immigrant which is why dedicated business supports for immigrant entrepreneurs is crucial to their success. Speakers will share their thoughts of good Canadian and international practices that could help Canada improve the business supports it offers to immigrant entrepreneurs. Moderator: Stephen Chase Manager, Settlement and Multiculturalism Unit Government of New Brunswick Panellists: Karla Briones Founder Karla Briones Group Sherry Redden Manager, Business and Workforce Integration Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia Irene Sihvonen Senior Vice President, Services & Organizational Development ACCES Employment Services 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions—Set C (Please selection one session) 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Session C1 - Ontario, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories' Entrepreneur Streams Speakers from Ontario, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories are invited to provide updates on PNP entrepreneur streams within their jurisdictions. They will shed light on the current state of the streams, recent and forthcoming developments, the business supports that they offer to entrepreneurs, the performance of the streams, and will be available to answer your questions. Moderator: Pedro Antunes Executive Director, Economic Outlook and Analysis, and Deputy Chief Economist The Conference Board of Canada Panellists: Marius Curteanu Immigration Manager, Immigration Unit Government of Yukon—Department of Education Ken Nakahara Director, Immigration Selection Division Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Dave Nightingale Director, Business Support and Trade, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment Government of the Northwest Territories 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Session C2 - Diversifying and Expanding Canada's Exports Canada's economy depends on exports to the United States which benefits Canada on the one hand, but is also cause for concern as it leaves Canada vulnerable in case of economic downturn in the U.S. In addition, emerging economies are experiencing faster rates of growth than the likes of the U.S. and other developed countries, so it is incumbent upon Canada to identify how it can diversify and expand the scale of its exports into different markets. Immigrants can help Canada tap into global markets but identifying how to incorporate them into Canada's export development strategies is challenging. Speakers will discuss how Canada can further harness the skills and global connections of immigrants to boost its exports. Moderator: Kareem El-Assal Senior Research Associate and Senior Network Manager, Immigration The Conference Board of Canada Panellists: Omar Allam Chief Executive Officer Allam Advisory Group Queenie Choo Chief Executive Officer S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Devon Franklin Project Manager, Magnet Export Business Portal & Hire Immigrants Ryerson University 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Session C3 - Voices of Immigrant Entrepreneurs What is it like to be an immigrant entrepreneur? Speakers will share their personal experiences as immigrant entrepreneurs in Canada including their challenges and successes. They will also highlight what more Canada can do to better support immigrant entrepreneurs. Moderator: Colette Pepin Director, Educational Services Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF) Panellists: Nargiz Mammadova Founder and Chief Executive Officer Destin.ai Bruno Santiago Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder NeoJets 4:00 p.m. Summit Adjourns Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Immigration and the 2018 Midterm Elections 4:30-5:45 p.m., Wednesday, November 28, 2018 George Mason University, Johnson Center Meeting Room F, 3rd Floor 4400 University Drive, 1D7 Fairfax, VA 22030 https://iir.gmu.edu/events/8330 Description: The midterm elections will likely have important consequences for immigration policies. Our expert panelists will discuss what is likely to change -- and what will not change -- in 2019 and beyond. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. The 2018 American Family Survey: Attitudes toward #MeToo, economic anxiety, immigration and more 9:30-11:00 a.m., Friday, November 30, 2018 Brookings Institution, Saul Zilkha Room 1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20036 https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-2018-american-family-survey/ Description: At a time of deep partisan identities and divisions, the American Family Survey explores which identities — party, family, career, religion, race — are most important to American families. The 4th annual survey examines how men and women still think differently about sexual harassment and consent in light of the #MeToo movement, what parents of teens say are the biggest challenges facing their children, and how family experiences shape public policy attitudes on local and national issues such as immigration, tax policy, and spending priorities. The American Family Survey is an annual, nationwide poll with 3,000 respondents. On Friday, November 30, the Brookings Institution will convene an event to discuss the main findings of the 2018 survey. After the results are presented, an expert panel will respond to issues raised in the survey. The panel will take audience questions after the discussion. Speakers: Presentation of Survey Findings Jeremy C. Pope Co-Director, The Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy Christopher F. Karpowitz Co-Director, The Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy Panel Discussion and Q&A W. Bradford Wilcox Director, National Marriage Project, University of Virginia Marcy Carlson Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin Randall Akee David M. Rubenstein Fellow, Economic Studies, Center on Children and Families, Future of the Middle Class Initiative Moderator: Richard V. Reeves Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Director, Future of the Middle Class Initiative Co-director, Center on Children and Families Return to Top ******** ******** 9. A Conversation with Rep. Bob Goodlatte 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 4, 2018 National Press Club, Murrow Room 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor Washington, D.C. 20045 https://cis.org/Press-Releases Details TBA Return to Top ******** ******** 10. What's in a label? An ethnography of being a 'refugee' in Malaysia 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 4, 2018 Seminar Room, Villa Malafrasca Migration Policy Centre Villa Malafrasca, Via Boccaccio 151 I-50133 Florence, Italy http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/whats-in-a-label-an-ethnography-of-being-a-refugee-in-malaysia/ Description: Malaysia is home to one the largest urban refugee populations in the world. The UNHCR is barely tolerated and Malaysia is not a signatory to the UN convention and protocol on refugees, which leaves refugees and asylum seekers in a state of limbo. The UNHCR registers refugees according to their own protocols and aims to resettle as many as possible to third countries. Until 2014, Malaysia was the largest resettlement post in the UNHCR system, resettling approximately 10,000 refugees a year. Registration of refugees and the issuance of UNHCR cards has been a political issue for the Malaysian government, allowing them to blame the UNHCR for 'illegal immigration', crime and fraud in relation to UNHCR card holders and the issuing of cards and protection. In such a volatile environment refugees are often at the receiving end of political pressures and directives beyond their control or comprehension. Thus, they have to perform legible scripts for the purposes of registration as well as within the network of service providers and NGOs supporting them. Ethnographic vignettes from Rohingya and Chin communities will highlight how varying UNHCR registration regimes such as mass mobile registration and individual status determination have created a confused and highly complicated scenario of who is and who is not a refugee in Malaysia. Speaker: Gerhard Hoffstaedter, Senior Lecturer in anthropology at the University of Queensland. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. National Immigrant Integration Conference Sunday-Tuesday, December 9-11, 2018 Crystal Gateway Marriott 1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy Arlington, VA 22202 https://niic2018.org/schedule-2018/ Conference agenda: Sunday, December 9, 2018 2:00-3:30 p.m. NIIC MainStage: Opening, Kick Off & Plenary #1 4:00-5:15 p.m. Track Session Block #1 5:00-7:00 p.m. Special Sessions & Film Screenings Monday, December 10, 2018 8:30-10:00 a.m. NIIC MainStage: Plenary #2 10:15-11:30 a.m. Track Session Block #2 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. NIIC MainStage: Plenary #3 & Lunch 1:45-3:00 p.m. Track Session Block #3 3:30-4:45 p.m. Track Session Block #4 5:00-7:00 p.m. Special Sessions, Special Events & Film Screenings Tuesday, December 11, 2018 8:30-10:00 a.m. NIIC MainStage: Plenary #4 10:15-11:30 a.m. Track Session Block #5 11:45-1:30 p.m. NIIC MainStage: Plenary #5 & Lunch 1:45-3:00 p.m. rack Session Block #6 3-3:30 p.m. NIIC MainStage: Closing Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Immigration in OECD Countries - 8th Annual International Conference Monday-Tuesday, December 10-11, 2018 OECD Boulogne Conference Centre - 46 quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt Paris, France http://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/evenements/abstract.asp?IDReu=425 Description: The OECD, the CEPII (the French Research Center in International Economics), and its partners from the University of Lille (LEM), Paris School of Economics, Fondazione RODOLFO DEBENEDETTI, the University of Luxembourg and IRES (Université Catholique de Louvain) are jointly organizing the 8th Annual Conference on Immigration in OECD Countries on December 10-11, 2018. The conference will examine the economic aspects of international migration in the OECD countries by mapping the migratory flows and defining their socio-economic determinants and consequences. Topics of interest for the conference include, among others, the determinants of immigration to the OECD, migrants' self-selection, the labor market and public finance effects of immigration, as well as migrants and refugees social, political and economic integration. The Keynote speakers are Jennifer HUNT (Rutgers University) and Dani RODRIK (Harvard University). Conference agenda will be available soon. Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Entanglements: Passports, Migrant Workers, and the Question of Gender 6:15-7:45 p.m., Thursday, December 13, 2018 University of Neuchâtel Rue Abram-Louis-Breguet 2, Room R.113 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland https://nccr-onthemove.ch/events/entanglements-passports-migrant-workers-and-the-question-of-gender-public-lecture/ Description: Passports are of central importance to migration and mobility. They play a key role in defining state borders and identities, and they determine the passport holder's right of entry. Passports are the main topic of this talk, which focuses on my book manuscript in progress entitled, Entanglements: Passports, Identity Documents, and Migrant Workers. This research project originated in 2015 when the Indonesian consulate in Hong Kong introduced a new biometric passport system. It is based on eleven months of ethnographic research, conducted in Hong Kong between 2015 and 2018, on the consequences of the passport policy. The central question of my research is why did the mandatory passport renewal system create anxiety and problems – ranging from inconvenience, to lost wages and lost jobs, to charges of immigration fraud and prison sentences – for many of the 150,000 Indonesian temporary migrant workers in Hong Kong? I use "entanglements" as a concept to analyze the different dimensions of this problem. Specifically, I examine four pairs of seeming oppositions that are related to passports and migration: care and control, real and fake, temporalities and scales, state and society. These four parings are often conceived of as dichotomous or as binary oppositions. However, as I argue, each pair reflects complex and subtle entanglements that reveal important insights about how care can involve surveillance and control; how identities can be real and fake; how past and present and global and local are entangled; and how, even when migrant workers protest outside the consulate, the dynamic cannot be reduced to "us and them." Finally, this talk reexamines these four paired entanglements and asked how gender is interwoven with them. Positionality, as feminist scholars have long argued, is of central importance. Speaker: Nicole Constable, Department of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh Discussant: Janine Dahinden, Laboratory for the Study of Social Processes, University of Neuchâtel Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Abolish ICE? Experts discuss US immigration policies MIT Center for International Studies Starr Forum 4:30-6:00 p.m., Thursday, February 28, 2019 Venue TBA Cambridge, MA 02142 https://calendar.mit.edu/event/StarrForum_ICE?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=MIT+Events+ Main speaker: Juliette Kayyem is the faculty director of the Homeland Security Project at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government where she is also the Robert and Renee Belfer Lecturer in International Security. Previously, she served as President Obama's assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs at the Department of Homeland Security. She also serves as CEO of Zemcar, a lifestyle company focused on connecting busy parents with qualified drivers to solve their family's transportation needs. Her memoir Security Mom: My Life Protecting the Home and Homeland, tells stories of her professional life in homeland security and her personal life as a mother. Discussant: Chappell Lawson is an associate professor of political science at MIT. He directs the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) program and the International Policy Lab. His recent work has focused on Mexican politics, the effect of candidates' physical appearance on their electoral success, political leadership, and homeland security policy. From September 2009 through February 2011, Lawson was on leave from MIT as a political appointee in the Obama Administration, serving as executive director and senior advisor to the Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection. Return to Top ******** Visit Website