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Immigration Legislation: Current Policy and Proposed Reforms
Call Number: DVD HV4010 .S256 2005b
Publication Date: 2005
Floyd Contreras, student, St. Mary's University, welcomes the audience and requests a moment of silence for the 2,000 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq (a sad milestone which had been passed earlier in the week) and for the thousands of Iraqi men, women, and children who have also been killed. Rebecca Flores briefly announces a petition which is available for signing that will be sent to Texas's congressional representatives regarding the unionization of migrant farm workers. Mr. Contreras then introduces Lee Terán, J.D., Clinical Professor of Law, Center for Legal and Social Justice, St. Mary's University, and Daniel M. Kowalski, J.D., Attorney, Editor-in-Chief, Bender's Immigration Bulletin and St. Mary's University alumnus. Ms. Terán and Mr. Kowalski respond to the following questions. What are the major points of the present U.S. immigration policy? What have been some of the major changes in immigration law in the 20th century and why were changes seen as necessary? What are some of the arguments made now that changes in policy are required? What are some of the proposed changes in existing immigration policy and what problems are they intended to address and how do they "solve" the problem? (73 minutes)
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Slipping Through the Cracks: Rights and Immigration
Call Number: DVD HV4010 .S256 2005c
Publication Date: 2005
Weston Elkins, student, St. Mary's University, welcomes the audience and requests a moment of silence in honor of the 2,000 U.S. soldiers who have died in Iraq (a sad milestone which was passed earlier in the week) and for the thousands of Iraqi men, women, and children who have also lost their lives. Rebecca Flores announces that a petition to be sent to Texas's congressional representatives regarding the unionization of migrant workers is available. Mr. Elkins then introduces the session's panel members: John Blatz, J.D., Executive Director, RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services) and Margaret Y. Luévano, Director, International Student Services, St. Mary's University. This panel addresses the following questions: Are there areas where there are inconsistencies in immigration legislation and its enforcement? What are some of the obstacles in implementing immigration legislation effectively? What are some impacts on San Antonio of implementation of immigration legislation? On St. Mary's University in terms of our international students? (45 minutes)
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Immigration and National Security
Call Number: DVD HV4010 .S256 2005d
Publication Date: 2005
Migdalia Garcia, Service Learning Center, St. Mary's University, welcomes the audience, then requests a moment of silence in honor of the 2,000 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq (a sad milestone passed earlier in the week) and for the thousands of Iraqi men, women, and children who have also lost their lives. Rebecca Flores briefly announces the availability of a petition to be sent to Texas's congressional representatives regarding the unionization of migrant farm workers. Ms. Garcia introduces the panel members: Mansour El-Kikhia, Ph.D., Political Science and Geography, University of Texas at San Antonio; and Anne Ohlrich, Foreign Service Officer, U.S. State Department and International Relations professor, St. Mary's University. Dr. El-Kikhia and Ms. Ohlrich address the following questions during this session: How did the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 affect immigration policies and practices in the United States? What are the different positions concerning the relationship between immigration, immigration policy, and national security? To what extent is immigration a threat to national security? How have attitudes about immigrants in the United States changed in the past few years? Are changing attitudes the result of national security concerns or economic concerns? (68 minutes)