Immigration Reform, Getting it RightAn Agenda for Shared Prosperity Forum Read news release for this event Registration & light breakfast Presentations & Discussion I. Ray Marshall Current federal immigration law is a failure fueled by misguided policies and public attitudes born out of common myths and inaccurate research about undocumented workers and their impact. As President Bush pushes new immigration legislation following his Latin American tour, the time is ripe for solutions that make laws more effective and improve working conditions for native and migrant workers. II. Ron Hira The H-1B guestworker program doesn't simply fall short of its goals, it actually works counter to them. If the H-1B expansion passed last year by the Senate were to become law, it would increase off-shored jobs, displace more American technology workers, decrease wages and job opportunities in technology, and discourage young people from entering science and engineering fields. III. Mary Bauer New findings published by the Southern Poverty Law Center on the realities of current guestworker programs in the United States, with a focus on the H-2 programs. SPLC's report exposes the abuses guestworkers systematically experience through their work in the U.S. Those abuses begin in their home country and continue through and beyond their employment in the United States. RSVP Read news release for this event Read a full transcript of this event [PDF] View video and audio from this event Download printer-friendly PDF version of this invitation
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March 28, 2007