Difficult Dialogues in the Immigration Debate
Monday, Dec. 3, 2007
4 - 5:30 p.m.
Ellis Auditorium
Listen to audio of the event (MP3)
Join MU Chancellor Brady J. Deaton as he moderates the latest of a series of open forums on global topics of interest to the community. This interactive panel discussion on immigration issues is co-sponsored by the Chancellor’s Office and the MU Difficult Dialogues Program, which is funded by a generous grant from the Ford Foundation.
The subject of immigration is a media hot button and major focus of political debates. In addition to immigration across the U.S.-Mexican border, controversial issues also have been raised about homeland security and the threat of terrorism. Higher education institutions face threats to academic freedom when foreign scholars encounter problems obtaining visas to enter the U.S. as visitors or permanent employees. This forum will highlight moral-ethical perspectives, examining the topic within historical and modern-day contexts.
The Chancellor's forums are free and open to the public.
The Panelists
Abdullahi Ibrahim
MU Associate Professor of History
Kris W. Kobach
Daniel L. Brenner/UMKC Scholar and Professor of Law
Rigel C. Oliveri
MU Associate Professor of Law
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