Dean Aldemaro Romero Jr. (Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, Baruch College, CUNY)
9:40-11:10am Panel #1: Local Citizenship Practices and Agents of Incorporation
Local Practices of Citizenship: The City as Citizenmaker / Robin Harper (York College, CUNY)
Identifying Best Practices in Naturalization Campaigns for Collaboration Amongst Academic, Government, and Non-Profit Partners / Charles Dahan (Stanford University)
A Bridge to Membership: The Role of Consulates in Immigrant Integration / Alexandra Délano Alonso (The New School)
Demographic Contexts: Latino Immigrant Integration in New York, El Paso, and Washington, DC / Ernesto Castañeda (American University)
Moderator: Anne McNevin (The New School)
11:10-11:25am Break and coffee
11:25am-12:35pm Panel #2: The Resettlement of Refugees in Different Urban Contexts
One Size Fits All? Challenges and Opportunities for Community Inclusion for Recent Arab-Speaking Refugees in the United States / Marina Kaneti (Columbia University), Gabrielle Belli (The New School), and Jessica Durovy (The New School)
Looking for Refuge in the Statue of Liberty’s Shadow: Liberian Refugees in Staten Island, NY / Bernadette Ludwig (Wagner College)
Moderator: John Casey (Baruch College, CUNY)
12:35-2pm Lunch and keynote speaker
“Is Demographic Destiny Our Democratic Destiny? Immigrants and Political Representation” Sayu Bhojwani (Founder and President, The New American Leaders Project)
2-3:30pm Panel #3: Immigrants, Local Governments, and Representation
Local Government Responses to Immigrants: Frequent Inaction, Substantial Accommodation, Rarely Restriction / Abigail Fisher Williamson (Trinity College)
Immigrant Integration and Receptivity in Welcoming Cities: A Multiscalar Comparison of Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dayton, and Nashville / Paul N. McDaniel (Kennesaw State University), Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez (Kennesaw State University), and Qingfang Wang (University of California, Riverside)
Municipal Planning in Immigrant-Friendly Cities / Stacy Anne Harwood (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Immigrant Representation in New York City / John Mollenkopf (CUNY Graduate Center)
3:45-5:15pm Panel #4: The Local Integration and Exclusion of Undocumented Immigrants
Crimmigration, Deportation, and Legal Violence: Their Impact on Immigrant Integration and Their Communities / Shirley Leyro (Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY)
Health and Mental Health Effects of Local Immigration Enforcement Policies on Latino Immigrants in the US / Neeraj Kaushal (Columbia University) and Julia Shu-Huah Wang (Columbia University)
Public Transportation and Immigrant Political Incorporation / Fanny Lauby (William Paterson University)
Intergenerational Communication, Success Narratives, and Immigrant Integration in New York City / Sarah C. Bishop (Baruch College, CUNY) and Caryn Medved (Baruch College, CUNY)
Moderator: Els de Graauw (Baruch College, CUNY)
5:15-5:30pm Closing remarks
This conference is made possible with generous support from the Baruch College Weissman School of Arts and Sciences.