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The Debate over U.S. Immigration
October 17, 1996 - October 18, 1996
Stauffer Auditorium
Herbert Hoover Memorial Building
Stanford University
With the annual number of immigrants to the United States at an all-time high, the debate over immigration has reached a fevered pitch. Do today's immigrants come to this country just to go on welfare? Will immigration forever change America's ethnic, cultural, and political landscape?
Agenda
Thursday, October 17
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| 1:30 PM | Welcome |
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John Raisian, Director, Hoover Institution |
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| Introduction |
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L.H. Gann - Current Crisis in Immigration and Refugees |
| 1:45 PM | Benefits and Costs of Immigrants in the United States |
| Moderator: |
Thomas Gale Moore |
| Panel: |
Frank D. Bean - Hispanic Experience |
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Bill Ong Hing - Asian American Experience |
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Philip Martin- Mexican Experience |
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Julian Simon- Benefits of Immigrants |
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Georges Vernez- The California Experience |
| 3:45 PM | Arguments for Limiting Immigration |
| Moderator: |
Annelise Anderson |
| Panel: |
Peter Brimelow - Case for Limiting Immigration |
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Peter Skerry - "Immigrants, Bureaucracies, and Life |
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Norman Matloff - Comments |
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| 4:45 PM | Sessions Close |
Friday, October 18
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| 8:30 AM | Overview of Federal Immigration Laws and Policies |
| Moderator: |
Edward Lazear |
| Panel: |
Stuart Anderson- Immigration in the High Tech Industry |
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Michael Fix- Immigrant vs. Immigration Policy |
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Steve Legomsky- Immigration and the Rise and Decline of American Cities |
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Jeffrey Passel- Undocumented Immigrants |
| 10:15 PM | Costs of Immigration |
| Moderator: |
Kenneth Judd |
| Panel: |
Roy Beck- The High Cost of Cheap Foreign Labor |
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George Borjas- Welfare Costs |
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Thomas MaCurdy- Welfare |
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Harry Pachon- Costs in California |
| 10:15 PM | Silicon Valley and the Immigration Debate |
| Moderator: |
Nicholas Imparato |
| Presenter: |
Joseph Costello- Technology, Immigration, and Global Leadership |
| Comments: |
Dado Banatao |
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Norman Matloff |
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Ronald Unz |
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Phil White |
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| 3:05 PM | Conference concludes |
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