The Debate over U.S. Immigration
Thursday, October 17, 1996 to Friday, October 18, 1996
Stauffer Auditorium Herbert Hoover Memorial Building Stanford University
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Moderator: |
Annelise Anderson |
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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 |
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Friday, October 18
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| 8:30 AM |
Overview of Federal Immigration Laws and Policies |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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