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Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 11:30am
Mackinac Room, Anderson House Office Building, 5th Floor, Lansing, MI

Please plan to join us on Wednesday, May 31st for a luncheon forum on immigration policy discussions in Michigan. Registration can be made here.

Immigration has been at the center of a wide range of policy discussions includ­­­ing homeland security, economic and work force development as well as education benefits, health coverage, and driver privileges extended to visitors filling temporary jobs. IPPSR’s May 31st policy forum will look at the impact of more recent discussion of immigration and Michigan’s stance on foreign visitors and immigrants to our State. Particular attention will be on Asian immigrants given that recruitment for IT and tech jobs are mostly conducted among this immigrant group and are said to be most affected by visa reform.

The forum will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Anderson House Office Building, Mackinac Room, 5th Floor, 124 N. Capitol Avenue (Corner of Ottawa and Capitol Avenues), in Lansing, MI. A light lunch will be served. There is no charge to attend.

As host of the May forum discussion, the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research thanks Michigan State University’s Asian Studies Center and the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) for their sponsorship.

Panelists include:

  • Stephanie Nawyn, associate professor, MSU’s Department of Sociology and director of the Center for Gender in Global Context
    Focus: Reasons for migration and immigration, the immigration process, and the general address of immigration across the states

  • Office of International Students and Scholars, MSU International Studies and Programs
    Focus: Education as a channel for migration and immigration among professors and professionals

  • Karen Phillippi, board member, Global Detroit - invited
    Focus: Economic impact of migration and immigration, jobs and community integration

  • Bing Goei, director, Michigan Office for New Americans (MONA)
    Focus: Michigan immigration policies and practices

Registration can be made here. We look forward to seeing you on May 31st.
The May 31st forum concludes the 2016-2017 IPPSR Public Policy Forum Series. We will reconvene forum discussions on pressing public issues during the next legislative session, beginning in September 2017.