Despite massive public protests and considerable Congressional efforts over the past two years to reform U.S. immigration policy, the outcome has been one of stalemate and frustration on the part of the American public. Is immigration reform possible in the current political climate? What forms could it take? Join Professor Louis DeSipio as he analyzes proposals for immigration reform and assesses how the 2006 immigrant protests and a populist backlash in response to these protests reduced the opportunities for finding a middle ground that would allow for comprehensive policy reform.

DeSipio is the Chair of the Department of Chicano/Latino Studies and Professor of Chicano/Latino Studies and Political Science. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Texas, Austin and prior to coming to UC Irvine, he taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

He has published widely on Latino political behavior, immigrant incorporation, and immigrant transnational engagement. He is the author of Counting on the Latino Vote: Latinos as a New Electorate and co-author of Making Americans, Remaking America: Immigration and Immigrant Policy.

Dinner is $40 Per Lecture, or $140 for all four lectures.
All dinners will be held at 6pm in the University Club Library.
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