Labor Based Immigration Reform

The Southern Methodist University (SMU) Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center and Rice University’s Baker Institute Center for the U.S. and Mexico hosted a panel of experts to discuss the urgency of immigration reform based on market needs and its importance in the private sector. Experts provided data on the latest immigration trends as well as policy recommendations for immigration reform.

This event was made possible thanks to a grant from the Charles Koch Foundation.

Registration

The event was free and open to the public. Registration has closed.

Agenda

5:30 pm	Reception
6:00 pm	Welcome Remarks & Introductions Jennifer Apperti Director, Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University
6:05 pm	Panel Conversation Moderated by: Tony Payan, Ph.D., Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies, Director of the Center for the U.S. and Mexico, Baker Institute for Public Policy Jose Ivan Rodriguez-Sanchez, Ph.D. Research Scholar, Center for the U.S. and Mexico, Baker Institute for Public Policy Madeline S. Zavodny, Ph.D. Research Fellow, SMU Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center; Donna L. Gibbs and First Coast Systems Professor of Economics, University of North Florida
6:50 pm	Audience Q&A
7:00 pm	Adjourn