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Understanding Immigration: Four Public Lectures

September 7th, 2007 Tana

Wisconsin Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters features a four part series of Academy Evenings this fall devoted to Understanding Immigration. If you miss the events, you may be able to view a webcast later, or just read up on the topic yourself at the library.

The United States was founded to serve as a home and a source of hope and promise to migrant people from around the world. Why do we struggle to continue fulfilling that promise? Understanding immigration means understanding America - our past, present, and future. This series of programs, with an emphasis on illegal immigration from Mexico, will explore the questions and controversies surrounding immigration and look toward forging a just and sustainable immigration policy for the 21st century.

First program: Tuesday, September 11, 2007, Capitol Theater, Overture, 7 - 8:30 p.m. - Immigration Then and Now
Thomas Archdeacon, UW-Madison professor of history, examines immigration in our nation’s history and how it compares and contrasts with immigration today.

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