Fordham News: Panelists Address Cities’ Roles in Immigration Debate
New York — Cities have limited influence over immigration policies, but they’re not completely powerless, and the increased federal crackdown on illegal immigration in the United States may actually be driving cities to band together to share techniques and strategies.
That was one of the conclusions of “Global Migration and Cities: Urban Governance, Migration, and the Refugee Crisis,” a panel discussion held Friday, Feb. 9 at the Lincoln Center campus.
The panel, which was part of conference organized by the Fordham Urban Consortium, featured
-Els de Graauw, P.D., associate professor of political science, at Baruch College
-Jennifer Gordon, professor of law at Fordham Law School
-Annika Hinze, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science and director of the Urban Studies program at Fordham
Judy Benjamin, Ph.D, the Helen Hamlyn Senior Fellow at the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs, moderated the panel, which touched upon everything from the plight of Syrian war refugees to the estimated 500,000 undocumented immigrants living in New York City.
Read more on the Fordham News website.
Patrick Verel, Fordham News
