UCLA Civil Rights Project, Migration Policy Institute & The Wilson Center
Invite You to Attend a Policy Forum
The Impact of Immigration Enforcement Policies On Teaching and Learning in America’s Public Schools
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2018; 11:30 light lunch; program 12:00– 1:30 pm
Location: Ronald Reagan Bldg. & International Trade Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20004-3027
AGENDA
Introduction: Christopher Wilson, Wilson Center/Mexico Institute
Moderator: Claudio Sanchez, National Public Radio
Presenters:
Patricia Gándara, Civil Rights Project, UCLA
Bryant Jensen, Brigham Young University
Shena Sanchez, University of California-Los Angeles
Julie Sugarman, Migration Policy Institute
Commentator: Lily Eskelsen Garcia, National Education Association
There has been considerable discussion in news outlets about the impact of immigration enforcement policies on children and families. Recent incidents across the country and reported in the press have raised alarm throughout immigrant communities. Clearly there is great fear in this hyper-sensitized environment. To what extent is this ramped up immigration enforcement impacting our nation’s public schools? How does it vary by region and what is the “collateral” fallout for non-immigrant students? How are educators reacting and to what extent is this affecting them? What rights do students have and what happens to U.S.-citizen children when they are sent to a country and school system they do not know? To address these questions, four new research papers will be presented with brief highlights. There will be ample time for Q&A and discussion.
The studies include:
- A new national survey of the impact of immigration enforcement on teaching and learning in the nation’s schools
- The impact of immigration enforcement on educators
- Federal and state policy affecting the children of immigrants and their schooling
- What happens to US citizen students caught up in deportation of family members
Want to attend but can’t? Tune in to the live or archived webcast
Contact crp@ucla.edu if you have questions.