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Immigrants and Services in New York City (Part 3) Aug 30, 2012

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"Baruch College’s School of Public Affairs hosts a daylong conference to discuss New York immigration services and policies. The conference is co-sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and the City University of New York.
Throughout the day, speakers take a look at local immigration policies and services in the context of a burgeoning national debate on immigration and immigrants.
The event takes place on May 25, 2011, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.
[Part I -- 58 min.]
David Birdsell
Dean of the School of Public Affairs
Mitchel B. Wallerstein
President, Baruch College
Carol Robles-Roman
Deputy Mayor, City of New York
Survey Results: New Yorkers' Attitudes toward Immigrants 5/11
Mickey Blum
Professor of Public Affairs & Director, Baruch Survey Research
Douglas Muzzio, Professor, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College
A keynote Presentation by Alan Aviles, President & CEO, New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.,
introduced by James McCarthy, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
[Part II -- 59 min.]
""Immigrants and Educational Opportunity"" Panel
Jay Hershenson
Senior Vice Chancellor for University Relations, CUNY
Ken Guest
Professor of Anthropology, Baruch College
Ke Liang
Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology, Baruch College
Laura Rodriguez
Deputy Chancellor for Disabilities & ELL, NYCDOE
Melanie Reyes
Education Advocate, New York Immigration Coalition
Robert Courtney Smith
Professor of Public Affairs, Baruch College
Edwin Melendez
Professor of Urban Affairs & Planning, Hunter College, Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies
Vilna Bashi Treitler
Professor of Black & Hispanic Studies, Baruch College
[Part III -- 59 min.]
""Civic & Political Engagement in Immigrant Communities"" Panel:
David Birdsell
Dean, School of Public Affairs at Baruch College
Sandra Dunn
Director of Immigration Programming at the Hagedorn Foundation
The Honorable Carlos Sada
Consul General, Mexican Consulate
John Mollenkopf
Director of the Center for Urban Affairs at the CUNY Graduate Center
Fatima Shama
Commissioner, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.
Presentation ""Immigration and Law Enforcement""
Monica Varsanyi
Professor of Political Science, John Jay College
Els de Graauw
Professor of Political Science, Baruch College
Sgt. Rafet Awad
NYPD New Immigrant Outreach Unit"

Immigrants and Services in New York City (Part 2) Aug 30, 2012

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Immigrants and Services in New York City (Part 1) Aug 30, 2012

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Is the American Constitution Obsolete? (Day 2 - Part 4) Aug 30, 2012

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Americans revere their constitution but are disturbed by growing signs of political dysfunction. We have placed in the White House candidates who have not won a majority of the popular vote. In this time of war, fears of an imperial presidency persist. Gridlock prevents reform in health care, immigration, and other vital areas. An economic crisis generates fears that the system may not be able to respond effectively. Can we solve the problems we face under the current Constitution or does the 21st Century call for a new Magna Carta?
Day 1: The Constitution, Pro and Con / Daniel Lazare and Jeremy Rabkin -- Race and the Constitution / Paul Finkelman and Mark Graber -- Kenneth L. Marcus -- The Electoral College: End It or Mend It? / George C. Edwards and Larry J. Sabato
Day 2: Does the Constitution Encourage Gridlock? / Sanford V. Levinson and R. Shep Melnick -- Judicial Review and Democracy / Mark Tushnet and Stephen Macedo -- The 14th Amendment: Its Promises and Limitations / Sonia R. Jarvis -- An Imperial Presidency? / Richard Pious and Marc K. Landy -- Conclusions and Further Questions / Akhil Amar.
Dean David S. Birdsell introduces the conference, and Thomas J. Main hosts and moderates.
Presented by the Free Institutions Program of the Bernard M. Baruch College School of Public Affairs, on May 4 & 5, 2009, at the William & Anita Newman Vertical Campus.