Panel Discussion on the Immigrant Community’s Effect on the Presidential Race

The Center for New York City Affairs Presents:
“Deconstructing the Immigrant Vote: A Feet in Two Worlds Town Hall”

WHAT:

As Senator McCain rolls out attack ads against Senator Obama on immigration policy, conventional wisdom on the campaign trail reveals that immigrant voters are set to play an increased role in this year’s presidential election. Yet the opinions and concerns of immigrant communities are often overlooked by mainstream media. The Center for New York City Affairs will host a panel of reporters, immigrant advocates, analysts and grassroots organizers to discuss how the increasing role of immigrant voters is affecting the political landscape of the 2008 presidential election. The participants will focus on the top issues and priorities for today’s immigrant voters and discuss how the nation’s immigrant communities respond to the candidates’ efforts to woo them.

The Town Hall is sponsored by the Feet in Two Worlds project at the Center for New York City Affairs at Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy. The program provides training and mentoring for immigrant journalists while bringing new voices into the discussions of immigration, globalization and transnational culture. To listen to Feet in Two Worlds reporters’ public radio coverage of the 2008 presidential race, as well as related podcasts, visit www.feetin2worlds.org.

WHO:

Panelists:

Aswini Anburajan, Reporter, Feet in Two Worlds
Joshua Hoyt, Executive Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Glenn Magpantay, Staff Attorney, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
Pilar Marrero, Columnist and Political Editor, La Opinión
Arturo Vargas, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO)

Moderator: John Rudolph, Executive Producer, Feet in Two Worlds

WHEN:

September 25, 2008, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

WHERE:

Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 W. 13th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY

RSVP:

Admission is free, but seating is limited. Please RSVP at 212.229.5418 or centernyc@newschool.edu.

THE CENTER FOR NEW YORK CITY AFFAIRS AT THE NEW SCHOOL is a nonpartisan institute dedicated to advancing innovative public policies that strengthen neighborhoods, support families and reduce urban poverty. This event is supported by the Child Welfare Fund, the Ira W. DeCamp Foundation, the Viola W. Bernard Foundation, the Sirus Fund and the Milano Foundation. This event and the Feet in Two Worlds project are made possible thanks to the generous support of the David and Katherine Moore Family Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Sirus Fund, The Menemsha Fund and an anonymous donor. For more information, visit www.centernyc.org.

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