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From the Orange County Human Relations Commission:
Sunday, January 30th, 2011 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm
A panel discussion will cover the topic “A Community Conversation on Immigration: What are the Implications for Orange County and Its Residents”.
Panelists for the discussion -
Keenon James is the Director of Special Projects at the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association (NCSA). He oversees the Association’s law enforcement training and technical assistance projects as well as provides guidance on state and national criminal justice and law enforcement policies.
Cristina Marcela Rivera was born and raised in El Salvador and moved, with her family, to the United States when she was eleven years old. She graduated from East Chapel Hill High School and now attending Meredith College on full scholarship.
Marty Rosenbluth is an immigration attorney and the Executive Director of the North Carolina Immigrant Rights Project. He is a nationally recognized expert on Secure Communities and 287(g) and has attended meetings both at the White House and ICE headquarters to discuss these programs with government officials.
Zaragosa Vargas is a Kenan Distinguished Professor of History at UNC-Chapel Hill. He has written extensively about the Mexican American labor history and the Mexican American civil rights movement, which focus on race relations, politics, and labor.
The event is free and open to the public. For additional information, contact James Spivey, 245-2488.
