Description of Event
Migration from Mexico to the U.S. from 1970 to 2005 constituted one of the biggest country-to-county population transfers in modern history. It's also over -- Mexican migration has been net zero since 2005 and negative since 2009. As we consider the implications of this legacy for immigration policy and the state of our democracy more broadly, there are four key aspects we must examine: 1)the first several generations of Mexican migrants (and the bridge to subsequent migrants) were invited here; 2)many encountered a southwestern U.S. with racial segregation on par with the Jim Crow South; 3)the shift to mass deportation and deterrence led to more permanent settlement and greater vulnerability in the U.S. rather than fewer immigrants; and 4)Mexican-origin people became indispensable contributors to our economy and society. The speaker will be Everard Meade, PhD, Professor of Practice, Trans-Border Institute, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies