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UC San Diego Winter Speaker Series

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Wednesday, January 9 (3:30-5:00 p.m.)

RETURN MIGRATION FROM THE UNITED STATES TO MEXICO:  consequences for occupational mobility in mexico
David Lindstrom, Professor of Sociology, Brown University

(joint seminar with the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies)
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Wednesday, January 23 (3:00-5:00 p.m.)

AGENDA-SETTING:  HOW MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE 2006 DEBATE OVER IMMIGRATION REFORM SHAPED U.S. PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD IMMIGRATION

Marisa Abrajano, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California-San Diego
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Tuesday, February 5 (3:00-5:00 p.m.)

Immigrant Assimilation is a Two-Way Street:  Longer-Term Outcomes of Dual-Language Education

April Linton, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of California-San Diego; Visiting Research Fellow, CCIS
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Tuesday, February 19 (3:30-5:00 p.m.)

THE FARMWORKERS’ JOURNEY:  GLOBALIZATION AND THE MIGRANT CIRCUIT BETWEEN WEST-CENTRAL MEXICO AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA 

Ann Aurelia López, Research Associate, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, University of California-Santa Cruz   

(joint seminar with the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies)___________________________________________________________
Tuesday, March 4 (3:00-5:00 p.m.)

‘JUST THE FACTS’: OFFICIAL REPORTS, MASS MEDIA, AND THE POLITICS OF UNAUTHORIZED MIGRATION ESTIMATES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES

Jennifer Blakeslee, Ph.D. Candidate in Demography, Australian National University; Visiting Fellow, CCIS
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All events will be held in Conference Room 115 on the first floor of the Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost’s Building, UCSD campus.  Refreshments follow the seminar presentation.  Directions at http://www.ccis-ucsd.org/directions.htm or tel. (858) 822-4447. Parking permits can be purchased at the information booth on North Point Drive (north end of campus). Visitors may also use metered parking spaces in the north side parking lot.

Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
9500 Gilman Drive
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0548

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