Conference: Breaching Borders: State Encroachment into the Federal Immigration Domain?

Breaching Borders: State Encroachment into the Federal Immigration Domain? October 20-21, 2011 Sponsored by the Washburn University School of Law Center for Law and Government and the Washburn Law Journal

 
 Washburn Law is pleased to host a symposium exploring the political and legal controversies mounting at the intersection of federal and state immigration law. Three plenary sessions will provide a comparative assessment of state immigration policies, explore immigration and employment, and re-visit the concept of birthright citizenship. Speakers and panelists include:

– Kris W. Kobach, Secretary of State for Kansas;

– Nora V. Demleitner, Dean and Professor of Law, Hofstra University School of Law;

– Peter H. Schuck, Simeon E. Baldwin Professor Emeritus of Law, Yale Law School;

– Margaret Stock, Adjunct Instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage, Department of Political Science;

– Peter S. Vincent, Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

A complete schedule of presentations and speaker information is available here.  Registration for the symposium is complimentary. Seating is limited. To ensure sufficient accommodations you must pre-register online at the above website.

KJ