Sponsored by:
The Charles T. and Louise H. Travers Program in Ethics and Accountability in Government, the UC Berkeley Political Science Department, the Institute of Governmental Studies, the World Affairs Council of Northern California and The Commonwealth Club of California.
Two broad challenges arise if we are to practically, and ethically, address migration issues, challenges that are even more profound when looking at the steps that have been taken regarding border control and the rights of immigrants in the US since September. First, we continue to witness strengthened border control and policing combined with the continued, and in some cases increased, reliance on undocumented and temporary migrant labor. New proposals for a guestworker program represent one example of a continued, but not necessarily realistic, preference for temporary labor over permanent residency. Second, a number of questions about the relationship between migrants and states are raised by the continually changing nature of membership seen in dramatic increases in dual citizenship and denizenship.
This one-day conference will examine the ethical questions raised by these very current challenges with an eye toward ethical/practical solutions. What are the responsibilities of states under these conditions? How do states balance moral commitments with demands from different domestic sectors? What responsibilities do individuals have to their state(s) of residence and/or citizenship? The conference will include three panels addressing these challenges:
Keynote Speech: Joseph Carens, University of Toronto
Panel I: Immigration and Border Control
What is the responsibility of the US to undocumented migrants entering in response to high US demand for cheap labor? What effect has 9/11 had on border control policies? Issues to be discussed include: border control, migrant smuggling, and the deaths of migrants trying to enter the country.
Peter Andreas, Brown University
Jacqueline Hagan, University of Houston
Rey Koslowski, Rutgers University ( paper )
Panel II: Immigration and Integration Policies
What responsibilities, in terms of benefits, rights, and opportunities for citizenship, does the US have toward undocumented and temporary labor? What has changed since proposition 187 in California was passed, and then rejected by the courts, and since changes at the federal level that had negative implications for immigrant access to social benefits? How do national security concerns effect the rights of immigrants?
Thomas Bruneau, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey
Kitty Calavita, University of California, Irvine
Manuel Garcia y Griego, University of Texas, Austin
Panel III: Complex Citizenship
What are the responsibilities of states and individuals under conditions of increasingly complex and overlapping memberships? What responsibilities do states have toward denizens, vs. full citizens? How do state and individual responsibilities change when an increasing number of people belong to more than one state, either as residents or dual citizens?
John Brady, University of California, Berkeley
Lucas Guttentag, Boalt Law School, University of California, Berkeley and ACLU
Paul Johnston, University of California, Santa Cruz and the Citizenship Project, Salinas
Conference Schedule
Free & Open to the Public/ No Advance Registration Required
10:00 - 10:10 am Welcoming remarks:
Col. Charles T. Travers ('32), Bruce E. Cain (UC Berkeley), & Judith Gruber (UC Berkeley)
10:15 am - 11 am Keynote Address:
Joseph Carens, University of Toronto
Keynote address: "Who Belongs?: The Ethics of Integrating Immigrants"
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Panel 1: Immigration and Border Control
Chair: Joseph Nevins (UC Berkeley)
Speakers: Peter Andreas (Brown University), Jacqueline Hagan (University of Houston) & Rey Koslowski (Rutgers University)
1:00 - 2:00 pm Hosted Lunch at the Alumni House
2:00 - 3:30 pm Panel 2: Immigration and Integration Policies
Chair: Harvey Weinstein (UC Berkeley)
Speakers: Kitty Calavita (UC Irvine), Manuel Garcia y Griego, (University of Texas)
3:45 - 5:00 pm Panel 3: Complex Citizenship
Chair: Amy Gurowitz (UC Berkeley)
Speakers: John Brady, (UC Berkeley), Lucas Guttentag (ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project) & Paul Johnston (UC Santa Cruz & the Citizenship Project, Salinas)
To view the UC-TV webcast:
States and Migrants: New Challenges, Changing Responsibilities, Part 1
States and Migrants: New Challenges, Changing Responsibilities, Part 2
States and Migrants: New Challenges, Changing Responsibilities, Part 3
States and Migrants: New Challenges, Changing Responsibilities, Part 4
For more information, contact Dr. Amy Gurowitz at gurowitz@uclink.berkeley.edu
Or visit the Travers Ethics website:
http://ethics.berkeley.edu
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