Jeff Crisp, David Scott FitzGerald, Regina Jefferies, Brian Kelly, David Leblang, Erika Lee, Dara Lind, Doris Meissner, Kathleen Newland, Anne C. Richard
The 2020 Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium on American Diplomacy explores one of the defining issues of our day: immigration.
This event is co-sponsored by the Global Policy Center at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
10:00 – 10:10 a.m.
Welcome: Bill Antholis Opening remarks: David Leblang and Anne Richard
10:10 – 10:55 a.m.
Keynote: Brian Kelly, head of the Community Stabilization Unit for the International Organization for Migration
10:55 – 11:55 a.m.
PANEL 1: Comparative perspectives: External migration policies in Europe and Australia
Destination countries around the world use a variety of policies to deter migrants from entering; this panel will seek to understand U.S. policy through a comparison with policies in Australia and Europe.
David FitzGerald
Jeff Crisp
Kathleen Newland
Regina Jefferies
Anne Richard (moderator)
11:55 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.
PANEL 2: U.S. immigration policy: what’s coming next
Current immigration and refugee policy has been evolving in a very rapid pace; this panel will provide an overview of current policy and place it in historical perspective.
