Immigration: The Next Five Years
Immigration: The Next Five Years
The Texas Tribune is excited to present a special statewide series of public events looking ahead five years in eight major policy areas: criminal justice, energy, the environment, health, higher education, immigration, public education and transportation. Each event will feature a conversation with leading thinkers and policymakers on that day's particular subject.Join us at the University of Texas at Brownsville for the second installment of this series: a discussion on the future of immigration in Texas. Tribune CEO and Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith will moderate. This event will be held in the El Gran Salon of the Student Union on Friday, Feb. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Conversation begins at noon.
The panelists are:
- Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, associate professor and chairwoman of the UT-Brownsville government department
- State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville
- State Rep. Eddie Lucio III, D-Harlingen
- Ruben O. Villarreal, mayor of Rio Grande City
The conversation will also be livestreamed at texastribune.org/livestream (starting at noon), and the video will be accessible for viewing afterward.
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Our Conversation Series features in-depth discussions with prominent elected officials and newsmakers moderated by Evan Smith, CEO and editor-in-chief, and other expert journalists from The Texas Tribune. Each free event features refreshments, networking and audience question-and-answer time.
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Immigration: The Next Five Years
Date and Time
Friday Feb 27, 2015
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST
Friday, Feb. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location
El Gran Salon of the Student Union
Fees/Admission
Free event open to the public.
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