TELEPHONIC SYMPOSIUM: IMMIGRATION AND THE LATINO VOTE

WHAT: Telephonic briefing on the record with a question and answer session
WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
HOW: RSVP at scotton@nclr.org by 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 21 to receive a confirmation code. Dial (866) 244-4576 to join the call.
WHO: Clarissa Martinez De Castro, Director, Immigration and National Campaigns, National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
Janis Bowdler, Associate Director, Wealth-Building Policy Project, NCLR
Miriam Calderón, Associate Director, Education and Children’s Policy Project, NCLR
Jennifer Ng’andu, Associate Director, Health Policy Project, NCLR
WHY: The economy has become the most important issue for American voters. Housing, health care, and education hinge on the nation’s financial well-being. This briefing will provide an analysis of how these hot-button issues affect the immigration debate.
With just two weeks until the 2008 presidential election, the second briefing of this three-part telephonic series will take place at 1:00 p.m. on October 22 and will be presented by NCLR, the National Association of Black Journalists Media Institute, and New America Media. This segment will feature dialogue and presentations by chief actors in the immigration debate to provide members of the media with the resources and information necessary to accurately and fairly cover immigration. The symposium will also discuss how immigration intersects with other top voter concerns such as the economy, the housing crisis, and health care.”

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