News (Noticias) Tagged ‘Tamar Jacoby’

“With an estimated 12-to-15 million illegal immigrants already in the United States and more coming to the tune of 1.5 million each year, the illegal immigration debate is one certain to dominate presidential and congressional politics in 2008.

Immigration issues are also likely to be part of the political landscape in Mississippi in the 2007 statewide elections. Against that backdrop, the reliably conservative Business & Industry Political Education Committee brought a surprising keynote speaker to its annual meeting in Jackson.

Tamar Jacoby, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a nationally respected expert on immigration issues, is a rare breed of think tank author and speaker - a fiscal conservative who believes that “sensible levels of open immigration” is in this nations best interests.”

“atinos are the fastest growing major segment of the U.S. population; consequently, their electoral participation stands to have a profound effect on the policy direction of our country in the years and decades to come. Despite this dynamic, there is a great deal of misinterpretation about the precise contours of the Latino electorate and the issues that resonate with them. To delve into these important and timely topics, the National Council of La Raza NCLR and the Center for American Progress will convene a group of nationally renowned experts who will discuss the demographics, registration and voting patterns, and the multitude of issues that motivate Latino voters.

Friday, February 16, 2007, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Breakfast will be served at 8:30 AM

Welcoming Remarks:

Dan Restrepo, Director, The Americas Project, Center for American Progress

Session I: The Nature, Size, and Potential of the Latino Electorate

Luis Fraga, Associate Professor of Political Science, Stanford University and co-principal investigator, Latino National Survey
Gary Segura, Associate Professor, University of Washington, and co-principal investigator, Latino National Survey
Clarissa Martinez De Castro, Director, State Policy & Advocacy, National Council of La Raza
Ruy Texeira, Joint Fellow, Center for American Progress & The Century Foundation

Moderator:
Geri Mannion, Chair, Strengthening U.S. Democracy Program, Carnegie Corporation of NewYork

Session II: Resonant Issues in the Latino Electorate

Sergio Bendixen, CEO, Bendixen & Associates
Tamar Jacoby, Senior Fellow, The Manhattan Institute
Celinda Lake, President, Lake Research Partners
Lionel Sosa, CEO, Mexicans & Americans Thinking Together MATT.org
Moderator:
Cecilia Munoz, Vice President, National Council of La Raza

Center for American Progress
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Washington, DC 20005″

“Researcher Tamar Jacoby has blown the lid off immigration as being a vital election issue. What she has to say has implications for candidates trying to use it as a last-minute wedge issue to divide Americans in November’s midterm elections.

Jacoby, who works for the Manhattan Institute, is a leading conservative scholar on immigration and citizenship. In the current authoritative journal “Foreign Affairs,” she argues that the issue is driven mainly by politicians and the media”

“Researcher Tamar Jacoby has blown the lid off immigration as being a vital election issue. What she has to say has implications for candidates trying to use it as a last-minute wedge issue to divide Americans in November’s midterm elections.

Jacoby, who works for the Manhattan Institute, is a leading conservative scholar on immigration and citizenship. In the current authoritative journal “Foreign Affairs,” she argues that the issue is driven mainly by politicians and the media.”

“The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), the nation’s leading advocate for Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, is pleased to announce that Senator John McCain (R-AZ) will address an Immigration Summit to be held on Tuesday, April 4th, 2006, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Sen. McCain will join Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) and Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) as well as Mexican Ambassador Carlos de Icaza, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President Randy Johnson, Service Employees International Union Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina, immigration expert Tamar Jacoby and prominent business leaders and immigration experts in an insightful, informative session that will provide congressional, business and international perspectives on the issue of immigration while addressing legislative proposals for immigration reform that are currently being debated in the U.S. Senate.

The Immigration Summit is designed to offer a thorough bipartisan review of the different economic aspects and challenges presented by the highly complex and politically-charged issue of immigration reform. The event concludes with a question and answer session where session participants will have the opportunity to pose their comments and concerns directly to the decision-makers and experts involved in the national immigration reform debate”