The Tucson AISC was held on Saturday October 15, 2011 at the Tucson Convention Center. In another well-attended conference, experts from around the country spoke wil local business leaders detailing the facts about how Arizona's immigration laws and policies are affectinf our state's economy, businesses and people. To get copies of the presentations used at this conference, please click on the "Presentation" link.
These public conferences bring together the best of the best of the country's immigration researchers, policy makers and members of the public to examine the impacts Arizona's immigration laws have had on our state and to begin the search for a better solution.
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Dr. Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes is an economics professor at San Diego State University, where she has taught since 1999. She is currently on sabbatical at the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) where she is working on border enforcement and immigration. Her areas of interest include labor economics, international migration, and international finance, and she has published on contingent work contracts, the informal work sector, immigrant saving, international remittances and immigrant health care.
Dr. Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Professor of Economics
San Diego State University |
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Alex Nowrasteh is a policy analyst at the conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute. His op-eds have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Investor's Business Daily, and numerous other newspapers and is a contributor on immigration on Fox News and CNN. His scholarly work has been published in The Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Mr. Nowrasteh will discuss the impacts state-based immigration laws have on free markets, trade, economic growth and business creation.
Alex Nowrasteh, Policy Analyst
Competitive Enterprise Institute |
Daniel Griswold is director of the Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C, and the author of the new Cato book, Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization. Since joining Cato in 1997, Mr. Griswold has authored major studies on globalization, trade, and immigration. He's written articles for major newspapers, appeared on CNBC, C-SPAN, CNN, PBS, and Fox News, and testified before House and Senate committees.
Daniel Griswold
CATO Institute |
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Julie Erfle is the wife of Phoenix police officer Nick Erfle who was killed in the line of duty by a gang-banger who was a previously deported illegal immigrant. In the aftermath of her husband's death, Julie has had to deal with the realities of the immigration debate at many levels. She has a unique perspective and will discuss how this tragic event has shaped her views on what to do about the problem of illegal immigration. Her blog is politicsuncuffed.com.
Julie Erfle, Blogger
Politics Uncuffed
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