The mission of the Trends and Issues in Immigration Law Conference was to provide a forum for discussion and debate on the highly controversial issue of immigration in the United States. The purpose of the conference was to inspire new perspectives on immigrant advocacy and immigration reform, and to provide information about recent developments in immigration law.
This year, the conference featured discussions, presentations, and debates on:
- The Dream Act
- ICE and the Secure Communities Program
- Human Trafficking
- The Role of Immigrants in Business
- Perspectives on Immigration Advocacy
- Recent Developments in Immigration Law
Symposium 2012 videos
Panel - Modern Immigration Law Trends
Attorney Fred Watt
Immigration Attorney, Watt & Doyle – New Bedford, MA
Attorney Kerry Doyle
Immigration Lawyer, Graves & Doyle – Boston, MA
Professor Irene Scharf
Law Professor and Director of Immigration Law Clinic
UMass School of Law
State Senator Mark C. Montigny
Second District (D).
Gerald C. Rovner
Chair of Mass Bar Section on Immigration
Immigration Attorney – Boston, MA
States' Rights and Immigrant Enforcement
Dan Stein
President of FAIR: Federation for American Immigration Reform
Immigration Reforms in the US and Massachusetts and the Work of Immigrant Advocacy Organizations
Eva Millona
Executive Director, MIRA Coalition
Panel - Immigration Enforcement: Pros and Cons of Local Police Involvement
Sheriff Thomas Hodgson
Bristol County Sheriff’s Office
Attorney Rachel M. Self
Immigration and Criminal Defense Attorney, Rachel M. Self, P.C. – Boston, MA
Wendy S. Wayne
Director, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Immigration Impact Unit
Dan Stein
President of FAIR: Federation for American Immigration Reform
Dr. Marcia Drew Hohn
Director, Public Education Institute of the Immigrant Learning Center
Theory and Practice of Illegality
Aviva Chomsky
Distinguished author, professor of history, coordinator of Latin American Studies at Salem State University
Immigration Law Enforcement in Bristol County
Sheriff Thomas Hodgson
Bristol County Sheriff’s Office
