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The purpose of the Changing Face project is to assess the prospects for migrants and their children arriving in Rural America.
Report of May 21-22, 2009 seminar Immigration Reform: At least 50 percent of US farm workers are unauthorized. Immigration reform may provide a path to legal status for some currently unauthorized farm workers and make it easier for farm employers to employ legal guest workers under a revised H-2A temporary worker program. The purpose of the meeting is to learn about how the recession is affecting migration patterns, assess the immigration reforms being considered, hear from employer and worker advocates about the impacts of immigrants on agriculture and communities, and discuss ongoing research on these issues. Presentations are posted at: (http://migration.ucdavis.edu/cf/index.php). The conference is organized with the support of the Farm, Giannini, and Northwest Area Foundations, the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, the Southern Rural Development Center, the Julian Samora Research Institute, and the UC EU Center of Excellence and the Gifford Center for Population Studies. For further information contact Philip Martin Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:45am Breakfast available in conference room on the ground floor 8:30am A Plan for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Ray Marshall, Uni-Texas 9am Immigration Patterns and Rural America, Chair, Philip Martin, UCD 10:30 Break 10:45 The Outlook for Immigration Reform, Chair, Susan Martin, ISIM 12 Lunch 1:00 Industry and Worker Perspectives on Immigration Reform 2:30 Break 3:00 Research Perspectives on Immigration, Agriculture, and Communities, Chair, Neil Conklin, Farm Foundation 4:30 Seasonal Farm Worker Programs in Other Countries 5:45 Adjourn 7:15 Dinner, Logan Tavern, 1423 P St. NW Friday, May 22, 2009 7:30am Breakfast available in conference room on the ground floor 8:30 Farm Labor: Commodities and Areas, Chair, Philip Martin, UCD 10:45 Break 11 Farm Labor: Commodities and Areas II 11:30 Lunch 12:15 Immigrants and Communities, Chair, Cornelia Flora, Iowa State University 2pm Break 2:15 Mexico-US Developments, Chair, Rubén Martinez, Michigan State 3pm Adjourn |
Jeff Passel