April 14, 2005 :: No. 171

Immigration — from economic, human rights and national security perspectives — is the subject of an April 19 town hall at Cal State Fullerton.

“Is Lady Liberty’s Lamp Still Lit?” is the theme of the 7:30 p.m. program in the Titan Student Union’s Portola Pavilion. The event is open to the public free of charge.
The community program, the fourth in the Issues That Divide series sponsored by the university’s centers for Community Dialogue and Public Policy, will be moderated by Raphael Sonenshein, professor of political science and author of the books “The City at Stake: Secession, Reform and the Battle for Los Angeles” and “Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles.”

“The central issue of our time, in terms of how we live our daily lives, is probably the role that the new generations of immigrants will play in our society and how Americans see their role — as contributors to or drain on society,” said Sonenshein. “Immigrants and their children are now playing a bigger role in the politics of both parties and will undoubtedly reshape Orange County, California and the nation.”

Discussing the issue will be Peter Daniels, employment services program coordinator for Catholic Charities of Orange County; Ken Masugi, director of the Center for Local Government at Claremont Institute; Mona Mohammadi executive vice president of Cal State Fullerton’s Associated Students Inc.; Edward Tabash, attorney and board member of Californians for Population Stabilization; and Nora Vargas, director of the Office of Immigrant Affairs for the city of Los Angeles.

Additional information is available from the Office of Public Affairs and Government Relations at 657-278-4854 or the website at www.fullerton.edu/townhall.

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