Immigration, DACA-Dreamers, and the University of Michigan

As part of the University of Michigan Bicentennial Events, the Latina/o Studies Program in the Department of American Culture is presenting the forum “Immigration, DACA-Dreamers, and the University of Michigan.” This event will address the impact of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy at the national level and at the University of Michigan. The forum participants include Dr. Karma R. Chávez, Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Dept. of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, University of Texas – Austin; Dr. Silvia Pedraza, Professor in the Departments of Sociology and American Culture, University of Michigan; Dr. Jorge Delva, Kristine A. Siefert Collegiate Professor of Social Work and Director of the Community Engagement Program at the University of Michigan Institute for Clinical & Translational Research; and Dulce Rios, a senior in the College of Engineering, studying Engineering Physics with a concentration in Optics. Dr. Lorraine M. Gutiérrez, Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Department of Psychology and School of Social Work, University of Michigan, will serve as the moderator.