Registration: 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Luncheon and Discussion: 12:15 p.m...
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Immigrants' Impact on the Economy and Housing in Charlotte and Nationwide
Join us for a luncheon to launch new research on immigrants’ contributions to community prosperity across the United States.
Overview
National launch of new Americas Society–Partnership for a New American Economy research on immigrants and the housing market.
Immigration reform is at the top of the national agenda, and the policies created today will have broad implications for decades to come. How can immigrants and immigration reform further contribute to economic growth? Join us for a luncheon on Thursday, May 30 that will look at the role of immigrants in local economies and how immigrants, through the housing market, contribute to neighborhood revitalization and prosperity in Charlotte and across the United States.
Speakers:
- John Autry, District 5 Council Member, Charlotte City Council
- Karl Dean, Mayor, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
- Ari Matusiak, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Private Sector Engagement, The White House
- Amb. Eduardo Medina-Mora, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
- Fatima Shama, Commissioner, New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
- Jacob Vigdor, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Duke University
- Jason Marczak, Director of Policy, AS/COA (Moderator)
Prior registration and payment is required.
Registration:
Members of partnering organizations: $15 for individual seats,
$100 for an 8-person table;
Non-members: $25 for individual seats, $160 for a 8-person table.
In partnership with: Business Forward, Charlotte Regional Partnership, the City of Charlotte, Foundation for the Carolinas, Hispanic Contractors Association of Charlotte, Latin American Chamber of Commerce, Charlotte (LACCC), Latin American Coalition (LAC) and World Affairs Council of Charlotte.
Read AS/COA’s series of fact sheets on immigrants and the economy.
Americas Society thanks Rockefeller Brothers Fund for its support of our Hispanic Integration and Immigration Initiative.
Event Information: Richard André | randre@as-coa.org | 212-277-8392
Press: Adriana La Rotta | alarotta@as-coa.org | 212-277-8384
Cancellation: Please contact Juan Serrano-Badrena at jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org before 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday May 29, 2013.
Agenda
Agenda
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Registration
12:30 - 12:40 p.m.: Opening Remarks
- Peter Johnson, Board Member, Americas Society; Associate, Rockefeller Family & Associates
- John Autry, Council Member, Charlotte City Council
12:40 - 1:00 p.m.: Keynote Address
- Ari Matusiak, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Private Sector Engagement, The White House
- Amb. Eduardo Medina-Mora, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.: Panel: Immigrants and the Housing Market: New Research and What It Means
- Karl Dean, Mayor, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
- Amb. Eduardo Medina-Mora, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
- Fatima Shama, Commissioner, New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
- Jacob Vigdor, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Duke University
- Jason Marczak, Director of Policy, AS/COA (Moderator)