Note: Registration is free but now required to view the event live.
Changes in federal immigration policies and enforcement are influencing who can or will choose to study, work, and live in the United States, and these shifts are having significant effects on the economy and workforce.
On the UW Now Live we’ll discuss:
- What recent immigration policy changes have affected foreign citizens in the United States?
- How are changes to immigration, visa policies, and higher education funding impacting applications and enrollments of foreign students at U.S. universities?
- How do these changes influence labor supply, workforce quality, and economic resilience?
- What policy changes will affect the rate of immigration to the U.S. and therefore the growth of the labor force?
Join fellow UW alumni and friends online for a livestream and Q & A with a panel of experts who will discuss this evolving topic. The talk will be moderated by Mike Knetter, from the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association.
Speakers
Erin M. Barbato ’02 is the director of the Immigrant Justice Center at University of Wisconsin Law School. She teaches second- and third-year law students to represent individuals in removal proceedings and with humanitarian-based immigration relief. The core of her work involves representing people seeking refuge in the United States and representing unaccompanied minors. Barbato is currently researching and implementing transnational immigration human rights clinics throughout the Americas. Previously, she worked as an immigration attorney at a nonprofit organization and in private practice as well. She graduated from UW–Madison in 2002 with a bachelor of science degree and from Marquette University Law School in 2006. Prior to attending law school, Barbato volunteered as a teacher at El Centro del Muchacho Trabajador, a nonprofit organization in Quito, Ecuador. While in Quito, she worked with families and recently resettled refugee families living at or below the poverty line.
Jeffrey Smith is the Paul T. Heyne Professor of Economics, Richard A. Meese Chair in Applied Econometrics, and a professor in the UW’s Department of Economics. He has taught and conducted research across multiple areas of UW–Madison, including the Institute for Research on Poverty, the La Follette School of Public Affairs, the Center for Demography and Ecology, and the Center for Financial Security. His research centers on methods for the evaluation of social programs, such as job training for the disadvantaged. He has also written papers examining the labor market effects of university quality and the use of statistical treatment rules to assign persons to government programs. He received his doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago in 1996. Prior to joining the UW faculty, he taught at the University of Michigan from 2005 to 2017, at the University of Maryland from 2001 to 2005, and at the University of Western Ontario from 1994 to 2001.
This event is hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Association®.
