TIME	ROOM	TOPIC
8:15 a.m.	Foyer	Check-in and Registration Open
9:00 a.m.	Hart Auditorium	Welcome by Dean T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Georgetown University Law Center Plenary Session I: Bringing Immigration Policymaking into the 21st Century Immigration over the last quarter of a century has forever changed the demographics landscape of the United States.  Nearly 40 million foreign born already live in the United States, long waiting lists for family and employment-based visas have been with us for some time, and in this decade, for the first time, immigration courts handled over 300,000 matters annually.  At the start of the Obama administration, this panel will consider how well positioned the government is to make immigration policy in a coherent and thoughtful manner and to administer the immigration system of justice—removal adjudications—in a fair, efficient, and effective way. Session Moderator:  Andrew Schoenholtz, Deputy Director, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University   Session Speakers: Donald Kerwin, Vice President for Programs, Migration Policy Institute Tara Magner, consultant to the Chairman of the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont Esther A. Olavarria, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Department of Homeland Security
10:15 a.m.	Foyer	Break
10:25 a.m.	Hart Auditorium	Plenary Session II: Prospects for Immigration Reform: What to expect from Washington? Both John McCain and Barack Obama held similar views about the need for and elements of immigration reform, so immigration as an election campaign issue fell from the stage.  With the deepening economic crisis gripping the administration and Congress, immigration reform has fallen from the ranks of top-tier issues  slated  to command congressional attention in the coming months.  Yet the problems and impacts of the current  dysfunctional  system continue to dominate the workings and circumstances of countless communities and workplaces around the nation.  In addition, immigration issues are ever-present in legislative debates, whether the issue is re-authorization of E-Verify as part of budget bills or stimulus funding being spent to generate jobs that might be filled by unauthorized workers.  This panel will examine  what the most recent polling shows about public attitudes regarding immigration reform and what policy changes can realistically be expected from Washington from both Congress and key areas of the executive branch.  Session Moderator:  Doris Meissner, Senior Fellow and Director of the US Immigration Policy Program, Migration Policy Institute Session Speakers: Serena Hoy, Senior Counsel, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada Rick Johnson, Vice President, Lake Research Partners John Morton, Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), US Department of Homeland Security
11:45 a.m.	Hart Auditorium	Remarks by Senator Charles E. Schumer, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security
12:30 p.m.	Foyer	Lunch
1:30 p.m.	Hart Auditorium	Discussion on the Economic Recession and its Impact on Immigration Demetrios G. Papademetriou, President, Migration Policy Institute
2:15 p.m.	Hart Auditorium	Plenary Session III: Communities Laying the Groundwork for Immigration Reform and Beyond Effective immigration policies serve to encourage and support the integration of newcomers and facilitate the attainment of citizenship.  Nowhere is this better understood than at the community level, where immigrants interact daily with the broader community.  Many organizations and individuals are involved in helping newcomers acclimate and move toward full participation within their adopted communities.  Current immigration policies, however, often stymie these efforts.  There are significant backlogs for immigrants wanting to adjust their immigration status, including for naturalization.  Increasingly, state and local elected officials are adopting harsh measures affecting the immigrant communities, driving many, especially the unauthorized, further underground.  And, because current immigration policies have not addressed the large population of unauthorized immigrants in the United States, large segments of the immigrant community have no recourse to status adjustment, which is a critical component to integration.  This panel will explore how community organizations can and are helping to prepare immigrants to become citizens and full participants in the community.  The audience will learn about practical approaches, as well as recommended policy changes, from the perspectives of those engaged with immigrant communities.  Efforts, both underway and proposed, to build the case for comprehensive immigration reform and to help prepare immigrants for eventual opportunities to adjust their immigration status will be examined. Session Moderator:  Mark Franken, Executive Director, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. Session Speakers: Josh Bernstein, Director of Immigration, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Angelica Salas, Director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) Diana Tellefson, Executive Director, United Farm Workers Foundation, Southern California
3:30 p.m.	Foyer	Break
3:45 p.m.	Hart Auditorium	Plenary Session IV:  Immigrant Integration:  A Full Federal Policy Agenda While the prospects for comprehensive immigration reform remain murky, the Obama Administration will almost certainly have to grapple with a wide range of policies and legislation that will have profound impacts on immigrant integration in the United States. Three key issue areas will be addressed: health care reform and the implementation of the recently enacted SCHIP bill extending benefits to legal immigrant children and pregnant women; the education of immigrant and English Language Learner children, focusing on the No Child Left Behind Act reauthorization and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act spending; and the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act and its implication for immigrant workers.   Session Moderator:   Michael Fix, Co-Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, Migration Policy Institute   Session Speakers: Leighton Ku, Professor in the Department of Health Policy, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University Forrest P. Chisman, Executive Vice President, Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy Peter Zamora, Senior Education Counsel, Office of Senator Jeff Bingaman