Published: Feb. 26, 2018

The consequences of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program鈥攁nd its uncertain future鈥攊s the subject of the next Social Sciences Today Forum at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录.

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Antman, Chapin and Sep煤lveda

The event鈥攖itled 鈥淏rain Drain Through Deportation? The Consequences of DACA鈥濃攆eatures three experts and is scheduled for听Wednesday, March 7, at noon in听Old Main Chapel听on the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 campus.听Each faculty member will speak for about 15 minutes and then answer questions. The event is free and open to the public. The panelists are:

  • Francisca Antman, associate professor of economics
  • Violeta Chapin, clinical professor of law
  • Enrique Sep煤lveda, assistant professor of ethnic studies

Antman will summarize results from her research on the impacts of DACA on the schooling and labor-market outcomes of likely beneficiaries. The DACA program covers undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children; these immigrants are sometimes called 鈥渄reamers.鈥

Chapin will discuss undocumented/DACA students in American colleges today, how DACA helped raise those numbers, and some of the history of state bills to allow undocumented students to get in-state tuition.

Sep煤lveda will speak about 鈥渉ow DACA is part of a larger set of issues impacting Latinx students/youth, immigrant or not, and what this means for my work as an educational anthropologist and ethnic studies professor.鈥

The event is sponsored by the听听(CARTSS) and the College of Arts and Sciences.听

The Social Sciences Today Forum, a series during the school year, is designed to help the public gain broader perspectives and deeper understanding of human society and how individuals relate to the community and one another.听This forum brings the knowledge and expertise of social-sciences faculty to the greater community and allows the community to ask questions of leading scholars.听