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Immigration: National Policy & Humanitarian Impacts

League of Women Voters of Portland Season 2025 Episode 2

Learn about pivotal changes in immigration policies affecting Americans at the deepest level, in terms of the economy, humanitarian rights, and international relations.

  • What is US immigration policy in 2025 and how is it changing from the past?
  • What is the international border industrial complex, and why should we care?
  • How are students and university campuses being impacted by changing immigration policies?
  • What is Project 2025 and how is it informing the current administration's policy choices?

Our speakers brought professional experience from political, academic, and community-based backgrounds and addressed the important role our immigrant neighbors play in our communities:

  • Frank So, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
  • Dr. Amy Wang, Lewis & Clark College
  • Beryl Flom, LWV-San Diego
  • Dallana Nicole Camargo, LWV-Houston
  • Moderated by Linda M. Jackson, LWV-Portland 

The theme for our spring civic education series is immigration, a profound issue facing our nation. 

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