Carmen Reinhart, Minos A. Zombanakis Professor of the International Financial System at Harvard Kennedy School, speaks about the economics of immigration

Schedule


Thursday, October 24, 2013
Kickoff dinner at Lippmann House
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Registration and reception
6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Opening remarks
Why this workshop?
  • Ann Marie Lipinski, curator, Nieman Foundation
  • Andrew Solomon, vice president, public affairs, and Tara Magner, program officer, U.S. Programs, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Keynote Address
Widening the Lens: Immigration Reform and the Future of our Country
  • Demetrios Papademetriou, president and co-founder, Migration Policy Institute
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Friday, October 25, 2013
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
Part I: The Economics of Immigration
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. The State of the U.S. Economy and Key Issues Facing the Country in the Next Decade
  • Carmen Reinhart, Minos A. Zombanakis Professor of the International Financial System, Harvard Kennedy School
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Numbers and Politics: How to Sort Through Economic Research on Immigration and Use It in Reporting
Introduction by Edward Schumacher-Matos, ombudsman, NPR
  • Giovanni Peri, professor of economics, UC Davis, and research associate, the National Bureau of Economic Research
  • Harry J. Holzer, professor of public policy, Georgetown University, and former chief economist for the U.S. Department of Labor
  • Judith K. Gans, economist and manager of the Immigration Policy Program, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Discussion
  • Moderator: Edward Schumacher-Matos, ombudsman, NPR
11:15 - 11:30 a.m. Break
Part II: A Primer on Temporary Foreign Labor and Employment
11:30 - 12:15 p.m. What Research Can Tell Us About the U.S. Labor Market and the Impact of Temporary Workers
  • Harry J. Holzer, professor of public policy, Georgetown University, and former chief economist for the U.S. Department of Labor
  • Ron Hira, research associate, Economic Policy Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology
Q&A
12:15 - 12:30 p.m. Break
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Pieces of the Same Puzzle: What Journalists Need to Know About the Balance Between Bringing in Workers and Protecting American Jobs
  • Christopher Gaddis, chief human resources officer, JBS USA Holdings, Inc.
  • Ana Avendaño, director of immigration and community action, AFL-CIO
  • with Ron Hira and Harry J. Holzer
Moderator: Laura Wides-Muñoz, immigration reporter, The Associated Press
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch
Part III: Debunking Enforcement Myths
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. Behind the Rhetoric: An Overview of What is Being Done to Enforce Immigration Restrictions
  • Marc Rosenblum, specialist in immigration policy, Congressional Research Service
Q&A
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. On the Ground Perspectives: How Enforcement Practices Play Out in U.S. Towns, Courts and Detention Facilities
  • Dana Marks, immigration judge and president, National Association of Immigration Judges
  • Raymond Cobos, sheriff, Luna County, Deming, New Mexico
  • Cheryl Little, immigration lawyer, executive director and co-founder, Americans for Immigrant Justice
Moderator: Maria Sacchetti, immigration reporter, The Boston Globe
5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Break
5:45 p.m. Depart for networking dinner at Orinoco, a local Venezuelan restaurant, 56 JFK St., Cambridge, Mass.
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Investigative reporter Claudia Núñez, left, Andrew Solomon, vice president of public affairs at the MacArthur Foundation, and Daniela Gerson, editor of Alhambra Source

 Saturday, October 26, 2013
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
Part IV: Cracking the Code: Turning Immigration Data into Stories
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Digging for Themes in TRAC and What to Expect from PEW and Census Data
Introduction by Laura Wides-Muñoz, immigration reporter, The Associated Press
  • David Burnham, investigative reporter, co-director and co-founder, Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
  • Dianne Solís, senior writer, The Dallas Morning News
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. - noon Taming Data, Finding Narratives
  • Ronald Campbell, investigative reporter, The Orange County Register
Noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. DataViz: A Practical Guide to Mapping and Designing Immigration Stories with Data and Open-Source Software
  • Claudia Núñez, investigative journalist, Human Rights Watch
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Break
Part V: Lessons Learned
2:45 - 3:45 p.m. Coming to Terms with Complexity: Taking the Immigration Beat Forward
  • Marilyn Geewax, senior business editor, NPR, on navigating the politics of the economic impact story
  • Maria Sacchetti, immigration reporter, The Boston Globe
  • Anh Do, multicultural communities reporter, Los Angeles Times
Moderator: Stefanie Friedhoff, assistant director of programming and special projects, Nieman Foundation
3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
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