Immigration: Whose Rights are Primary-- the suffering individual or the overburdened society?

Publication Type:

Miscellaneous

Authors:

Taggart, Kathleen; Falcone, Ernani; Casillas, Richard M.; Teran, Lee; Hinojosa, Gilberto M.

Source:

St. Mary's University, Learning Resources Center, San Antonio, TX (1994)

Call Number:

LC: HV4010

Keywords:

Immigrants and immigration; Immigrants -- Civil rights -- United States; Emigration and immigration law -- United States

Abstract:

Kathleen Taggart, of the President's Peace Commission, hosts this panel discussion featuring Ernani Falcone, Coordinator of Amnesty International in San Antonio; Richard M. Casillas, the District Director of Immigration and Naturalization Service; Dr. Lee Teran, professor in the School of Law at St. Mary's University; and Dr. Gilberto Hinojosa, the Dean of the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts at the Incarnate Word College. Mr. Falcone suggests that most anti-immigration is based on economics; however, he states, immigration provides for the needs of the quality of life for the middle class, such as housekeepers, and landscapers. He explains what Amnesty International stands for and supports. Dr. Teran dispels many common misbeliefs about immigrants and comments on the legislative and treaty-related the United States has in regards to refugees. Dr. Hinojosa speaks about the push/pull forces in the U.S. economy and how public opinion about immigrants correlates to the bust or boom status of the economy. A question and answer session concludes this discussion.

Notes:

St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.) President's Peace Commission. Program (1994 Oct. 25-27). sd., col. 1/2 in. My rights or (y)ours: rights, responsibilities, and interdependence ; v. 9; VHS format. Participants: Host: Kathleen Taggart./ Recorded Oct. 27, 1994.