Actions Panel
2023 Annual Latino Public Affairs Forum
Pillars of Community: Local Efforts to Support New Latino Immigrants in the Washington, DC Metro Area
When and where
Date and time
April 27 · 9am - April 28 · 5pm EDT
Location
Spring Valley Building, American University 4801 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20016
About this event
April 27, 9:00am - 4:00pm | April 28, 9:00am - 5:00pm | Spring Valley Building Room 401 | American University
Since March 2021, 9,400 migrants who recently crossed the southern border into the United States and requested consideration of claims for asylum and other forms of immigration relief have arrived in the Washington, DC Metro area. Government agencies and local organizations at both the DC and Metropolitan County levels have stepped in with innovative strategies for meeting the needs of this vulnerable population that is mostly comprised of people from Venezuela, Honduras, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, Haiti, and Nicaragua.
This year's in-person Forum will convene researchers, advocates, and AU faculty to discuss the ways that public and private organizations can support new Latino immigrants who have arrived in the DMV from the border states of Texas and Arizona. The Forum will also explore pathways through which stakeholders may effectively aid them with citizenship, health, housing, employment, and integration services and fill crucial gaps while they await resolution of their applications for documented status.
This event is co-sponsored by The Institute for Humane Studies, SAMU First Response, AU Metropolitan Research Center, AU Immigration Lab, and the Changing Aid Signature Research Initiative.
Panels will feature discussions on:
- Legal services & judicial obstacles for new immigrants
- Education access & quality for English language learners
- Local & federal immigration policies
- Affordable housing, ethnic entrepreneurship, & economic inclusion
About the organizer
The Center for Latin American and Latino Studies (CLALS) at American University in Washington, DC engages scholars and practitioners to promote cutting-edge research to enrich understanding of Latin America and of Latino communities in the U.S.