CUMBRE 2007

In Cooperation with
La Red Internacional de Migración y Desarrollo (1)

Announce

The Third Cumbre* of the Great Plains
*Cumbre means summit

Understanding Immigration and the Changing Communities of the Americas
Lessons from New Destinations Across the Globe

April 27-29, 2007

Embassy Suites Omaha
Downtown/Old Market Omaha, NE

The Conference is Free and Open to the Public **
**There is a charge for Keynote luncheons and other special events.
(See the registration form for details.)

Space for Keynote Lectures is Limited. Please Register by April 6th.

Thursday Evening, April 26th: Conference Check-In Begins
Friday, April 27th and Saturday, April 28th: Regular Sessions and Keynotes
Sunday, April 29th: Working Meetings

The conference brings together scholars, policy-makers, NGOs and community representatives interested in acquiring a better understanding of migration, immigration policy, and immigrant integration efforts across the country and around the globe.

Luncheon Keynote Speakers
(Space is Limited, Register Now.)

Dr. Demetrios Papademetriou, Migration Policy Institute
“U.S. Immigration Policy in the Era of Mobility”
Friday, April 27, 2007

Professor Alejandro Portes, Princeton University
“No Margin for Error: Determinants of Achievement
Among Disadvantaged Children of Immigrants”
Saturday, April 28, 2007

Special Session (2)

“Neither Enemies nor Friends:  Latinos, Blacks and Afro-Latinos"
A Conversation with the Authors
Dr. Suzanne Oboler, University of Illinois-Chicago
and
Dr. Anani Dzidzienyo, Brown University

Other Featured Speakers Include:

Luis E. Guarnizo, University of California, Davis; Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College and Harvard University; Raul Delgado Wise, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas and
La Red Internacional de Migración y Desarrollo;
Karthick Ramakrishnan, University California, Riverside;
Helen Marrow, Harvard University; Gabriel Escobar, Pew Hispanic Center;
Steve Taylor, General Counsel from the Office of Senator Chuck Hagel

Conference Theme

While the focus of this year’s Cumbre continues to be on Latino/Latin American populations, we have placed increased emphasis on the comparative and transnational understanding of these burning issues across nations, local communities, history and immigrant groups.

Topics Include:

• Migration, Development and New Destinations Across the Globe
•Immigration and Integration Policies: the U.S., Canada and Europe Compared
• The Impact of Migration: the Oaxaca Case
• The Role of Religion in Migration
• Latino Political Mobilization and Democracy in Immigrant America
• Remittances and their Impact in Sending Communities
• Migration, Labor and Rural Issues in Sending and Receiving Communities
•Immigrant Integration and Educational Achievement

Please visit our website for more information: www.unomaha.edu/ollas. Address questions to Colleen Wester, Conference Coordinator at cwester@mail.unomaha.edu
or call OLLAS: 402-554-3835

1. La Red Internacional de Migracion y Desarrollo (www.migracionydesarrollo.org) is based in Zacatecas, Mexico and brings together scholars, policy-makers and immigrant organizations from across America and the World.
2. Co-sponsored with Black Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha.