OLLI101040 - Hot Button Issues in Immigration Law and Policy (Online via Zoom)
Course Description
Hot Button Issues in Immigration Law and Policy
Instructor: Judith Bernstein-Baker
Dates: Tuesdays, June 6-June 27
Time: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Location: Online via Zoom
This course provides an overview of the U.S. immigration system, discussing pathways to legal entry and status, asylum and refugee processing, border issues, child and family separation and immigration enforcement. The goal is to provide learners with tools to understand the components of the immigration system, role of various stakeholders and the impact of immigration policy on foreign nationals. When appropriate, “front line” service providers/professionals and impacted immigrants are featured guest speakers.
Maximum online registrants: 50
Instructor’s Bio:
Judith Bernstein-Baker, for 18 years, was executive director of HIAS PA, the largest nonprofit provider of immigration legal services in Pennsylvania. HIAS PA also provides refugee resettlement, ESL, and other supportive services. She has an MSW/JD degree and handles pro bono immigration cases. She is
co-author of a text, Understanding Immigration Law and Practice. She has taught immigration law at community college for 10 years and teaches a version of this course at the Mt. Airy Learning Tree.
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