Immigration Policy Landscape

a SPPUA in Action Event Series

Please join us in a panel discussion of the past, present and future of immigration policy on the U.S./Mexico border. Our panel will highlight the experiences of policy makers, journalists, lawyers, advocates and academics as they consider the implications of recent policy and practice on the future of American immigration policy. This event is free and open to the public.

When: Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Time: 3 to 4 p.m. EST
Location: Zoom Webinar

Unable to attend? Watch the recording here!

Panelists and Moderator

Rachel Rosenbloom

Professor of Law; Associate Dean for Experiential Education, Northeastern University School of Law

Professor Rosenbloom teaches and writes in the area of immigration law and policy. She is Associate Dean for Experiential Education.
Veronica Escobar

Congresswoman – Texas’ 16th Congressional District in El Paso

Congresswoman Escobar proudly represents Texas’ 16th Congressional District in El Paso. As a third-generation El Pasoan, Congresswoman Escobar has dedicated her life’s work to improving the lives of El Pasoans.
Hemanth Gundavaram

Clinical Professor and Director, Immigrant Justice Clinic, Northeastern University School of Law

Professor Gundavaram is the co-founder and director of the school’s Immigrant Justice Clinic. He also teaches Immigration Law and Administrative Law.
Taylor Levy

Immigration Attorney

Taylor Levy is an immigration attorney who has worked in El Paso, Texas. After a decade of work in various nonprofits, she founded her own legal consulting firm dedicated to protecting the rights of asylum-seekers arriving at our southern border.
Robert Moore

Founder/ CEO El Paso Matters, Pulitzer Prize finalist

Robert Moore has been a journalist for 38 years, most of it in El Paso. He currently is president and CEO of El Paso Matters, a nonprofit news organization he founded that began publishing in February 2020.

This event is hosted by Emily Mann and HUSV 3900 Social Policy class.

This event was sponsored by the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University School of Law and Human Services Program.

Special thanks to Human Services Major Oriana Dominguez and her mother Lynn Coyle who helped to develop this panel.

Immigration Policy Landscape

a SPPUA in Action Event Series

Panelists and Moderator

Rachel Rosenbloom

Professor of Law; Associate Dean for Experiential Education, Northeastern University School of Law

Veronica Escobar

Congresswoman – Texas’ 16th Congressional District in El Paso

Hemanth Gundavaram

Clinical Professor and Director, Immigrant Justice Clinic, Northeastern University School of Law

Taylor Levy

Immigration Attorney

Robert Moore

Founder/ CEO El Paso Matters, Pulitzer Prize finalist

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