The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and the Arizona State University School of Transborder Studies will host a panel discussion on April 8 that confronts a sobering reality: Latinos represent a significant share of the immigration enforcement workforce even as enforcement actions disproportionately target Latino communities.
This complicates easy assumptions about identity and solidarity, and raises urgent questions about how power operates within communities that are both marginalized and institutionally represented. As arrests and detentions continue nationwide, we’ll explore what these dynamics mean for accountability and democracy, especially in the Southwest, where the roots of enforcement run deep.
Wednesday, April 8 | 5:45–8:00 PM
ASU California Center
1111 South Broadway, Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90015
RSVP here (Capacity is limited)
Participants:
- Dr. Amada Armenta, Director, UCLA LPPI, Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
- Dr. Irasema Coronado, Director and Professor, Arizona State University School of Transborder Studies
Panelists:
- Dr. Irene I. Vega, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, UC Irvine
- Dr. Lisa Magaña, Professor, Arizona State University School of Transborder Studies
- Gustavo Arellano, Columnist, Los Angeles Times
