Social Safety Net
How immigration reforms could bolster Social Security and Medicare solvency and address direct care workforce issues
In the absence of federal immigration reform, state and local policies that impact the immigrant population are being implemented in communities across the country. The local response is exacerbated by financial crisis and economic anxiety in our country, leaving residents, community leaders, and elected officials with mixed emotions about the role immigrants will play in shaping our social, economic and cultural future.
On February 26, the Metropolitan Policy Program and Greater Washington Research at Brookings hosted a discussion focusing on a new report that examines the local, regional and national factors that led Prince William County, an outer suburb of the nation’s capital, to adopt tough measures against unauthorized immigrants. Additional case studies will be explored, with a focus on the ripening immigration debate and ideas for successfully addressing long-term demographic changes and challenges.
Brookings Senior Fellow Audrey Singer presented the report, and Marcela Sanchez of the New York Times Syndicate moderated a panel discussion.
Immigration, Politics and Local Responses
Agenda
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February 26
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Introduction
Alice M. Rivlin Former Brookings Expert -
Presentation
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Panel Discussion
MS(Marcela Sánchez (moderator) Washington Columnist, The New York Times SyndicateRCRandolph Capps Demographer and Senior Policy Analyst, Migration Policy InstituteRKRobin Koralek Research Associate, Center on Labor, Human Services and PopulationAOAngeles Ortega-Moore Chief Executive Officer, Latin American Coalition
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