Roundtable Series on U.S. Border, Visa, and Immigration Policies
Director: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow
March 2007 - Present
Made possible by the generosity of the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, this roundtable series examines the impact of post-9/11 measures on U.S. economic competitiveness and diplomatic relations, and considers possible government responses to address these problems.
Meetings
Roundtable Meeting
Managing Illegal Immigration
Speakers:
Edward Alden, Council on Foreign Relations, Bryan Roberts, Nathan Associates, John Whitley, Institute for Defense AnalysisPresider:
Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of DallasThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
A Conversation with Author Robert Guest: Borderless Economics
Speaker:
Robert Guest, The EconomistPresider:
Edward Alden, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Innovation in the Visa Process
Speakers:
Diane Burrows, Embassy of Canada, Jim Williams, Embassy of Australia, Simon Hayes, Embassy if the United Kingdom and Northern IrelandThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Roundtable Meeting
Terrorist Risk Factors
Speaker:
Gary M. Shiffman, Georgetown University; Chertoff GroupPresider:
Edward Alden, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Identity, Privacy, and National Security: Cutting the Gordian Knot
Speakers:
Michael Cronin, Director, Homeland Security & Law Enforcement, Computer Sciences Corporation, Chris Wiesinger, Principle Solutions Architect of the Border and Immigration Solutions Center of Excellence, Computer Sciences Corporation, P. T. Wright, Director, Homeland Security and Law Enforcement, Computer Sciences CorporationPresider:
Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, CFRThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Breaking the Immigration Stalemate
Discussants:
Noah Pickus, Duke University, Peter Skerry, Boston College, Michele Wucker, World Policy InstitutePresider:
Edward Schumacher Matos, Harvard UniversityThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Beyond Bureaucratic Inefficiency: An Insider's View of What Works and What Needs Improvement at USCIS
Speaker:
Prakash Khatri, KPK Global SolutionsPresider:
Edward Alden, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Letting in the Good and Keeping out the Bad: Lessons Learned Since 9/11
Speaker:
Stewart A. Baker, Department of Homeland SecurityPresider:
Edward Alden, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Economy-Wide Effects of Reducing Illegal Immigration in U.S. Employment
Speaker:
Peter Dixon and Maureen T. Rimmer, Monash UniversityPresider:
Edward Alden, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Managing Risk at the Border: Finding a Balance Between Security and Openness
Presider:
Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, The Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Stewart Verdery, President, Monument Policy Group, LLCThis meeting is not for attribution.
CFR Experts Guide
The Council on Foreign Relations' David Rockefeller Studies Program—CFR's "think tank"—is home to more than seventy full-time, adjunct, and visiting scholars and practitioners (called "fellows"). Their expertise covers the world's major regions as well as the critical issues shaping today's global agenda.
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