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
A Conversation with Author Robert Guest: Borderless Economics
Speaker: Robert Guest, The Economist
Presider: Edward Alden, Council on Foreign Relations
November 17, 2011
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 Ireland
October 27, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
Terrorist Risk Factors
Speaker: Gary M. Shiffman, Georgetown University; Chertoff Group
Presider: Edward Alden, Council on Foreign Relations
January 23, 2010
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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 Corporation
Presider: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, CFR
December 9, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
Breaking the Immigration Stalemate
Discussants: Noah Pickus, Duke University
Peter Skerry, Boston College
Michele Wucker, World Policy Institute
Presider: Edward Schumacher Matos, Harvard University
October 23, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
Beyond Bureaucratic Inefficiency: An Insider's View of What Works and What Needs Improvement at USCIS
Speaker: Prakash Khatri, KPK Global Solutions
Presider: Edward Alden, Council on Foreign Relations
April 30, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
Letting in the Good and Keeping out the Bad: Lessons Learned Since 9/11
Speaker: Stewart A. Baker, Department of Homeland Security
Presider: Edward Alden, Council on Foreign Relations
January 14, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
Economy-Wide Effects of Reducing Illegal Immigration in U.S. Employment
Speaker: Peter Dixon and Maureen T. Rimmer, Monash University
Presider: Edward Alden, Council on Foreign Relations
November 25, 2008
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 Relations
Speaker: Stewart Verdery, President, Monument Policy Group, LLC
March 26, 2007
Saudi Arabia on the Edge
American Force
The Struggle for Egypt
