Developing Inclusive Immigration Protections and Policies

 

 

Paul Chang, Jennifer Chun, Hiroshi Motomura, Astghik Hairapetian
May Sudhinaraset, Phal Sok, Lisa Fu, Billy Taing

 

This session examines how laws and systems are either harming or helping immigrants, but also highlights solutions to improve the wellbeing of immigrant communities in California. Speakers draw attention to the high levels of health and social risk factors uniquely affecting undocumented immigrants in the pandemic that intensified burdens associated with COVID-19 in health and economic contexts. Not only will discussion cover recommendations related to increasing access to resources and protections for undocumented immigrants, reducing barriers to health services, but this session will also provide space to dive into perspectives on the importance of dismantling outdated surveillance systems that unjustly afflict immigrant communities. Synthesizing lenses of public health, labor, and criminal law, the discourse presented here will conceptualize new avenues to supporting the great diversity of immigrant experiences in California.

 

Developing Inclusive Immigration Protections and Policies (Notes)

 

 

 

 

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