People seeking to change their lives by relocating across national borders cannot simply migrate like birds to better places at will, but must navigate and deal with government policies, cultural roadblocks, and prejudices. Authors Jonathan Blitzer (Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of A Crisis), Zeke Hernandez (The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers), and Pulitzer Prize-winner Héctor Tobar (Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meaning of “Latino”) converse about the impact of migration from the perspective of immigrants and destination countries. Moderated by Maryellen Fullerton, Suzanne J. and Norman Miles Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School and co-author of Immigration and Citizenship Law: Process and Policy and Forced Migration: Law and Policy.
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