FAIRFAX, Va., September, 18, 2013 / The Institute for Immigration Research at George Mason University hosted a panel discussion yesterday on the economics of immigration reform at its Arlington, Va., campus http://iir.gmu.edu/articles/5939 Brookings Institution immigration expert, Dr. Audrey Singer, moderated the panel of five leaders from across the spectrum of public and private interests as they offered insights on the potential impact of immigration reform on the national and local economies.
The panelists were: Rep. Joe Garcia of Florida; Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum; Ryan Spiegel, Gaithersburg, Md., city council member; Dolly Oberoi, CEO of C² Technologies, Inc; and Don Heflin, managing director of the Visa Office in the Bureau of Consular Affairs at the US Department of State. Singer engaged the panel with questions such as: Where are we with immigration reform in the political process? What will it take to implement reform? What will reform mean for technology and engineering firms?
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