Keywords: DIG13785-058 (21271546563).jpg On Oct 3 1965 at the base of the Statue of Liberty President Lyndon B Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act also called the Hart-Celler Act In commemoration of that historic event the LBJ Presidential Library on Oct 1 2015 presented a panel discussion Immigration Pathway to the American Dream on the important immigration issues we face today Topics included how immigration shapes our country and influences the American economy Discussion participants were Tom Gjelten an NPR correspondent for more than 30 years; Bill Hammond CEO of the Texas Association of Business; and Dr Victoria DeFrancesco Soto fellow at the Center for Politics and Governance at the LBJ School of Public Affairs outreach director for the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin political analyst for Telemundo and contributor to MSNBC and NBCNews com The evening was co-sponsored by FWD us the Center for Mexican American Studies and the Indian American Coalition of Texas The event was generously presented by AT T LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin https //www flickr com/photos/lbjlibrarynow/21271546563/ DIG13785-058 2015-10-01 18 50 https //www flickr com/people/100836534 N04 LBJ Library PD-USGov 1989 2016-11-28 Taken with Nikon D750 Uncategorized 2016 December 19 |