Cantigny Conference Series: Immigration and Citizenship in America

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Introduction

Introduction and List of Conference Participants

Program

I. What is American Citizenship?

Moderator: Mark Krikorian, Center for Immigration Studies

Papers:

To "Possess the National Consciousness of an American" 
by John Fonte, Hudson Institute

Reflections on American Citizenship and Immigration
by Joseph H. Carens, University of Toronto

II. Dual (or Plural) Citizenship?

Moderator: Stephen Steinlight, American Jewish Congress

Papers:

Dual Citizenship and American National Identity: A Dilemma of Diversity
 by Stanley Renshon, City University of New York

Dual Nationality: Unobjectionable and Unstoppable
by Peter A. Spiro, Hofstra University School of Law

Keynote Address:

Samuel P. Huntington, Harvard University

III. Are Mexicans a Special Case?

Moderator: Robert Leiken, Brookings Institute

Papers:

Mexican Immigration: A Special Case of What?
by Peter Skerry, Claremont McKenna College and Brookings Institution

Mexican Immigrants: Similarities and Differences
by Manuel Garcia y Griego, University of Texas - Arlington

IV. Teaching Immigrants About America

Moderator: George Elford, Education Consultant

Papers:

Americanizing New Americans
by Charles F. Bahmueller, Center for Civic Education

Entering into Society: The Civic Process for All
by Don Bragaw, American Forum for Global Education