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Panel Summary
The Center for Immigration Studies hosted a panel discussion focusing on the Refugee Resettlement Program and its impact on states and localities. The starting point for conversation was the recent report by Center Fellow Don Barnett providing a history of the states' interactions with the refugee program and recommendations for better defining the state role.
Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at 9:30a.m.
Location: National Press Club, Murrow Room, 529 14th St, NW, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C.
Table of Contents
Introduction by Mark Krikorian
Statement by Don Barnett
Statement by Richard Thompson
Statement by Jeff Johnson
Question and Answer Session
Statement by Don Barnett
Statement by Richard Thompson
Statement by Jeff Johnson
Question and Answer Session
Introduction by Mark Krikorian
Executive Director, Center for Immigration Studies
Statement by Don Barnett
Barnett, a fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies and widely published on refugee resettlement and asylum issues, presented his recent publication, "Do States Have a Say in the Refugee Resettlement Program?"
Statement by Richard Thompson
Thompson is the President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Law Center, which filed a lawsuit challenging constitutionality of the federal refugee resettlement program.
Statement by Jeff Johnson
Johnson has served on the St. Cloud, Minn., City Council for seven years. He recently introduced a resolution calling for a moratorium on refugee resettlement in St. Cloud pending clarification of the fiscal impact.
Question and Answer Session
Topics: Refugees and Asylum