BookTV Broadcast of AS/COA Ex Mex Event

December 16, 2007

On December 16, CSPAN2's Book TV broadcasted the November book launch of Ex Mex: From Migrants to Immigrants by Jorge Castañeda hosted by AS/COA. As Mexico's foreign affairs minister during the administration of President Vicente Fox, Castañeda played a firsthand role in attempts at U.S.-Mexican immigration reform. Following Castañeda's presentation, a panel discussion examined the issues behind current debate over U.S.-Mexican immigration and reform in the United States. Panelists included:

• Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Council of the Americas, Washington D.C. (Moderator)
• Julia Preston, New York Times National Immigration Correspondent
• Christopher Sabatini, Editor-in-Chief, Americas Quarterly and Senior Director of Policy, AS/COA
• Robert Smith, Associate Professor of Sociology, Immigration Studies and Public Affairs, Baruch College School of Public Affairs and the Graduate Center, CUNY

CSPAN2's Book TV will broadcast the event on Sunday, December 16 at 7:00 p.m. View the broadcast.

In an AS/COA interview, Dr. Castañeda talked about immigration as a U.S. presidential campaign issue and prospects for reform in the future.

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