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Low Wage Immigrant Workers: Essential to Employers
but Neglected Under Our Immigration Laws
This symposium will focus on the United States economy's dependence on immigrant workers and the vulnerability of such workers to abuse. It will also explore the current legal system's inadequacy in providing immigration options to these workers and to the employers who hire them.
MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2001, 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
New York City Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street
Speakers:
LENNI BENSON
Professor of Law, New York Law School
MUZZAFAR CHISHTI
Director, Immigration Project, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
BHAIRAVI DESAI
Staff Organizer, New York Taxi Workers Alliance
SARU JAYARAMAN
Attorney Organizer, The Workplace Project
M. PATRICIA SMITH
Chief, Labor Bureau, Office of New York State Attorney General
Moderator:
CYRUS D. MEHTA
Law Offices of Cyrus D. Mehta
Program Chairs:
SUZETTE BROOKS MASTERS
Senior Program Officer, International Center for Migration, Ethnicity and Citizenship, New School University
JAN H. BROWN
Law Office of Jan H. Brown, PC
Sponsored by:
Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law, Cyrus D. Mehta, Chair;
Committee on Labor and Employment Law, Deborah E. Collins, Chair
In conjunction with:
The New York Immigration Coalition, Margie McHugh, Executive Director;
American Immigration Law Foundation, Andrew Prazuch, Deputy Director
All interested persons are invited to attend. No fee or reservation is required.
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