Richard Martinez, associate professor in the Department of Chicano Studies and affiliate faculty in the Master's of Urban and Regional Planning program at the University of Minnesota, will present Immigration and American Cities: Opportunities and Challenges. He will review recent global and U.S. demographic trends, explain migration from a sociological perspective, and discuss implications for cities, emphasizing the controversy surrounding undocumented immigration and possible solutions.

Martinez' current research areas are immigration policy, planning, and social movements. He is currently finishing a book on immigration titled Threat Theory USA.

This lecture will be available on podcast following the event.

Sponsored by the Women and Minority Artists and Scholars Lecture Series (WMASLS) of the Office of the University Provost at Virginia Tech




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Location:	1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, 3rd floor conference room
Price:	free, open to public
Contact:	Katrin Anacker kanacker@vt.edu 703-706-8160
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