Join Metropolitan State College of Denver for an afternoon of important dialogue about the issues surrounding immigration. Thursday, September 27, 2007 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tivoli Turnhalle Auraria Campus [ Map ]   Presenters: DR. BENJAMIN POWELL Benjamin Powell is an assistant professor of economics at Suffolk University in Boston and an economist with the Beacon Hill Institute. He earned his Ph.D. from George Mason University. Powell has published in many publications including the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. He makes regular appearances on television and radio shows from MSNBC to Penn and Teller's Showtime series "Bullshit." FORMER COLORADO GOVERNOR RICHARD LAMM Richard Lamm served three terms as Governor of Colorado. Lamm has continued to speak publicly on environmental, immigration reduction, and health care issues. He serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Federation for American Immigration Reform and on the Board of the Diversity Alliance for a Sustainable America. He is the co-director of the Institute for Public Policy Studies at the University of Denver. Moderator: ANNA ALEJO Anna Alejo has been an education and general news reporter for CBS4 in Denver since 1991. Alejo began her journalism career as a research and news assistant at the Miami-based Latin America bureau of the Washington Post. She received her B.A. in Latin American studies from Tulane University, and earned a master's degree in international studies from Florida International University.   This event is sponsored by Metropolitan State College of Denver Alumni Relations, School of Business, Department of Economics, College Communications, Office of Student Activities and Political Science Department.   *PLEASE NOTE: In order to access this audio/video stream, you need to have RealOne Player installed on your computer. Click here to download and install the FREE RealOne Player (basic version) for Macintosh or Windows. **These files require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader browser plug-in to view. If needed, you may download this FREE plug-in directly from the Adobe Acrobat website.

2007 Event Webcast Video Now Available This video requires RealOne player* Podcast will be available for download after event, as will a Spanish language transcript. (Spanish Transcript: Coming Soon) This is the first in a series of debates and community discussions about immigration. Program is free and open to the public.   Please contact renoe@mscd.edu or call (303) 556-2857 for more information.     Want to learn more about Metropolitan State College of Denver?

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