Citizenship in Britain and the United States: Conference Feb. 4, 2008

The Migration Policy Institute is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide.

Dear Colleague,
Citizenship remains at the forefront of immigration debates in Britain and in the United States. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in one of his first decisions, ordered a major review of citizenship in advance of new legislation this summer. In the United States, the importance of citizenship has been ever present in the ongoing immigration debate, and, in the fall of this year, applicants for US naturalization will begin taking a revised citizenship test.

As the scrutiny of citizenship policies increases on both sides of the Atlantic, MPI is pleased to invite you to a discussion by leading thinkers on the latest developments. Lord Peter Goldsmith QC, the former Attorney General of Britain (2001-2007), and the person charged with leading the citizenship review, will be giving a lunchtime keynote.

The event, Citizenship in Britain and the United States, also brings together a prestigious panel to respond to Lord Goldsmith from the American perspective. Panelists include T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Executive Vice President, Law Center Affairs and Dean of the Law Center at Georgetown University; Alfonso Aguilar, Chief of the Office of Citizenship at US Citizenship and Immigration Services; and Matthew Spalding, Director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at the Heritage Foundation.

We hope that you will be able to join us for this discussion on Monday, February 4, from 12:00 - 1:30 pm. A light lunch will be provided starting at 11:30 am. The event will be held in the MPI Conference Room, 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 300 (Third Floor), Washington, DC.

Please do not reply to this e-mail; the link below will allow you to quickly RSVP online.

http://contact.migrationpolicy.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=3501&JServSessionIdr004=4biuezb7y2.app13b

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Dixon via email at events@migrationpolicy.org or by phone at (202) 266-1929.

Sincerely,

Demetrios G. Papademetriou, PhD
President
Migration Policy Institute