Over the past several years, the U.S. government has adopted laws and policies intended to protect unaccompanied immigrant children. Yet some of these policies have had harmful downstream consequences, while others have proven difficult to enforce. One result has been a proliferation of migrant children working long hours in hazardous industries. Is the federal government equipped to protect these children? How can advocacy groups and other partners help? Join UVA's Karsh Institute of Democracy and the School of Law’s Immigration Law Program for a roundtable discussion among former government officials, leaders of NGOs, and industry groups as they discuss how best to ensure the safety of immigrant children.
Speakers:
Lise Clavel (Practitioner Fellow in Democracy, Karsh Institute of Democracy, University of Virginia)
Amanda Frost (John A. Ewald Research Professor of Law, University of Virginia)
Shannon Lederer (Director of Immigration Policy, AFL-CIO)
Wendy Young (President, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND))
