On the Borderline:
The Future of the U.S.-Mexico Special Relationship After September 11

Thursday, March 28, 2002
The University of Texas
School of Law

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Generously Funded By:
The Office of the Law School Dean, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The UT Provost, The Mexican Center of the Institute of Latin American Studies, The University Co-Operative Society, and The Law Offices of Jose Garza


LIVE WEB CAST

8:45: Welcome.
Dr. Peter Ward,
Director of the Mexican Center of the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies

9:00 – 10:30: Panel 1. Labor & the Economy:

Panelists will discuss the potential effects of the September 11 attacks on the future of the guestworker program, labor organizing, and the economy.

Panelist

Position

Dr. Barbara Robles (moderator)

Assistant Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs

Dr. Erasmo Gamboa

Associate Professor of History, University of Washington

Mr. Ramon Ramirez

President, Pineros y Campesinos Unidoes del Noroeste (Woodburn, Oregon)

Dr. Tom Fullerton

Associate Professor of Economics, University of Texas at El Paso

Mr. Luis Miguel Vasquez

Economic development specialist, Center for Community Change

 

10:45 - 12:15: Panel 2. Trade

Panelists will discuss the future of Mexico-U.S. trade and trade agreements and how the September 11 attacks may impact economic continental integration.

Panelist

Position

Prof. William Signet, (moderator)

Adjunct Professor, University of Texas School of Law, Partner, Signet Ramos Abogados

Dr. Elsie Echeverri-Carroll

Director, Economic Development Program, McComb School of Business

Prof. Patricia Hansen

Professor, University of Texas School of Law

Dr. Chandler Stolp

Associate Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs

Mr. Charles Cervantes, Esq.

Director of Legal Affairs and Privacy, U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce

 

12:30-1:45: Lunch Keynote Speaker

Dr. Alfonso De Maria y Campos

Director of the Office of North American Affairs, Secretary of Foreign Relations of Mexico

 

2:00- 3:30: Panel 3. Immigration and Civil Rights

Panelists will discuss the future of U.S.-Mexican immigration laws and policies and the impact of September 11 on civil rights.

Panelist

Position

Prof. Sarah Cleveland (moderator)

Associate Professor, University of Texas School of Law

Dr. Jorge Bustamente

Eugene Conley Professor of Sociology, University of Notre Dame

Ms. Maria Jimenez

Director, Immigration Law Enforcement Monitoring Program, American Friends Service Committee

Mr. Barbara Hines, Esq.

Lecturer, University of Texas School of Law

Mr. James Harrington, Esq.

Adjunct Professor, University of Texas School of Law, Executive Director, Texas Civil Rights Project

 

3:45 – 5:15: Panel 4. The Long-Term Future of the Relationship

Panelists will discuss the future of the U.S.-Mexican relationship, specifically addressing whether increased economic integration will result in greater political ties. How will the concern for National Security after September 11 be reconciled with the goals of binational cooperation and interdependence?

Panelist

Position

Dr. Peter Ward (moderator)

Director of the Mexican Center of the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies

Dr. Ray Marshall

Professor Emeritus and Audre and Bernard Rapoport Centennial Chair in Economics and Public Affairs, LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Mr. Dennis Linskey

Director of the Office for U.S.-Mexico Border Affairs, U.S. State Department

Dr. Jorge Chabat

Professor and Research Fellow, Centro de Investigaciones y Docencia Economica (CIDE)

Mr. Ron Sievert, Esq.

Adjunct Professor, University of Texas School of Law, Chief Federal Prosecutor, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Austin Division.

Directions:

Go To Campus Map, Then Section 6.
Parking in PG1. Eidman Courtroom on 2nd Floor of Connally Center (CCJ)
Note: E. Campus Drive has been renamed Robert Dedman Dr.

 

Contacts:

Publication Editor:
Sabine Mora, THJLP

Symposium Organizers:
Amanda Levinson, LBJ; Celestino Gallegos, UT Law; Alberto Mesta, UT Law


Technology and AV Support: Sabine Mora, THJLP
Travel: Danny Ramirez, THJLP
Catering: Laura Garcia, LBJ