IU McKinney Event Considers Immigration in Light of Presidential Executive Orders
02/10/2017
Students, faculty, and alumni took part in an event that examined “The Impact of Executive Orders on Immigration” on February 9. The discussion took place in the Wynne Courtroom at Inlow Hall. Discussion centered around the impact of executive orders on immigration at the national and state levels on education, the economy, culture, and society, and the constitutionality and legality of these kinds of orders.
Panelists and their topics of discussion included:
- IU Associate General Counsel Angela Adams, ’04, “Analysis and Insights on Executive Orders: IU Perspectives”
- Mohamed ‘Arafa, S.J.D., ’13, “Executive Orders’ Significance and Implications to Muslims”
- Attorney Clare Corado, ‘13, “Analysis and Insights on Executive Orders: Immigration Law Practitioner’s Perspectives”
- Professor Linda Kelly, “Ramifications of Executive Orders”
- 3L Karla Lopez-Owens, “An Immigrant’s Personal Account”
- Attorney Emma Mahern, ’14, “Analysis and Insights on Executive Orders: Immigration Law Practitioner’s Perspectives”
- Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen, “A Refugee’s Personal Account”
- Professor David Orentlicher, “What Executive Orders Mean”
In the photo from left are LL.M. students Swati Pradeep and Aron Okubaldet, who organized the event; Lopez-Owens; Adams; Corado; Professor Kelly; ‘Arafa; Mahern; 3L Jennifer Estrella; Professor Nguyen; and 2L Sergio Rey Silva. Okubaldet, Estrella, and Silva served as moderators.
