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Event Explores Immigration, Civil Rights After 9/11

April 2, Friday -- A critical analysis of the war on terror, focusing on its effects on immigration law and the civil rights of immigrant communities, will be offered during a daylong symposium at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis. "Immigration and Civil Rights After September 11: The Impact on California," presented by the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis Law Review, is free and open to the public. Following a 9:15 a.m. welcome, four panel discussions are scheduled: The War on Terror, Racial Profiling and Immigrants, 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.; Detention of Immigrants: Recent Developments and the Future, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Guest Workers, 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.; and Activism in Immigration Communities, 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. The panelists will include academics as well as speakers from the legal and immigrant communities. Sessions will be held in the Moot Court Room of King Hall. For more information, visit .

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Julia Ann Easley, General news (emphasis: business, K-12 outreach, education, law, government and student affairs), 530-752-8248, jaeasley@ucdavis.edu

Kevin Johnson, faculty adviser to symposium, (530) 752-0243, krjohnson@ucdavis.edu

Elizabeth Myers, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis Law Review, (530) 219-0318, eamyers@ucdavis.edu

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