Fall Forum on the Social Consequences of Immigration

Hey all! I attend the Fall Forum on the Social Consequences of Immigration on Monday, and I thought it might be something good to blog about so that our readers can know what us fellows are involved in outside of the library! As you may or may not remember, I want to go into immigration law...so this was right up my alley!
This event was amazing. It was hosted by the Mexico Interest group on campus and co-sponsored by probably around 20 organizations, including one of the other organizations I am involved with, Amigos en Servicio. It lasted all day from 8:30 until around 5, and there were two keynote speakers, breakout sessions and panel discussions. I had the opportunity to meet immigration leaders from across the nation as well as the Senior Adviser for Latino Affairs to Governor Daniels and coolest of all, the Mexican Consulate!! Univision came and videotaped when the Consulate spoke, so that was pretty cool and also excited my journalism roots. (Again, you may or may not remember but along with Spanish, I am also a journalism major.)
During this conference I learned about not just social consequences but the impact immigration (legal and illegal) has on ethics, the education system, the field of medicine and the economy.
Attending events like these and learning about the Hispanic community not just in Indianapolis but in the country is so prevalent because of how large that community really is. One thing that many people don't know is that Hispanics have now surpassed African-Americans as the largest minority group. If that is the case, then we need to be learning all we can about this culture and this people so that we can fully embrace them and welcome them to our heartland.
And if you are interested, you can read an article about the large Hispanic population I mentioned above here.
Well that is it for me now, please feel free to email Sindhu or myself at our gmail account, uldf0809@gmail.com, or subscribe to our blog! We love to get feedback.
Cheers,
Alise Cool