After the Vote: What the 2024 U.S. Elections Mean for Immigration Advocacy and Reform

A panel discussion organized by Sociology Professor Asad L. Asad features distinguished immigration advocates who will analyze the potential impact of the 2024 presidential election on immigration policy and reform. The panelists include Erika Andiola (The Young Center), Nicole Ramos (Al Otro Lado), and Dara Lind(American Immigration Council). Each has an extensive track record of immigration advocacy although they approach such advocacy from distinct perspectives. Erika is an organizer, working inside and out of the legislative process to pressure the country’s political representatives into enacting change to support undocumented immigrants in the country—especially those known as “Dreamers.” Nicole is a lawyer with Al Otro Lado, taking the Trump and Biden administrations to court over different federal initiatives that she and Al Otro Lado argue restrict asylum-seekers’ rights to seek asylum in the country. And Dara has a long and influential career as a journalist, distilling complex ideas about immigration into easy-to-understand news pieces for public consumption. Now at the American Immigration Council, she continues this work. Each panelist will provide opening remarks (up to ten minutes) before the event transitions to a group discussion on broader themes.