U.S. Immigration: Understanding the Present, Charting the Future

Immigration shapes the national and local economies in profound ways. Across industries, immigrants contribute to innovation and productivity, generating new opportunities for growth and solidifying American intellectual and technological leadership. Yet, any immigration policy may have dramatically different impacts across education groups, occupations, and regions, prompting important discussions about the distribution of its benefits and costs. Further, while cultural diversity can enrich communities and encourage greater understanding across people, assimilation poses the issue of balance between preserving unique heritages and embracing shared identities.

Join the Center for Business and Public Policy for an evidence-based discussion on the challenges and opportunities that immigration engenders on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at The Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., for the next installment of the Georgetown on the Hill conversation series.

Info: Panel Discussion by Theresa Cardinal Brown, Senior Advisor, Immigration and Border Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center; Ronil Hira, associate professor, Department of Political Science, Howard University; Giovanni Peri, Bryan Cameron Distinguished Professor in International Economics, University of California, Davis. Moderated by Ferdinando Monte, Associate Professor of Strategy and Economics at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business and Anna Maria Mayda, Professor of Economics, School of Foreign Service and Department of Economics, Georgetown University.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Rayburn House Office Building, 45 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, United States