The Truth About Immigration: Getting Beyond “Us vs. Them”
- Thursday, September 25, 2025
- 12:00–1:00 p.m.
- This is a virtual event
Discussions of immigration have long fallen into misleading frames of “us vs. them” and “victims vs. villains.” These debates overshadow, and ignore, the benefits immigrants have on our economy and society.
In his recent book The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers, Zeke Hernandez, Max and Bernice Garchik Family Presidential Professor at the Wharton School, offers a detailed, non-partisan look into the impact immigrants have on our local communities and the country at large. Hernandez uses an evidence-backed approach to dispel common myths and share ways that newcomers strengthen, rather than threaten, the United States and its citizenry.
Join Professor Hernandez for a discussion with Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law and Director of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, as they delve into the truth about immigration and how we can improve a broken, but vital, system.
All attendees of this event will enter a raffle to receive a copy of The Truth About Immigration.
This event is part of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging speaker series and is cosponsored by the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center, and the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law. The speaker series sponsors can be found at: https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/belonging/supporters/speakerseries
Note on Accessibility: This virtual event requires an Internet connection and computer or smartphone. Live captioning is available for this event. For any questions and/or requests for accommodations, please email Mindy.Darwish@nyu.edu 5-7 business days in advance of the event date. However, we will always do our best to meet an accommodation need when communicated.