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Dr. Felicia Arriaga will discuss how immigration has become criminalized. Her discussion will focus on the racial, economic and political issues that have factored into federal, state and local policies leading to increased enforcement in immigration communities.
Dr Arriaga, who was born and raised in Hendersonville, is an Assistant Professor at Baruch College in New York City and the author of "Behind Crimmigration: ICE, Law Enforcement, and Resistance in America" (University of North Carolina Press, 2023).
All are invited to attend. Beverages and light refreshments will be provided.
To celebrate Sunshine week, Ruth Birge, former publisher of the Times-News, and John Boyle, reporter for the Asheville Watchdog will discuss the past and future of small-town news reporting.
