Cantigny Conference Series
Immigration and Citizenship in America

McCormick Tribune Foundation

July 2000
Wheaton, IL

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INTRODUCTION

Introduction and List of Conference Participants

program

I.  What is American Citizenship?
    Moderator: Mark Krikorian, Center for Immigration Studies

    Papers:
    To "Possess the National Consciousness of an American"
          by John Fonte, Hudson Institute
    Reflections on American Citizenship and Immigration
          by Joseph H. Carens, University of Toronto

II. Dual (or Plural) Citizenship?
    Moderator: Stephen Steinlight, American Jewish Congress

    Papers:
    Dual Citizenship and American National Identity: A Dilemma of Diversity
          by Stanley Renshon, City University of New York
    Dual Nationality: Unobjectionable and Unstoppable
          by Peter A. Spiro, Hofstra University School of Law

Keynote Address: Samuel P. Huntington, Harvard University

III. Are Mexicans a Special Case?
     Moderator: Robert Leiken, Brookings Institute

    Papers:
    Mexican Immigration: A Special Case of What?
          by Peter Skerry, Claremont McKenna College and Brookings Institution
    Mexican Immigrants: Similarities and Differences
          by Manuel Garcia y Griego, University of Texas - Arlington

IV. Teaching Immigrants About America
     Moderator: George Elford, Education Consultant

    Papers:
    Americanizing New Americans
          by Charles F. Bahmueller, Center for Civic Education
    Entering into Society: The Civic Process for All
          by Don Bragaw, American Forum for Global Education