Immigration & Refugees: We've seen this Newsreel Before

The Global Affairs Center at Shoreline Community College will present a free program this Thursday, January 14 from 11:30 am-12:20pm in room 9208 PUB: "Immigration and Refugees: We've seen this Newsreel Before," with speaker Dr. Amy J. Kinsel, Dean of Social Sciences, Equity and Social Justice, Library, and Parent and Child Center, Shoreline Community College.

Anti-immigrant rhetoric has filled the airwaves during the early months of the 2016 presidential race, especially since Syrian refugees began pouring into Europe and terrorist attacks shook Paris, Beirut, and other places.

Amy Kinsel, Global Affairs speaker

But this rhetoric is not new. Despite its reputation for welcoming the "huddled masses" to our shores, U.S. immigration and refugee policies have served to shut doors to tens of thousands of desperate "tempest-tossed" people seeking safe haven from religious, political, and military strife.

The college is located at 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline 98133. There is a nominal charge for parking during the day. SCC Campus Map,  Parking information.

Looking ahead, the first evening event this quarter takes place the following week, Thursday, January 21, at 7:00pm. the topic will be Civil Rights in the Movies with a panel discussion at the Black Box Theater at Shoreline Community College. More details at the GAC website.