Immigration: Pathway to the American Dream
On Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, the LBJ Presidential Library hosted a discussion on immigration in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of President Johnson's signing of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. The panelists included Dr. Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, a professor and outreach director for the Center for Mexican American Studies at UT Austin, a political analyst for Telemundo, and a contributor to MSNBC and NBCNews.com; Tom Gjelten, a correspondent at NPR for over 30 years and author of "A Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story"; Bill Hammond, CEO of the Texas Association of Business. The events partners included Center for Mexican American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, FWD.us, and the Indian American Coalition of Texas. Event presented by AT&T. Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 Archival Resources: www.lbjlibrary.org/mediakits/immigration/ LBJ Presidential Library: www.lbjlibrary.org
