Sejal Zota is the School of Government Immigration Law Specialist. A growing number of reports from organizations like the National League of Cities and the ICMA demonstrate that communities that help immigrants integrate fully into the mainstream experience gain in economic productivity, public saf … Read more

Sejal Zota is the School of Government Immigration Law Specialist. This is the third and last installment in a series of posts discussing whether immigrant populations may legally participate in community development programs. In my last post, I discussed whether these types of programs qualify as r … Read more

Over the next few months I will be posting notes from conversations with advisory board members for the Rural Center project.  The notes will not name names, but will, we hope, give everyone an idea of what others are saying, keep you informed, and spark other thoughts and discussions.  Here are the … Read more