LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION

Written testimony from invited witnesses that was submitted to the Commission electronically will be available on the day of the hearing in pdf format, viewable with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.  Follow the links for each witness to view their testimony.  A web site link is provided for those for whom there is no testimony.  To obtain printed copies of these materials or other testimony, contact the Commission Office.

AGENDA
Public Hearing on Immigrant Integration
Thursday, May 24, 2001
State Capitol, Room 437
Sacramento

Public Hearing:  9 a.m.

Panel – Immigrant and Refugee Resettlement Issues

  1. Sister Marilyn Lacey, Catholic Charities, San Jose
  2. Don Climent, Director, International Rescue Committee, San Francisco
Presentation – Immigrant Integration in Canada
  1. Ingrid Hauck, Director, Settlement Division, Integration Branch, Citizenship and Immigration, Canada
Presentation – Integration and Assimilation
  1. Peter Skerry, Professor, Claremont McKenna College and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Panel – The Role of the State in Immigrant Policy
  1. Susan B. Drake, Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center
  2. Alexander T. Tabarrok, Vice President and Research Director, The Independent Institute
  3. Edward Kissam,  Senior Research Associate, Aguirre International/The Aguirre Group, San Mateo


Business Meeting Agenda

(The Commission will consider agenda items I – VII at approximately noon.  The precise time will vary depending upon the testimony of witnesses and will be determined at the discretion of the chair.)
I.    Youth Crime and Violence Prevention Report
II.   Business Meeting Transcript from April 26, 2001
III.  Subcommittee Reports
IV.  Project Selection/Schedule
V.   Legislation/Implementation Activity
VI.  Reports from Bureau of State Audits