Events › The New Economic & Social Realities of Immigration 2025

This webinar will have simultaneous Spanish Language interpretation.

Join us to better understand the economic, legal and social impacts of the changing immigration policies and learn about the effects on all members in our community. Jon Haveman from the National Economics Education Delegation will put into perspective the economic benefits of immigrants and the cost to our community economically, socially, and culturally when they are no longer part of our society.

Contra Costa County Chief Public Defender Ellen McDonnell will address the legal hurdles our immigrant neighbors face in Immigration Court. Attendees will receive resource information on how they can offer their support . Doug Lezameta, President of Contra Costa Hispanic Chamber Commerce will moderate this webinar.

Sponsors include the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley, the League of Women Voters of West Contra Costa County, the Contra Costa County Library and Contra Costa TV.

Register for the Zoom webinar with your email on this page.

Information on how to access the Zoom webinar will be sent to your email address 24 hours before the program. The Library will provide closed captioning for this event. This program will be recorded and uploaded to the Library's YouTube channel after the event.