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Cheryl Little – Immigrant Rights as Human Rights
September 27, 2012
Immigration advocate Cheryl Little presented a frank and engaging talk on immigrant rights and immigration issues facing the United States and what these issues mean for American society. The discussion was held at the Bob Graham Center on Thursday, September 27 beginning at 6:00pm. The event included an opening by former Florida Governor Bob Graham, and the question and answer session was moderated by Dean Paul D’Anieri, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Cheryl Little has been a tireless advocate for immigrant rights for over two decades and has established herself as one of this country’s leading experts in the immigration field. Cheryl’s extensive involvement in immigration dates from 1985 when, upon her graduation from law school with honors, she began working at the Haitian Refugee Center. In January 1996, she co-founded the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Inc. (FIAC), now Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice), and serves as its Executive Director. She has received numerous honors and awards for her work, including the 2008 Morris Dees Justice Award, and was named “Person of the Week” by ABC. Ms. Little has authored many publications in the area of immigration, including law review articles and reports. Her most recent article, The War on Immigrants: Stories from the Front Lines, was published in a special Summer 2011 edition of Americas Quarterly. She has testified many times before Congress and appears regularly on television. Her appearances include 60 Minutes, Nightline, PBS’s News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Frontline, The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show and CNN.” She testified before the Senate in April.
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