Local Dialogue on Immigration Reform

Charles Foster and Stephen Klineberg, two of Houston’s premier authorities on immigration and the changing face of Houston, will present a Dialogue on Immigration Reform. The dialogue will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 5501 Main at Binz/Bissonnet.

Klineberg will provide demographic information. Foster will address current law, facts and myths, and reform possibilities. The dialogue will be moderated by the Rev. Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston, St. Paul’s senior minister, who also will present religious considerations of immigration reform. An opportunity will be provided for questions from the audience.

Klineberg is Director of the Urban Research Center of Houston at Rice University.
Since 1982 he has conducted the annual Houston Area Survey that tracks changes in demographic patterns, life experience, attitudes, and beliefs of area residents.

Foster is a past national president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and recipient of numerous recognitions within his profession and beyond for his work in immigration

St. Paul’s was host in January to an interfaith conference on immigration reform that was led by a coalition of top religious leaders, including bishops from the Roman Catholic, United Methodist, Episcopal, and Lutheran churches.

St. Paul’s UMC is located at 5501 Main Street at Binz/Bissonnet, across from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Free parking is available across Fannin Street from the church, and the Museum District MetroRail stops are within walking distance of the church.