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“Mexico: Wall or No Wall?” - A Conversation with former DHS Assistant Secretary and Border Czar Alan Bersin

RSVP Required Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Is “The Wall” a realistic possibility? The Homeland Security Project will host a conversation with former DHS Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer Alan Bersin, assessing how a Trump presidency will affect America’s immigration policy and relationship with Mexico.

 

Lunch will be served. Please RSVP here

Mexico: Wall or No Wall?

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Is “The Wall” a realistic possibility? The Homeland Security Project will host a conversation with former DHS Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer Alan Bersin, assessing how a Trump presidency will affect America’s immigration policy and relationship with Mexico.

 

Lunch will be served. Please RSVP here: https://goo.gl/forms/BY6OD8FFGIxBCgG42

 

Alan D. Bersin served in the Obama administration as Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Policy. In those capacities, Bersin was responsible for DHS’s international engagement, leading the Department’s strategic planning and policy formulation functions and serving as the principal advisor to the DHS Secretary.

 

Earlier, he served as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection where he oversaw the operations of CBP’s 58,000-employee work force. Additionally, he is a former Vice President of INTERPOL for the Americas.

 

Mr. Bersin now serves as a senior fellow with the Belfer Center’s Homeland Security Project.


This seminar is cohosted by the IGA PIC. It is off the record and nothing said can be published without the speaker's permission. 
 

As space is limited for this event, RSVPs will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Belfer Center Seminars are strictly off-the-record. By requesting to attend the seminar, you agree that you will comply with the Belfer Center's strict policy against recording or disclosing the contents of the seminar. Your access is conditioned on your compliance with these restrictions. Should you violate these rules, the Center will pursue all available legal options and you will be excluded from all future events.

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