Speaker's Biography:
Arnoldo Torres
Partner, Torres & Torres; former National Executive Director, League of United Latin American Citizens
Arnoldo Torres is a Partner in the public-policy consulting firm Torres & Torres, which assists primarily nonprofit organizations and advocates on behalf of indigent and ethnic minority communities. He is also a senior advisor to the Californians for Schwarzenegger campaign and is involved with Latino outreach and media issues. Torres is also executive director for the California Hispanic Health Care Association and has developed policy initiatives that seek to bring doctors from Mexico to serve rural, Spanish-speaking communities, and to expand the cultural competency of health-care professionals in California. In addition, Torres served as national executive director of the League of United Latin American Citizens from 1979 to 1985 and was active in overseeing its legislative and policy agenda. He was instrumental in the debate surrounding the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, which addressed civil rights protections, temporary workers and legalization. His articles have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Arizona Republic, Sacramento Bee, Albuquerque Journal and U.S. News & World Report, and he has been a guest on "Firing Line," "Crossfire," "CBS Morning News," "Phil Donohue," CNN, and Univision, Telemundo and TV Azteca Spanish-language networks.
Panel:
Illegal Immigration: How Should We Deal With It?
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