Canada Program Special Event

Legacies of Exclusion: Comparative Histories of Immigration Policy in Canada, the US, and Europe

Tamar Herzog, Monroe Gutman Professor of Latin American Affairs, Harvard University

Willie Mack, Assistant Professor, Black Studies Department, University of Missouri-Columbia and Racial Justice Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Idil Atak, Professor, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University

Moderator: Michele Klein, Fellow, Advanced Leadership Initiative, Harvard University

Cosponsored by the Weatherhead Scholars Program

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO HARVARD ID HOLDERS, ONLY

Please register here to attend. A light lunch will be available.

A thought-provoking seminar examining the historical roots of exclusionary immigration policies across Canada, the U.S., and Europe. Through a comparative lens, three distinguished academics — Professor Tamar Herzog (Harvard University), Professor Willie Mack (Racial Justice Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School), and Professor Idil Atak (Toronto Metropolitan University) — will explore how past policies targeting ethnic and religious groups have shaped contemporary immigration systems and societal discourse. By analyzing these historical practices and their legacies, the panel will offer critical insights into the ongoing challenges of immigration and integration, and what lessons can be learned to foster more inclusive and equitable futures.