Migration in the Americas, Yesterday and Today

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Thursday, November 13
6:00pm – 7:30pm CT
UWM Student Union, Alumni Fireside Lounge
building map and directions below
2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee WI 53211

Free and open to the public
No RSVP required – contact clacs@uwm.edu for access needs

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Institute of World Affairs present

Migration in the Americas, Yesterday and Today

Join us for a panel conversation on how U.S. immigration policy relates to the broader shared history of North, Central, and South America. Speakers Silvia Giorguli (Sociology and former President, El Colegio de México) and María Fernanda Bozmoski (Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, The Atlantic Council) will discuss past and present migration trends in the Americas, including the historical roots and driving factors in Central America and Mexico, situating current U.S. policy debates within this larger hemispheric context. The discussion will be moderated by UWM Institute of World Affairs Director Doug Savage.

Silvia Giorguli Saucedo is a sociologist and demographer who was president of El Colegio de México from 2015 until 2025. She studied a B.A. in Sociology at Mexico’s National University (UNAM) and received a Master’s in Demography at El Colegio de México. In 2004, she earned her PhD in Sociology from Brown University. She has been Professor and Researcher at the Center for Demographic, Urban and Environmental Studies (CEDUA) of El Colegio de México since 2003. She was a Visiting Fellow at the Center for the Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (2007-2008), and she is currently a Tinker Fellow at the University of Chicago. She is a member of the prestigious El Colegio Nacional in Mexico.

Giorguli’s demographic research has concentrated on three main lines of research: (i) international migration in the Americas; (ii) transitions to adulthood in Mexico and Latin America; (iii) the intersection between demographic dynamics, education, and public policies. She is currently the principal co-investigator in the Mesoamerican Migration Project and the Latin American Migration Project.

María Fernanda Bozmoski is Lead for Central America and Director of Impact and Operations at the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, where she leads the center’s work on Mexico and Central America and supports the director with the center’s operations. During her time at the Atlantic Council, she has co-led the center’s Northern Triangle Task Force, helped shape the center’s trade work, and scheduled events in Asia for US policymakers. Bozmoski is a frequent commentator in several U.S. and regional outlets including Voice of America, El Financiero-Bloomberg, and Univision, among others.

Originally from Costa Rica, Bozmoski earned a BA in European studies from the Sorbonne University in France as well as a MA in Latin American studies and political economy from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a MA in international law and human rights from the United Nations University for Peace. Before joining the Atlantic Council, Bozmoski completed an externship at the Inter-American Dialogue and worked at the Cato Institute and the Council of the Americas.

Campus directions

The most reliable parking is available in the UWM Student Union Garage, entrance off of E. Kenwood Blvd (westbound). Parking here requires hourly payment. Entry from the parking garage directly into the Student Union takes you to the (lower) Street Level.

The Alumni Fireside Lounge in the Student Union is on the Campus Level, one level above the large open concourse on the street level of the building. Follow signs for “Campus Level – West – Milwaukee Conference Center”

See below for a building map of the Student Union Campus Level, with the Fireside Lounge circled in blue:

Or, click below for building maps of each level of the UWM student union: