In the summer of 2014, more than 50,000 children crossing the southern border of the United States brought U.S. immigration policy into sharp relief. Are current policies adequate for today's immigrant experience? By examining the immigrant experience of various ethnic and religious groups throughout U.S. history, the Immigrant Learning Center’s book _Immigrant Struggles, Immigrant Gifts_ demonstrates that the same patterns of native resistance, immigrant struggles and contributions have occurred over and over again. Diane Portnoy of the Immigrant Learning Center leads a panel, including historian Deborah Dash Moore, Constitutional scholar William G. Ross; and Alex Nowrasteh of the Cato Institute, in an exploration of the larger political, historical, sociological and legal context surrounding today’s immigration debate.